There’s still plenty of unknowns, but here’s a few takeaways — Here’s the best we know about the impact of the South African strain, and the impact on the vaccine from lots of conversations I’ve had with experts. To begin with, we are back to assuming a modest and humble position that there’s a lot we don’t know, just like we…

People who say “it’s always darkest before the dawn” usually don’t have a clue when the dawn will come. But this time we do. — Have you been enjoying Andy Slavitt’s coronavirus updates? He’ll be discussing the future of the pandemic with Elemental editor-in-chief Sarah Collins on December 8th at 4pm ET. Visit this link to register for this (free!) event. There’s a trite expression that it’s always darkest before the dawn. I want to…

And why I hope you will, too — Have you been enjoying Andy Slavitt’s coronavirus updates? He’ll be discussing the future of the pandemic with Elemental editor-in-chief Sarah Collins on December 8th at 4pm ET. Visit this link to register for this (free!) event. By December 13 or soon after, vaccines for Covid-19 will likely be ready to…

Not quitting in the face of failure is noble — When we lose someone to Covid-19 there are things to remember. We have lost 230,000 people in the U.S. to Covid, likely more, and it’s not slowing down soon. This is what happens. One of the profound contrasts is how something that has roots in broad community spread ends up…

Every 10% additional non-compliant people adds to 100,000 lost lives — If you want to avoid getting and spreading Covid-19, Mark Meadows is right. There’s not one thing you can do. There are six. The truth is no one thing works perfectly — including a vaccine. But a combination of things works great. This image captures it the best.