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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken another turn with new variants BA.2 and BA.2.12.1, which are apparently more contagious but less severe than their predecessors, causing a new mini-wave of infections
Why aren’t we paying more attention to the experience of other countries in responding to COVID-19? There is no particular country that has the answer to controlling the pandemic —
The Greek historian Herodotus lived through the plague of Athens, one of the world’s first great pandemics. He wrote, “Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.” So it is with COVID-19. In the US, we are currently in the middle of
The COVID Crossroads The winter of our COVID discontent is upon us. The U.S. has suffered over 28 million cases and 500,000 deaths during the pandemic year. But now we are at a crossroads, with the situation on the ground currently at odds with the one in the air, both metaphorically and literally. Many virologists and epidemiology experts forecast, with some confidence, that the next few weeks will see the worst of the pandemic, primarily the result of new viral mutants, more contagious and possibly more lethal. These new strains are appearing with greater prevalence in several states. Exper...