#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

“#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC” Tourists are finally starting to take a bite of the Big Apple again. After a year-long COVID-19 lockdown turned the city into a virtual ghost town, a steady stream of visitors is once again checking into hotels, gaping up at skyscrapers and asking New Yorkers which way Fifth Avenue…

Read More
#Johnson & Johnson working on vaccines for COVID-19 variants

#Johnson & Johnson working on vaccines for COVID-19 variants

“#Johnson & Johnson working on vaccines for COVID-19 variants” Johnson & Johnson is working to develop modified versions of its COVID-19 vaccine that may be needed to protect against virus variants, a report said. “We’re working on several next generations of vaccines,” J&J Chief Executive Alex Gorsky said Thursday during an online discussion, according to…

Read More
#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts

#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts

“#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts” A small subset of Facebook users are responsible for the bulk of the platform’s posts expressing skepticism toward COVID-19 vaccines, company researchers reportedly found. The social-media giant has been trying to track the spread of content that could sow doubts about the vaccines as officials distribute…

Read More
#US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks

#US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks

“#US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks” A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?” The answer from more than half: “Hell no.” Only 40 of the 475 respondents said yes. In Massachusetts, more than half the people employed…

Read More