The U.S. Is Missing Key Opportunities to End the COVID-19 Pandemic

<div>A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States appears to have learned few lessons from its disastrous early response.</div> <div> </div> <div>Hasty lockdowns and bungled reopenings have now given way to a sluggish and uncoordinated vaccine rollout. This month, the daily death toll crossed 4,000, and hospitals in many parts of the country are overflowing with sick patients.</div> <div> </div> <div>How are we going to get out of this mess?</div> <div> </div> <div>On the latest episode of <em>The Dose,</em> Ashish Jha, M.D., dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, explains how vaccine distribution could be sped up and carried out in a manner that addresses racial and economic disparities. Jha believes that swift action from the incoming administration could help America emerge from the pandemic by mid- to late 2021.</div>