Progress was made in the fight against COVID-19. But concern will carry into 2022
As we are about to enter Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look back at its course in 2021: The year began with the arrival of new vaccines to fight the disease, but it’s ending with an explosion of new COVID-19 cases.
What progress has been made? What related concerns will be carried into the new year?
Lilo H. Stainton is a staff writer for New Jersey Monitor, where this story was first published. Stainton has covered New Jersey for two decades, much of it with Gannett newspapers and NJ Spotlight News, reporting on public policy, national political conventions and the 9/11 attack on lower Manhattan. She later served as press secretary to Gov. Jon S. Corzine and led a nonprofit coalition's successful advocacy for federal funding in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Rhonda Schaffler has been reporting on business for NJ Spotlight News since 2016. Previously, she worked as an anchor and reporter for CNN, Reuters and Bloomberg.
