When the pandemic ends, don't thank Biden

During the second presidential debate last fall, then-candidate Joe Biden pledged to “end” the pandemic. It was an easy promise to make while standing next to President Donald Trump, who had mishandled the crisis. But reality is much more complicated than campaign pledges.

More than likely, the pandemic will end sometime within the next four years. This was going to happen no matter who sits in the Oval Office. Mitigation efforts rest largely on the shoulders of citizens who socially distance, wear masks when appropriate, and get inoculated. The president can only do so much to aid in these efforts. Individual responsibility still plays a major role.