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‘Follow the science’: As Year 3 of the pandemic begins, a simple slogan becomes a political weapon
Nearly everyone claims to be pro-science, but many mean only the science they want to believe.
750,000 Americans dead as many families feel unity in pain but division in mourning
The national death toll from the pandemic now surpasses the population of three states.
Temp checks, digital menus and ‘touchless’ mustard: The maddening persistence of ‘hygiene theater’
As the covid death rate plummets in America and vaccinations soar, must the show go on?
600,000 dead: With normal life in reach, covid’s late-stage victims lament what could have been
The Americans who have died of covid-19 in recent days and weeks passed away even as their families, friends and neighbors emerged from 15 months of isolation and fear.
