Aporva: Do you think it will ever get predictable in the way that the flu is? Or are we seriously just living with this unpredictable thing forever? "We need at least another year or a couple more years to see what this virus does at different parts of the year," Aporva says. The new Venture X Card from Capital One gives travelers unlimited 2X miles on all other purchases, plus $300 back as a statement credit.
The Biden administration said this week that it would end the public health emergency for Covid, a sign that federal officials believe that the pandemic has moved into a new, less dire phase.
The move carries both symbolic weight and real-world consequences for millions of Americans.
Guest: Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter for The New York Times.
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