(CNN)The novel coronavirus pandemic is upending our way of life. That includes our beloved weekends. To prevent its spread, public health officials agree: Social distancing has become essential. That means we should limit our contact with people and avoid groups. But social distancing doesn’t mean your weekend is doomed. You just have to get a…
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How Social Distancing Became Social Justice
Covid-19 has brought the science of epidemiology into public discourse in ways that not even SARS or Ebola outbreaks did. The merits of hand washing are now unprecedentedly appreciated, and the citizen-science public has an increasingly strong handle on how Covid-19’s contagiousness and lethality influence our prospects. Our understanding of Covid’s contagiousness is best captured…