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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Politics
    The frustrating Covid-19 test reimbursement process is a microcosm of US health careThe frustrating Covid-19 test reimbursement process is a microcosm of US health care
    Politics

    Why would getting reimbursed for Covid-19 testing ever involve a freaking fax machine?

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Why Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US responseWhy Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US response
    Covid-19

    Three factors make it hard for the US to respond nimbly to new pandemic threats.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    We’ll never have a normal flu season againWe’ll never have a normal flu season again
    Covid-19

    This terrible Covid and flu season is a preview of the post-pandemic normal.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    The most consistently botched part of the US pandemic responseThe most consistently botched part of the US pandemic response
    Covid-19

    Why are public health officials so bad at talking to us?

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    The shape of the omicron wave is becoming clearerThe shape of the omicron wave is becoming clearer
    Covid-19

    Even with less severe disease, omicron will bring big disruptions in the new year.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Covid-19 surges spark chain reactions that strain US hospitals everywhereCovid-19 surges spark chain reactions that strain US hospitals everywhere
    Covid-19

    There are not two Americas when it comes to omicron.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    How to make sense of the case and hospitalization data as omicron takes offHow to make sense of the case and hospitalization data as omicron takes off
    Covid-19

    Both metrics are important, but all of our data doesn’t matter if we don’t do anything with it.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Congress is on the brink of an immense health policy failureCongress is on the brink of an immense health policy failure
    Politics

    Covid-19 exposed many of the flaws in the US health care system. Congress might not do anything to fix them.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Does it still make sense for vaccinated people with Covid-19 to isolate for 10 days?Does it still make sense for vaccinated people with Covid-19 to isolate for 10 days?
    Covid-19

    Omicron — and short-staffed hospitals — could force the US to rethink isolation rules.

    By Dylan Scott
    Covid-19
    Omicron is coming and lockdowns aren’t coming back. So what can we do?Omicron is coming and lockdowns aren’t coming back. So what can we do?
    Covid-19

    There is no grand plan for stopping omicron — but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless.

    By Dylan Scott