The year 2020 is one that will be remembered for so many reasons, not least of which was the immense rate of change. Natural disasters, mass social uprisings, civic defiance and political impiety, vast economic damage, and, most of all, the coronavirus pandemic profoundly disrupted everyday life for millions of people in the United States and across the globe. There will be communal trauma from the pandemic’s impact on our democracy, national policies, individual and family economic situations, and devastating experiences with mortality. By the end of 2020, deaths and infection totals from COVID-19 were daily reports on all sorts of media outlets, often to be disputed or dismissed when the data and science conflicted with the distorted worldviews of many in a sort of collective cognitive dissonance. As much as people are desperate for 2021 to be “normal” again, the coronavirus and its pervasive effect on society will not be so easily done away with—even with the long-awaited deployment of an effective vaccine. In its wake, the pandemic unearthed the deep systemic shortcoming in population health, economic security, and equal access to opportunities and resources. Entrenched inequity—already the source of so much menace for communities of color, rural populations, those who have disabilities, and many others—only intensified. The social safety net, such as it was, became even more stretched when the organizations and networks who serve people and their neighborhoods were, practically overnight, severely compromised due to the pandemic.

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2020年之所以会被铭记，有很多原因，其中不仅包括巨大的变化率。自然灾害，大规模的社会起义，公民的蔑视和政治上的不忠，巨大的经济损失，最重要的是，冠状病毒大流行严重破坏了美国乃至全球数百万人的日常生活。大流行对我们的民主，国家政策，个人和家庭经济状况以及毁灭性的死亡经验的影响将给社会带来创伤。到2020年底，COVID-19的死亡和感染总数是各种媒体的每日报道，当数据和科学与许多集体认知失调中的许多扭曲的世界观相冲突时，通常会引起争议或被驳回。尽管人们迫切希望在2021年恢复到“正常”水平，但即使期待已久的有效疫苗的部署，也很难轻易消除冠状病毒及其对社会的普遍影响。随之而来的是，该流行病揭示了人口健康，经济安全以及机会和资源的平等获取方面的深刻系统性缺陷。根深蒂固的不平等现象-加剧了有色人种，农村人口，残障人士以及许多其他人的巨大威胁-只是加剧了。当为人民及其邻里服务的组织和网络几乎在一夜之间由于大流行而受到严重破坏时，社会安全网变得更加紧张。即使期待已久的有效疫苗部署，也很难轻易消除冠状病毒及其对社会的普遍影响。随之而来的是，该流行病揭示了人口健康，经济安全以及机会和资源的平等获取方面的深刻系统性缺陷。根深蒂固的不平等现象-加剧了有色人种，农村人口，残障人士以及许多其他人的巨大威胁-只是加剧了。当为人民及其邻里服务的组织和网络几乎在一夜之间由于大流行而受到严重破坏时，社会安全网变得更加紧张。即使期待已久的有效疫苗部署，也很难轻易消除冠状病毒及其对社会的普遍影响。随之而来的是，该流行病揭示了人口健康，经济安全以及机会和资源的平等获取方面的深刻系统性缺陷。根深蒂固的不平等现象-加剧了有色人种，农村人口，残障人士以及许多其他人的巨大威胁-只是加剧了。当为人民及其邻里服务的组织和网络几乎在一夜之间由于大流行而受到严重破坏时，社会安全网变得更加紧张。平等获得机会和资源。根深蒂固的不平等现象-加剧了有色人种，农村人口，残障人士以及许多其他人的巨大威胁-只是加剧了。当为人民及其邻里服务的组织和网络几乎在一夜之间由于大流行而受到严重破坏时，社会安全网变得更加紧张。平等获得机会和资源。根深蒂固的不平等现象-加剧了有色人种，农村人口，残障人士以及许多其他人的巨大威胁-只是加剧了。当为人民及其邻里服务的组织和网络几乎在一夜之间由于大流行而受到严重破坏时，社会安全网变得更加紧张。