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One year, 400,000 coronavirus deaths: How the US guaranteed its own failure

By Sarah Mervosh, Mike Baker, Patricia Mazzei and Mark Walker
New York Times·
22 mins to read

After the White House declined to pursue a unified national strategy, governors faced off against lobbyists, health experts and a restless public consumed by misinformation.

The path to beating the coronavirus was clear, but Kelley Vollmar had never felt so helpless.

As the top health official in Missouri's Jefferson County, Vollmar knew a mandate requiring people to wear masks could help save lives. She pressed the governor's office to issue a statewide order, and hospital leaders were making a similar

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