The New Yorkerのインスタグラム(newyorkermag) - 12月29日 08時06分

In June, when COVID-19 suddenly gripped Texas, Dr. Deborah Birx, of the coronavirus task force, and Irum Zaidi, an epidemiologist, decided it was time for an old-fashioned approach to outreach: an American road trip. They travelled to Dallas to meet with Governor Greg Abbott. Soon after, Abbott issued a mask mandate. From Texas they drove to New Mexico, to see Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who announced a $100 fine for going maskless in public soon after the meeting. In Arizona, Birx explained to Governor Doug Ducey that even a small increase in the percentage of positivity could spark an unmanageable crisis. Later, Ducey declared, “If you want to participate in any good or service in Arizona, you're going to wear a mask.”

The women racked up 25,000 miles as they crossed the country eight times, visiting 43 states, many more than once. They established their own COVID protocols, cleaning rental cars and motel rooms with Clorox wipes and eating fast food served out a drive-through window, or peanut butter spread on bread with a plastic knife. Birx took her charts and slides from state to state, promoting a simple, consistent message about masks, social distancing, transparency, and responsible leadership.. She was the only federal official doing so, Lawrence Wright notes.

At the link in our bio, Wright looks back at the yearlong COVID-19 catastrophe, and at the fatal missteps—and heroic efforts—that defined the U.S.’s response. Photo illustration by @tylercomrie; source Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty.

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