Upshot:The Post-Vaccine World

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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story December 21, 2020 Niklas Halle'n/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images What You Can Do Post-Vaccine, and When Particularly in the early months of vaccination, many activities should wait, experts say — and plan to keep your masks. By Claire Cain Miller, Margot Sanger-Katz and Katherine J. Wu Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Surprise Medical Bills Cost Americans Millions. Congress Is Finally Set to Ban Most of Them. Efforts to solve the common consumer problem had been stalled by lobbying pressure and legislative squabbles. By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz   Why Some States Are Seeing Higher Revenue Than Expected Amid Job Losses As the pandemic batters the poor, the rich prop up state budgets. By Emily Badger, Alicia Parlapiano and Quoctrung Bui Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT At Least 128,000 People in the U.S. Have Received the Covid-19 Vaccine The government is sending enough vaccine for 2.9 million people to receive a first dose. See where people have gotten a shot. By The New York Times ‘The Pandemic Is a Prisoner’s Dilemma Game’ Using game theory, researchers modeled two ways of prioritizing vaccinations, to see which saved more lives. By Siobhan Roberts Feedback For suggestions on how we can improve this newsletter, write to theupshotnewsletter@nytimes.com. If you have a compelling data set you’d like us to pursue, send it to dear.upshot@nytimes.com. WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS See What Happens When N.Y.C. Streets Are Full of People Instead of Cars As the pandemic lockdown cleared the roads and as governments instituted popular programs to keep restaurants and small businesses alive, communities have gotten a glimpse at what the city is like when the streets are reimagined. New Yorkers don’t want to look back. By Matthew Haag Hang in There, Help Is on the Way Times are tough now, but the end is in sight. If we hunker down, keep our families safe during the holidays and monitor our health at home, life will get better in the spring. Here’s how to get through it. By Tara Parker-Pope IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Arthur Brower/The New York Times How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month When a single case of smallpox arrived in Manhattan in 1947, a severe outbreak was possible. A decisive civil servant made a bold decision. By John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro   Immigrant Neighborhoods Shifted Red as the Country Chose Blue These maps show how areas with Latino and Asian residents shifted the vote in a way that may scramble the future of electoral politics, according to a New York Times analysis of 28,000 precincts. By Weiyi Cai and Ford Fessenden Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Like this email? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The Upshot from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018