The literal symptoms of COVID-19 are, for most people, passing. But the virus’s impact on retail supply chains is permanent.

Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.

Glenn Steinberg, global supply chain leader with EY, discusses the drivers behind the “great reset” of manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Tom Coughlin, a fellow with IEEE, offers a glimpse into the new year and how global supply chains will fare in the coming months.

As of mid-December, 61.4% of Americans were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — a rate that disease experts say is inadequate to eradicate the virus. But it’s far better than the shockingly low numbers of some developing countries, where vaccination rates are still in the single digits.