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Immunity Passports Become Reality And Draw Mixed Reaction
April 06, 2021

Immunity passports are showing up in media reports at a never before seen rates in recent weeks, but the concept is far from new — nor was it invented for the age of COVID-19. People who want to travel to certain African nations, for example,...

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New COVID Variants Delay Consumers’ Return To In-Store Shopping
April 05, 2021

Vaccinations are rolling along in the U.S. According to recent reports, over 100 million people in the U.S. — or 30.7 percent of the U.S. population — have gotten at least one dose of one of the three variations of the COVID-19 vaccine, per the...

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American Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations
April 05, 2021

Vaccine distribution is up and the virus rate is dropping, but Americans are still not running out the door to mix and mingle in most states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (April 5), citing data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Across the...

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Feds Caution Against Reopenings, Leave Restaurants With Difficult Choice
April 01, 2021

At a recent press briefing, Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), advised against the wave of reopenings occurring across the country. “When I first started at CDC about two months ago, I made a promise to you: I would...

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Opening Day Beckons For Baseball; Fans Not So Sure
March 30, 2021

After what fans have felt like a very long time, baseball is getting back to normal on April 1 as opening day officially happens nationwide. There was a baseball season in 2020, of course, but it didn’t officially get off the ground until late June...

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As Big Companies Shed Office Space, Big Cities Are Poised For Big Changes
March 30, 2021

One of the big questions the pandemic has posed: How many workers will keep right on working from home and staying away from the office when the COVID-19 crisis is over? The demand for office space could tank if working from home takes hold. In...

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US Gov’t Disburses Another 37 Million Stimulus Payments Totaling $83 Billion
March 25, 2021

There will be around 37 million more stimulus payments going out this week from U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, a press release says. With that — the latest economic impact payments from President Joe...

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How The Race Between Vaccines And Infection Rates Could Impact Reopening
March 24, 2021

The last leg of the race to make COVID-19 a thing of the past has reached a frustratingly slow phase, as new, and more infectious, variants of the disease are popping up internationally, speeding up the spread at the same time that vaccines are rolling...

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DoorDash To Begin COVID-19 Home Test Kit Delivery
March 22, 2021

DoorDash announced on Monday (March 22) that it would offer customers access to COVID-19 home collection kits through a partnership with Vault Health and Everlywell. According to a company blog post, DoorDash will roll out the program in 12 American cities, working with Vault Health...