The ever lethal fourth wave of coronavirus currently ravaging the United States has forced many to reflect on why their nation has been ridden with the same nightmare time and again.
A standoff between the Democratic and Republican parties coupled with vaccination hesitancy and a lack of unified reaction have been no help. The wretched scenario could have been prevented if there were more common sense and respect for medical science, according to experts and media reports.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service