Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said Wednesday that normal, pre-pandemic life may not resume until mid- to late- 2021, when an effective COVID-19 vaccine is widely available.

“If you’re asking me when is it going to be generally available to the American public so we can begin to take advantage of a vaccine to get back to our regular life, I think we’re probably looking at late second-quarter, third-quarter 2021,” Redfield said.