The New Virus Strains Make the Next 6 Weeks Crucial

Ezra Klein: “‘What we need to do right now is to plan for the worst case scenario,’ Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told me. ‘And when I say ‘worst case,’ I’m potentially talking about the most likely case. Let’s not wait until we wrap the car around the tree to start pumping the brakes.’”