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Feb 2021
24m 54s

The case for Covid-19 optimism

Vox
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Vox’s German Lopez explains why he feels optimistic about the end of the pandemic even though 500,000 Americans have died, the virus is mutating, and it’s going to take a long time to vaccinate the world.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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