#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine

#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine

“#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine” Now that Big Apple restaurant workers are eligible for coronavirus vaccines, eatery owners are walking a fine line trying to encourage them.  Shake Shack staffers get an extra six hours of pay to get jabbed.  “While Shake Shack won’t be requiring vaccinations, we are strongly encouraging it,”…

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#Rethinking Trump’s performance and other commentary

#Rethinking Trump’s performance and other commentary

“#Rethinking Trump’s performance and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Rethinking Don’s Performance The Washington Examiner’s Byron York sees “the beginning of a sense of perspective about the way the Trump administration battled the virus. The bottom line is: Of course, the crisis was awful, but on balance, overall, the United States handled it as well or…

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#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

“#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America” NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees cleared and the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion appeared. The 74-year-old woman wasn’t eligible to…

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#Meet the vaccine appointment bots, and their foes

#Meet the vaccine appointment bots, and their foes

“#Meet the vaccine appointment bots, and their foes” Having trouble scoring a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? You’re not alone. To cope, some people are turning to bots that scan overwhelmed websites and send alerts on social media when slots open up. They’ve provided relief to families helping older relatives find scarce appointments. But not all public…

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#Vaccine passports not for the jetset, says WHO

#Vaccine passports not for the jetset, says WHO

“#Vaccine passports not for the jetset, says WHO” No need to pull your suitcase and neck pillow from storage just yet. In light of hype and rumor surrounding the so-called “vaccine passport,” the World Health Organization has issued a statement warning transportation officials that such clearances would not guarantee travelers are immune from spreading COVID-19…

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#Biden’s vaccine inertia and other commentary

#Biden’s vaccine inertia and other commentary

“#Biden’s vaccine inertia and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Biden’s Vaccine Inertia Evidence suggests “vaccines really do work and that normal life is just a few hundred million shots away. How about a bit of urgency in ­administering them?” urges Oliver Wiseman at Spectator USA. “Maddeningly, the Biden administration and the public-health establishment” have no “can-do…

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