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The Atlantic Vaccine regimens need both science and public trust to succeed. Adam Maida / The Atlantic The debates began as 2020 ended and the first vaccines were headed toward authorization. Skip the second dose, some researchers proposed—just one prick of the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna formulation might be enough to do the trick. Jab No. 2 is crucial, others parried, but perhaps it can be postponed longer than the prescribed three or four weeks. No need to screw with the schedule, still...

The Atlantic Italy rallied after being hit hard by the pandemic. But it is not out of the woods. A Bergamo cemetery worker in April (Alex Majoli / Magnum) In Europe, Italy was hit hardest by the pandemic because it was hit first. Hospitals filled up with patients; one local newspaper was so overwhelmed with obituaries that it published only thumbnail-size ones. The entire country was subject to draconian restrictions, the strictest in the West. Still, Italy rallied: Infections are now under con...