Is there any problem that a doughnut can’t solve? This is the question being posed by Krispy Kreme as it seeks to help motivate the COVID-19 vaccine holdouts with the incredibly persuasive power of a hot glazed doughnut. According to reports, starting Monday (March 22),...
Vaccine progress is rolling along in the United States, as since early March more than 2 million shots a day have been issued to American citizens. That means, as of March 13 (the most recent update) roughly 12 percent of the U.S. adult population had...
Escalating COVID-19 cases coupled with limited vaccine rollout — due to France and much of Europe pulling AstraZeneca shots — has prompted the country to lock down Paris and parts of the north once again starting at midnight on Friday (March 19), Reuters reported. French...
The President Joe Biden administration might relax restrictions on travel across Mexican and Canadian borders as well as inbound travel from Brazil and Europe, including the U.K., by mid-May, CNBC reported. There hasn’t been any official policy as such, but the discussion has been focused...
COVID-19 vaccine distribution will soon be arriving via ships as well as planes to prevent a logistical jam that could lead to the shots piling up in warehouses instead of getting into the hands of healthcare professionals, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (March...
Airline reservations are up in the U.S., with more action recorded this past weekend for spring break than at any other time period in the COVID-19 pandemic’s history, according to Financial Times (FT) on Monday (March 15). United Airlines chief executive officer Scott Kirby told...
Chief White House Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci warned state leaders on Sunday (March 14) against easing their COVID-19 restrictions, as reported by CNBC. Appearing on two morning news programs, Fauci pointed to a spike in coronavirus cases in Europe as evidence that ending public health...
As vaccines are being distributed worldwide, a return to something that looks a lot like pre-pandemic normal could be coming soon. And in some places, over the last week or so, that “soon” has been moved up to “right now.” As of Sunday (March 14),...
In Israel, with 4 million of its near 7 million adults vaccinated, the country is reveling in its reopening, Financial Times (FT) reports. The country was vaccinated with the BioTech/Pfizer jab. One million people are currently waiting on their second jab. But for the time...
