#UK rolls out first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

#UK rolls out first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

“#UK rolls out first doses of COVID-19 vaccine” Doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the UK were administered on Tuesday after British regulators gave an emergency authorization to the drug produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. The first in line was 90-year-old Margaret Keenan, who received her vaccine at University Hospital Coventry at 6:31 a.m….

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#2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot

#2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot

“#2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot” Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine—on track to be the first delivered to Canada—must be kept below -70° C, which will require dry ice, and lots of it When assessing the logistical challenges of distributing hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses across North America, a University of Texas…

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#Extremist epidemiologists and other commentary

#Extremist epidemiologists and other commentary

“#Extremist epidemiologists and other commentary” Libertarian: Extremist Epidemiologists A New York Times survey of 700 epidemiologists reveals that several believe it will never “be safe for normal life to resume,” Robby Soave notes at Reason. And in their own lives, “only 29 percent were willing to get a haircut, even though the most infamous case…

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#Hawaii offers free round trips for remote workers

#Hawaii offers free round trips for remote workers

“#Hawaii offers free round trips for remote workers” Hawaii is using free airfare to lure remote workers to move temporarily to the tropical oasis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Aloha State launched the residency program called “Movers and Shakas,” which will allow out-of-state workers to apply for round-trip tickets to the island of Oahu. “Movers…

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#Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

#Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

“#Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps” RALEIGH, NC — Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven’t been all that interested. Fewer than half of US states…

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