So from a historical viewpoint, this current pandemic doesn't seem so bad-far fewer people have died than in previous pandemics and with the arrival of a vaccine, the end is almost in sight.

所以从历史角度来看，当前的流行病看起来似乎没那么糟糕——死亡人数远低于之前的流行病，而且随着疫苗的到来，这场疫情的结束已经指日可待了。