Here’s what you need to know: Passengers on a bus in Brooklyn in April. A new order looks to enforce masks on public transportation.Credit…Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an order requiring travelers in the United States to wear masks as part of a new … Read more
Ireland’s technology scene has come in leaps and bounds in the last decade, with a growing VC scene, plenty of startups and tech giants attracted by the nation’s favorable tax incentives and talent pool. Google, Facebook, Slack, Microsoft and Dropbox each have a European headquarters sited in Dublin. As the EU’s only remaining English-language speaking … Read more
Another COVID-19 vaccine is about to go on sale – a single vaccine from Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical subsidiary Janssen. The company just released an efficacy report based on data from its Phase 3 study that found the new vaccine to be 66% overall effective at preventing moderate to severe incarnations of COVID-19 in those … Read more
Schwangere Frauen, die nach Leitlinien für Covid-19-Impfstoffe suchen, sind mit der Art von Verwirrung konfrontiert, die die Pandemie von Anfang an verfolgt hat: Die weltweit führenden Organisationen des öffentlichen Gesundheitswesens – die US-amerikanischen Zentren für die Kontrolle und Prävention von Krankheiten und die Weltgesundheitsorganisation – bieten widersprüchliche Angebote Rat. Keine der Organisationen verbietet oder fördert … Read more
Seven counties in Washington will be easing their COVID restrictions starting Monday. Governor Jay Inslee announced Thursday that COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in seven counties in West Washington starting Monday. These include counties with technology centers like Seattle, Redmond, and Bellevue, as well as Tacoma and Olympia. Most of the state will remain in … Read more