~~~ should a vaccine not be available in January... and I do not see him having any choice...

Sadly, we see the man is deteriorating; physically and mentally and, should he contract, it may not be a speedy recovery. Yes it sounds like negative thinking, but we are deep in something that we still do not know its course and positive thinking hasn't brought us out of this thus far and I haven't heard about anything promising down the road while numbers are climbing... and we all know what the first words out of his mouth will be... "Look, folks, I was left with a mess...!"