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How to Build Trust in the Vaccines

To succeed in immunizing the population against COVID-19, the United States must draw on the resources it already has.

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Trump Is Looking for Fraud in All the Wrong Places

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This Is Only Going to Get Worse

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The Artifacts of Bygone Lives

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American Elites Still Don’t Understand How COVID-19 Works

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The Next Six Months Will Be Vaccine Purgatory

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The 15 Best TV Shows of 2020

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A Political Obituary for Donald Trump

The effects of his reign will linger. But democracy survived.

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The Vaccine Is Here. Now for the Hard Part.

It may be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, but there’s still a bumpy road ahead.

  • James Hamblin
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What the Chaos in Hospitals Is Doing to Doctors

Politicians’ refusal to admit when hospitals are overwhelmed puts a terrible burden on health-care providers.

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The Danger of Assuming That Family Time Is Dispensable

When millions of Americans show that family time is nonnegotiable, they need advice that goes beyond “Just say no.”

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The worst week of the pandemic brought the best news so far: The vaccine is here. All that’s left to do is wait.

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