It is just as well we have the vaccine news to cheer us as the pandemic shows no sign of relaxing its relentless grip.
The figures are very worrying.
In the UK, the second wave seems to be at its peak, with 33,000 news cases in a day - the most since the start of the pandemic and the death toll passing 50,000.
Over half the country is now under some level of lockdown.
The knock-on effect of coronavirus is just as serious.
Millions more lives are at risk due to the backlog of diagnosis and treatment of other illnesses, mounting by the week, and the vulnerability of care home residents, deprived of visitors for months.
This has prompted a media campaign for a more humane approach, especially for dementia sufferers.
The test and trace system is still not functioning properly - in England at least - although once again we have the promise of an answer, an almost instantaneous tests system backed by the army.
Thee overall picture is clouded by the different approach taken by the devolved countries, with on and off restrictions.
Adding to the uncertainty is an upheaval in government with key figures, including the prime minister's key advisers resigning
All this underlines the danger of relaxing, of being carried away by the vaccine hope.
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