“So when the droplet gets into the fibers of the mask, it gets trapped. This is not that hard to understand, everybody. That's why we have rules about wearing a mask.”— Bill Nye, buzzfeed.com
“It’s a small step from belittling people who don’t take sufficient coronavirus precautions to belittling people for contracting Covid-19.”— Aaron E. Carroll, nytimes.com
“COVID-19 is now killing more than 1,100 people every day nationwide. Case numbers are growing exponentially amid a nationwide surge in disease in most states.”— Dan Vergano, buzzfeednews.com
“Eleven vaccines are in late-stage trials, including four in the United States. Pfizer’s progress could bode well for Moderna’s vaccine, which uses similar technology. A Moderna spokesman said that it expected interim findings from its study this month.”— Katie Thomas, David Gelles and Carl Zimmer, nytimes.com
“President Donald Trump says he's leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after spending three nights in the hospital being treated for coronavirus, an experience he recklessly downplayed in a message announcing his discharge.”— Kevin Liptak , Maeve Reston, cnn.com
“Because this time truth has shown up in unfamiliar terrain -- in the person of Trump himself.”— Issac Bailey, CNN, cnn.com
“Each New Bad Thing—whether it’s a tiny personal mishap you’d typically take in stride or an awful news event like Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and the Breonna Taylor ruling—seemingly carries with it the weight of all the bad things that preceded it. As a result, we’re all kind of getting emotionally…”— Anna Borges, self.com
“First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes a global pandemic altering everyone's five-year plans.”— Griffin Wynne, bustle.com
“If you are dining with others who don't live in the same home, you are now part of their bubble.”— Leah Groth, eatthis.com
“People might grow more comfortable being alone, but also being exposed to others in a situation where exposure could mean contamination.”— Ian Lecklitner, melmagazine.com
“This is not to say that performers shouldn't be given awards during the year of our Satan 2020 — it is to say that we don't have to cling so heavily to the pre-pandemic days, at least while there's still no vaccine in sight.”— Rosemary Donahue, allure.com
“We are so tired, please just let us have this and trust that we were safe.”— Alanna Bennett, eater.com
“Some days I have the privilege of fresh produce, other days I have the privilege of time.”— Zoe Yang, bonappetit.com
“You are so totally 100% allowed to feel scared about Nora dating. But I don’t understand why you feel your relationship should be prioritized over Nora’s relationships, or anything happening specifically to Nora.”— Vanessa Pamela, autostraddle.com
“If you choose to mask up — and health experts say you should — expect some mixed signals, or no signals at all.”— Courtney Rubin, nytimes.com
“Tolerable fatigue, headache, and arm tenderness were the only side effects reported by the volunteers, similar to other vaccines, according to the studies.”— Dan Vergano, buzzfeednews.com
“Divide your wardrobe into hard clothes (to be avoided at all costs) and soft clothes (to be worn at all times).”— Roxane Gay, blog.dropbox.com