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What Will Office Life Be Like After the Pandemic? This Australian Fintech Company May Have the Answer
As companies in the U.S. and elsewhere look to reopen their offices, Australia's Brighte may offer a template for success
Electric Daisy Carnival Postpones to Fall Amid Continued Covid-19 Concerns
"Unfortunately, the rate at which people get vaccinated before EDC is out of our control," says founder Pasquale Rotella. "It might happen in time, it might not. Either way, we can’t take that risk"
Ted Nugent, Covid Denier, Now Has Covid-19
"I have never been so sick in all my life," says singer, who routinely casts baseless doubts on the virus and called the disease "the Chinese shit"
The Pandemic Has Been Tough for Extroverts. Here’s How I Managed to Make Friends Anyway
I did not start walking around my neighborhood to meet people. I went outside for the same reason Pleistocene-era humans did: air, food and cave-fever. But I also did not start walking around my neighborhood to not meet people. I understood the necessity and luxury of working from home, but I dreaded the dreariness. There…
Brad Paisley in New Covid Vaccine Ad: ‘Take the Shot’
Country singer-guitarist appeals to sports fans to get vaccinated
Will Trust in the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Recover? Europe’s AstraZeneca Experience Suggests Not
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended stopping use of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine on April 13, they declared the action a “pause”—a brief intermission as the government investigates a possible link between the vaccine and blood clots in a small number of recipients. The…
After a Terrible Year for Women in the Economy, These Places Are Working Toward a Feminist Recovery From COVID-19
“Without all the work that women did this year, there’d be no economy to rebuild.”
Global Carbon Emissions Set for Second-Largest Annual Increase in History in 2021 Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
Global carbon dioxide emissions from energy use are set to rise by 5% in 2021 compared to 2020, the second highest year-on-year increase in history, according to a report published April 20 by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2020 carbon emissions fell by a record 5.8% as restrictions placed on daily life to slow…
Will Japan’s Low Immunization Rate Pose a Problem for the Olympics?
With less than 100 days to go before the Tokyo Games, anxiety is mounting
Americans Faced Less Financial Hardship in 2020 Than Before the Pandemic—But That May Not Last
Pandemic-era relief programs kept many American families afloat, study finds
Exclusive: Inside the Facilities Making the World’s Most Prevalent COVID-19 Vaccine
Behind the scenes at the German facilities making COVID-19 vaccines for the world
See Eric Church, Darius Rucker, Ashley McBryde Talk Covid Vaccines in New Ad
PSA encouraging vaccination is part of the "It's Up to You" campaign and debuted during the 56th ACM Awards