419 - COVID-19 in Lincoln, Nebraska: The Mayor's View

<p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lincoln, Nebraska has fared quite well compared to counties with similar demographics: the county is in the top 10% in terms of lowest mortality rates and hit the President’s 70% vaccine uptake target in July 2021. These successes are in no small part due to the leadership of Mayor</span> Leirion Gaylor Baird <span style= "font-weight: 400;">who talks with</span> Josh Sharfstein <span style="font-weight: 400;">about difficult decisions and her hope that stories of the community’s courage, bravery, and generosity will be legacies of COVID-19.</span></strong></p>