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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Explainers
    America’s failures to test, trace, and isolate, explainedAmerica’s failures to test, trace, and isolate, explained
    Explainers

    Why is the US so bad at tracing Covid-19 contacts?

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Nursing home deaths in Texas rose 64 percent in the past 2 weeksNursing home deaths in Texas rose 64 percent in the past 2 weeks
    Politics

    The virus is reaching some of the state’s older, more vulnerable residents.

    By Dylan Scott
    Science
    More people in the US are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at almost any other timeMore people in the US are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at almost any other time
    Science

    With daily cases, hospitalizations, and deaths still on the rise, the coronavirus pandemic is not slowing down in the US.

    By Dylan Scott and Eliza Barclay
    Politics
    What to make of Trump’s “new tone” at the Covid-19 briefingsWhat to make of Trump’s “new tone” at the Covid-19 briefings
    Politics

    The political and public health implications of Trump’s rebranded Covid-19 briefings, explained.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Why America’s public health system can’t withstand TrumpWhy America’s public health system can’t withstand Trump
    Politics

    The Trump administration has still not fulfilled its duties for public health — and has actively undermined it.

    By Dylan Scott
    Explainers
    The White House’s campaign against Anthony Fauci is a symptom of a bigger problemThe White House’s campaign against Anthony Fauci is a symptom of a bigger problem
    Explainers

    Trump and his officials have consistently ignored or tried to discredit scientists like Fauci.

    By Dylan Scott
    Hospitals are running out of staff, supplies, and beds for Covid-19 patients — and this time could be worse
    Politics

    If hospitalizations continue to rise, health care workers in Arizona, Texas, and California fear they’ll be completely overwhelmed.

    By Dylan Scott and Eliza Barclay
    Politics
    Democrats have a plan to automatically expand health coverage in a pandemicDemocrats have a plan to automatically expand health coverage in a pandemic
    Politics

    Here are the highlights of the task force’s proposal.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Housing segregation left Black Americans more vulnerable to Covid-19Housing segregation left Black Americans more vulnerable to Covid-19
    Politics

    Racist WWII housing policy might not sound like it has much to do with the coronavirus. But it does.

    By Dylan Scott
    Explainers
    Covid-19 cases are rising, but deaths are falling. What’s going on?Covid-19 cases are rising, but deaths are falling. What’s going on?
    Explainers

    By the time coronavirus deaths start rising again, it’s already too late.

    By Dylan Scott