Sarah B. Dine

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Israel is the world leader in vaccinating its population against COVID-19. As of March 15, 50 percent of Israel’s population had been fully vaccinated, and 60 percent had its first dose. The comparable figures for the United States were 12 percent and 21 percent, respectively. Among Israelis ages 70–79, 91 percent had been fully vaccinated, and 96 percent had received a first dose.

Bellevue: A storied name to New Yorkers, it conjures up visions of both heaven and hell. To many New Yorkers, this public hospital was the place where the unfortunate and the homeless denizens of Manhattan’s sidewalks ended up—either in the morgue or in Bellevue’s psychiatric hospital.