Opinion by Kent Sepkowitz
The latest surge of Covid-19 infections in the US could not be occurring at a worse time -- not just because the winter and influenza seasons are approaching or because the entire country is already worn down by the pandemic, but rather because we have entered into the lame-duck period between Election Day and the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. This interval is a non-trivial 5% of the entire Donald Trump presidency.