
Our Year: Emergency Mode Can’t Last Forever
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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed crucial gaps in the public health system, including the government’s inability to gather data quickly and accurately. After a year of lockdowns and isolation, a return to life resembling normalcy is in sight, but how will we know when we get there?
Guests: Alexis Madrigal, co-founder of The COVID Tracking Project, and staff writer at The Atlantic.
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