Vaccines have made the gradual return to normalcy possible.
To date, more than 166 million people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And as of Friday, California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Puerto Rico remain the only states or jurisdictions where mask mandates for everyone are currently in place.
The pandemic has touched everyone differently.
In terms of infections, at least one in 10 people in the US has been confirmed to have contracted the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University.
But reported infections…
