COVID-19 trilemma tradeoffs: Much of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a shared experience involving a trilemma of concerns. People across the US are worried about their:

(1) personal health and safety;

(2) economic future and job security; and

(3) individual privacy and liberty. And, based on an ongoing study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV)—which has surveyed more than 40,000 respondents since April—there doesn’t seem to be any relief in sight.

While society begins to slowly open up, two-thirds of individuals are concerned about a second wave of COVID-19 hitting later in 2020. More than 60 percent expect to see more global pandemic events like COVID-19 in months and years to come.