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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A timeline for when the COVID pandemic might end

LA County broke another record on Wednesday, reporting more than 22,000 new coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine may be available as early as next week. Frontline health care workers are already getting the Pfizer vaccine. However, Dr.

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 18, 2020 • 50m Listen

LA County broke another record on Wednesday, reporting more than 22,000 new coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine may be available as early as next week. Frontline health care workers are already getting the Pfizer vaccine. However, Dr. Nicholas Christakis argues that the end of the pandemic is much further away than people might think. The Yale University physician’s new book is “Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.” It’s one of the first comprehensive books on the pandemic.

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