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German Lopez

German Lopez

Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds

    Latest articles by German Lopez

    Future Perfect
    Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine goal isn’t ambitious enoughBiden’s Covid-19 vaccine goal isn’t ambitious enough
    Future Perfect

    It barely improves on current vaccination rates.

    By German Lopez
    Explainers
    Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine challenge, explained in 600 wordsBiden’s Covid-19 vaccine challenge, explained in 600 words
    Explainers

    America’s vaccine rollout isn’t going well. Here’s how Biden can fix it.

    By German Lopez
    Future Perfect
    What Biden can do to fix America’s Covid-19 vaccine messWhat Biden can do to fix America’s Covid-19 vaccine mess
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    The vaccine rollout hasn’t gone as smoothly as hoped. Here’s how to fix it.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
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    Politics

    President Joe Biden has promised a lot of policy action in his first 100 days. This is how you can keep up.

    By German Lopez
    Biden’s new national plan to fight Covid-19, explained
    Future Perfect

    Biden’s first- and second-day executive actions take aim at the coronavirus.

    By German Lopez
    Biden’s flurry of first-day executive actions, explained
    Explainers

    The actions reverse Trump policies and launch a more progressive policymaking era.

    By German Lopez
    Future Perfect
    Biden’s plan to fix the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, explainedBiden’s plan to fix the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, explained
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    Here’s how Biden plans to get 100 million vaccine doses out in his first 100 days.

    By German Lopez
    Future Perfect
    America’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is way too complicatedAmerica’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is way too complicated
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    The case for going simpler on vaccine distribution.

    By German Lopez
    Future Perfect
    Biden’s $400 billion Covid-19 plan, explainedBiden’s $400 billion Covid-19 plan, explained
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    Biden’s economic stimulus proposal is also a big plan to tackle the pandemic.

    By German Lopez
    Future Perfect
    How the US’s Covid-19 death toll compares to that of other wealthy countriesHow the US’s Covid-19 death toll compares to that of other wealthy countries
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    If the US had Canada’s Covid-19 death rate, 225,000 more Americans would likely be alive today.

    By German Lopez