America has now seen the folly of acting as though the COVID-19 pandemic is in our nation’s rear-view mirror. It decidedly is not: The delta variant is surging, economic supports are lifting, the eviction moratorium is threatened and mask battles are flaring again.
Pandemic responses require decisions and policies grounded in public health, supported by science and driven by equity. We have seen considerable progress since the pandemic began, from 165 million Americans fully vaccinated to increased economic support that is driving historic declines in poverty. In too many places, however, we are backsliding because of decisions that are the antithesis of public health. These are the conditions under which viruses and their variants continue to flourish and pandemics stubbornly refuse to end.
The above is an excerpt of a piece originally published in The Hill.
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