President Donald Trump at the White House on October 5, shortly after he was treated at Walter Reed Medical Center for Covid-19. | Win McNamee/Getty Images

Coronavirus is surging in the US, and the holidays stand to make it worse.

Over the past couple weeks, America has gotten some great news: Covid-19 vaccines in clinical trials may be more than 90 percent effective. It may seem like a sign that it’s finally okay to ease up on coronavirus-related restrictions.

But experts say the opposite is true: With a vaccine still several months away, and the US currently seeing a massive surge in coronavirus cases, now is the time to do everything in our power to slow the spread of the virus so more people survive and make it across the finish line.

That means controlling a new third surge of Covid-19 that