2019-22 Coronavirus Pandemic (The Pearl World)

The Coronavirus Pandemic is the name of a pandemic that killed nearly 200 Million People and infected nearly two billion people.  Scientists and historians had considered the pandemic one of the worst biological disasters since the Black Death. With the slowing birth rates, it took almost the year 2060 for the world population to return to pre-pandemic levels.
==Background==
=== Summer from Hell ===
The Virus had slowed down in the Summer, worldwide and in the Northeastern United States. Cases however, continued to spread through the Heartland of America. By September of 2020, the U.S. neared 300,000 deaths. 
== Skeptical Vaccination Efforts ==
despite vaccinations being developed within a year, the failure to provide longterm immunity, combined with newer strains, led to widespread skepticism and millions more deaths than previously expected
Criticism fell on President Donald Trump, who had excellerated pace on vaccine development resulting in shortcuts.
== 2022-23 COVID-Crisis ==
In June of 2022, a Vaccine resistant strain of COVID appeared in Michigan. 
== Affect on Economy ==
=== Sports ===
The 2020 Summer Olympics as well as Euroleague
League	Effect	Return (If Any)
MLB 	2020 Season Cancelled
2021 Season Played Full
2022 Season Initially delayed to May due to lockout, Season 
Cancelled after 30 games	July 2020
April 2021
May 2022
April 2023
April 2024
September 2025
NFL 	2020 Season Played with No fans
2021 Season Played in Full
2022 Season Shortened
2023 Season Cancelled	September 2020
September 2021
October 2022
September 2024
NBA 	2019-2020 Season Ended Early
2020-21 Season Ended Early
2021-2022 Season Shortened
2022-2023 Season Shortened	August 2020 
December 2020 
October 2021
October 2022
NHL 	2019-20 Season Ended Early
2020-21 Season Ended Early	October 2021
XFL 	2020 Season Ended Early
2021 Season Cancelled	Folded
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
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