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.

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.

Sports
The 2020 Summer Olympics as well as Euroleague