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The summer of 2021 is shaping up to be historic.

This is the first sentence of an Atlantic article titled A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer.

The writer points to rising numbers of vaccinations and plummeting rates of coronavirus illness

and death.

He suggests that pre-pandemic norms could return to

schools, churches, and restaurants. Sports, theater, and cultural events could resume. People

could travel and dance indoors and hug grandparents, their own, and others. In most of the U.S.,

the summer could feel normal. We all look forward to that day.

However, as I noted yesterday, millions will forever grieve those we lost during the pandemic.

Some survivors are still experiencing long-haul COVID-19 symptoms. The economy, schools,

and much of our world have been altered in ways

that will long persist into the future. At the same time, we should mark what good we can find

from a terrible year, not only so that we do not waste the hurt, but so we can prepare for a better

future today.

Scientists tell us that genetic vaccines developed in response to COVID-19 surpassed health

officials' highest expectations. Going forward, once scientists determine the genetic sequence of a new pathogen, they can design

such vaccines in days and manufacture millions of doses within months. This is essentially what

happened with the coronavirus pandemic. Such vaccines are also better able to respond to mutations.

Now researchers hope that gene-based vaccines

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