Your Wednesday Briefing

Europe's mammoth vaccine deal. 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We’re covering Europe’s vaccine deal with Pfizer-BioNTech and a human rights group’s charge of apartheid against Israel. A firefighter administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Disneyland Paris.Benoit Tessier/Reuters How Europe sealed its Pfizer deal The E.U. [will finalize a deal this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1cm9wZWFuLXVuaW9uLXBmaXplci12b24tZGVyLWxleWVuLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXZhY2NpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for 1.8 billion doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, after a striking alignment of personal diplomacy, political survival and corporate hustle. For a month, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, exchanged texts and calls with Albert Bourla, chief executive of Pfizer. Then, finally, a breakthrough: Pfizer might have more doses it could offer the bloc — much more. And the E.U. would be thrilled to have them. Although many other leaders were also in talks with Pfizer, Bourla said he and von der Leyen had “developed a deep trust, because we got into deep discussions.” He added: “She knew details about the variants. She knew details about everything. So that made the discussion way more engaged.” Details: The contract will permit the E.U. to resell or donate the vaccines to partners, empowering the bloc to conduct vaccine diplomacy and to support struggling efforts to immunize people in poorer countries. Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~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~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the pandemic. In other developments: - U.S. health officials relaxed their guidance on outdoor [mask wearing for vaccinated people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNC8yNy93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNhc2VzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NjYzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjY2RjLW5ldy1tYXNrLWd1aWRhbmNlVwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Jeffrey Gettleman, the New Delhi bureau chief for The Times, wrote [a first-person account of life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL0luZGlhLWRlbGhpLWNvdmlkLWNhc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the pandemic's global epicenter. “Sickness and death are everywhere,” he writes. - [Greece lifted its quarantine requirements](~/AAAAAQA~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) on Monday for arrivals from seven more countries, continuing to relax its rules for foreign travelers. Palestinians walking past Israeli police officers before Friday Prayer in Jerusalem. Human Rights Watch says that policies favoring Israeli Jews over Palestinians persist.Dan Balilty for The New York Times Israel charged with apartheid by rights group A small but growing number of Israeli and international watchdogs have come to a conclusion that many Palestinians reached long ago: that Israel is [perpetrating a form of apartheid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtYXBhcnRoZWlkLXBhbGVzdGluaWFucy1ocncuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the racist legal system that governed South Africa until the early 1990s. On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch released a [report](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaHJ3Lm9yZy9ub2RlLzM3ODQ2OT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) arguing that Israel has pursued a policy of ethnic supremacy that favors Israeli Jews over Palestinians in both Israel and the occupied territories. The policy, which was once considered temporary, has over time hardened into a permanent condition, said Kenneth Roth, the group’s executive director. The Israeli government has condemned the report as a baseless attack. Analysis: “While much of the world treats Israel’s half-century occupation as a temporary situation that a decades-long ‘peace process’ will soon cure, the oppression of Palestinians there has reached a threshold and a permanence that meets the definitions of the crimes of apartheid and persecution,” Roth said. Ursula von der Leyen speaking at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday.Pool photo by Olivier Hoslet ‘Because I am a woman’ Speaking to the European Parliament on Monday, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, described her hurt and frustration after she [was left standing during a meeting in Turkey this month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3Vyc3VsYS12b24tZGVyLWxleWVuLXNleGlzbS1jaGFpci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NjYzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYIFj7IhgrUTj7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Her colleague, a man, as well as the president of Turkey, also a man, took the only two chairs set out for the official talks. “Would this have happened if I had worn a suit and a tie?” said von der Leyen, who is the commission’s first female leader. “In the pictures of previous meetings, I did not see any shortage of chairs. But then again, I did not see any woman in these pictures, either.” She said that she had found no government protocol that could explain why she was treated this way — she and her male counterpart rank equally in the European Union’s hierarchy. “So, I have to conclude, it happened because I am a woman.” Watch: A [video of the meeting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdHVya2V5LWV1LXdvbWVuLWNoYWlyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), held at the Turkish presidential palace, shows von der Leyen’s clear surprise at the lack of appropriate seating. The images caused a storm on social media. #GiveHerASeat soon started trending on Twitter. THE LATEST NEWS News From Europe Toby Melville/Reuters - New polling data suggests that [a steady drip of damaging charges](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstam9obnNvbi1mbGF0LXNsZWF6ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NjYzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYIFj7IhgrUTj7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) against Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, above, is hurting his reputation with voters. Nearly 60 percent of people surveyed said they viewed Johnson as untrustworthy. - Ioannis Lagos, the convicted Greek neo-Nazi, was [stripped of his immunity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2lvYW5uaXMtbGFnb3MtZ29sZGVuLWRhd24taW1tdW5pdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as a member of the European Parliament yesterday, clearing the way for his extradition to Greece. - The U.S. Justice Department has been asked to examine whether Credit Suisse has continued to [help rich Americans defraud the I.R.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvanVzdGljZS1kZXBhcnRtZW50LWNyZWRpdC1zdWlzc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), even after the bank signed a settlement agreement vowing to stop the practice. - Parliament in Hungary voted yesterday to [transfer control of 11 state universities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaHVuZ2FyeS11bml2ZXJzaXRpZXMtb3JiYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), along with billions of euros in related state assets, to quasi-public foundations led by close allies of the country’s prime minister. Other Big Stories - Two Spanish journalists [were kidnapped and killed in Burkina Faso](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL3NwYW5pc2gtam91cm5hbGlzdHMtYnVya2luYS1mYXNvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) while working on a documentary about anti-poaching efforts. They were part of a group of 40 people who were ambushed on Monday and whose fate was unclear. - President Biden signed an executive order that would [raise the minimum wage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9iaWRlbi1taW5pbXVtLXdhZ2UtZmVkZXJhbC1jb250cmFjdG9ycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NjYzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYIFj7IhgrUTj7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for federal contractors to $15 an hour, which will most likely affect hundreds of thousands of workers. - The publisher W.W. Norton will permanently take Blake Bailey’s [biography of Philip Roth out of print](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjcvYm9va3Mvbm9ydG9uLXBoaWxpcC1yb3RoLWJpb2dyYXBoeS1ibGFrZS1iYWlsZXkuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm1vZHVsZT1Ub3ArU3RvcmllcyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), after allegations that Bailey sexually assaulted several women and behaved inappropriately toward his students when he was an eighth-grade English teacher. What Else Is Happening Luke Wolagiewicz for The New York Times - British tabloids [characterized the decision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvamFuZS1hdXN0ZW4tc2xhdmVyeS1tdXNldW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by a Jane Austen museum in England, above, to include her family’s ties to the slave trade in its exhibits as “woke madness.” - A year ago, the popular cooking website Epicurious quietly stopped publishing new recipes featuring beef, over concerns about climate change. [No one noticed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy9kaW5pbmcvZXBpY3VyaW91cy1iZWVmLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - After years of relative silence regarding the court-approved conservatorship that has controlled much of her life since 2008, a lawyer for Britney Spears requested yesterday that she [be allowed to speak at a hearing soon](~/AAAAAQA~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~). A Morning Read The New York Times As its population ages, China plans to delay retirement — now at age 50 for blue-collar female workers, 55 for white-collar female workers and 60 for most men. The idea is deeply unpopular: Older people say [they will be cheated of their promised timelines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXJldGlyZW1lbnQtYWdpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), while younger people worry that fierce competition for jobs will intensify. Workers with physically demanding jobs say they’ll be worn down, left unemployed — or both. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjEwNDI4VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ARTS AND IDEAS Vaccines as internet personality test It feels very American to turn the vaccine rollout into a branding spectacle rooted in the worship of pharmaceutical companies, [writes my colleague](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy9hcnRzL2NvdmlkLXZhY2NpbmUtdGlrdG9rLWNvbnRlbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the critic Amanda Hess. This is an edited excerpt. For months, social media has been operating as if mass death and collective trauma could be processed (or at least ignored) by rigorously serving up topical memes on our phones. Now, the long-running Covid dramedy appears to be nearing its finale, in the form of an orgiastic flurry of vaccine content. Images of filled-out vaccine cards are status symbols. The syringe emoji is spurting everywhere. There are vaccine fan-fiction TikToks where the pharmaceutical brands are spun into whole personalities, and playlists full of [parody songs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4Q1AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndzai5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvY292aWQtdmFjY2luZS10aGVtZS1zb25ncy10aWt0b2stc3BvdGlmeS15b3V0dWJlLTExNjE4MDEyMTg3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZmxpbms9YXJ0aWNsZV9lbWFpbF9zaGFyZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2Mzgmc3Q9bWFscHh4azU4YmF2MmczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) like the sex romp “Vaccinated Attitude” and the “Saturday Night Live” groove [“Boomers Got the Vax.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PTJoZWtEdUNCeENjVwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) And the array of vaccine brands, each with their own protocols and typical symptoms, has made room for them to be interpreted as an internet-wide personality test, with all the irrational identification of an astrological sign or a BuzzFeed quiz. When a young TikToker called @idrinkurmilkshake winkingly [identified herself as a member of the “Pfizer Gang](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5iY25ld3MuY29tL3BvcC1jdWx0dXJlL3ZpcmFsL3RlYW0tcGZpemVyLW1vZGVybmEtb3Itam9obnNvbi12YWNjaW5lLXJpdmFscmllcy1hcmUtdGFraW5nLW92ZXItbjEyNjM0NjM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),” she kicked off a joking rivalry that tore ebulliently through the internet. “Umm, only hot people get the Pfizer vaccine,” she said, smugly tucking a gleaming curl behind an ear. “If you got Moderna, then I don’t know what to tell you, queen.” (When she later uploaded her audio to the app so other users could lip-sync to her voice, she clarified her stance by titling the track “imjusykiddingyouareallhot.”) PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Tom Jamieson for The New York Times This [untraditional Sri Lankan dal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4RIAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMTg5Mzktc3JpLWxhbmthbi1kYWwtd2l0aC1jb2NvbnV0LWFuZC1saW1lLWthbGU_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZtb2R1bGU9UmVjaXBlQm94Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGdUeXBlPXJlY2lwZWJveC1wYWdlJnJhbms9MSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnJlZ2lvbj1hbGwmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NjYzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYIFj7IhgrUTj7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), from the British cookbook writer Meera Sodha, turns a simple dish into a luxurious, complete meal. What to Read [This poem by francine j. harris](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP4RZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjIvbWFnYXppbmUvcG9lbS1jb25jZXJ0by1uby0yLWluLWctbWlub3Itb3AtOC1ydi0zMTUtbGVzdGF0ZS1pLWFsbGVncm8tbWEtbm9uLW1vbHRvLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTgyOCZtb2R1bGU9UmVsYXRlZExpbmtzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPWNvbGxlY3Rpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “This is theme music for the end of the pandemic, and poetry to explain it all,” writes Reginald Dwayne Betts, who selected the poem. Make Your Own Fun A nightly ice cream ritual. Caring for rescued chickens. A bubble bath. Three photographers show us [what a good time means to them now](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yNy9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9wYW5kZW1pYy1tYWtpbmcteW91ci1vd24tZnVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Fragrant spring flower (five letters). And here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5ODI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU2NjM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpggWPsiGCtROPtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRia3FjP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjk4Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTY2MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCBY-yIYK1E4-1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). That’s it for today’s briefing. See you next time. — Natasha P.S. 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