Here’s what you need to know: Students at Normont Elementary on the first day of school in Los Angeles on Aug. 16.Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times Los Angeles is poised to become the first major school district in the nation to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students 12 and older who are attending class … Read more
“I don’t know if I changed anyone’s mind about the vaccine, but I know I certainly convinced people to go to Krispy Kreme,” he said. “To have a mission every day where I definitely have to get the donut – I mean, it’s silly, but I feel like I’m doing something positive in this world … Read more
An Amazon employee walks into a fulfillment center in Kent, Washington and is handed a mask by another employee with a pair of pliers before starting a shift in the huge parcel handling warehouse last June. (GeekWire file photo / Kurt Schlosser) A day after its office workers’ return to a personal environment was postponed … Read more
An Amazon employee is given a mask when entering a fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, before moving to the huge warehouse for package handling. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon is expecting thousands of its employees to attend a COVID-19 vaccination event at the company’s fulfillment center in Kent, Washington on Monday. It is … Read more
The pace of vaccination in the United States could slow as vaccine hesitation increases. About 1.8 million vaccine stings were reported on Tuesday, the lowest number in two weeks. Part of the decline could be due to availability caused by a break in Johnson & Johnson cans. However, demand has declined at some vaccination sites … Read more
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s V-Safe tracks the state of health after a shot. (GeekWire photo) They say the second vaccine for COVID-19 is rougher than the first – and we’re not just talking about the side effects. As a newly double-vaccinated member of the 65-year-old set, I can vouch for the claim … Read more
Patients wait after receiving their Covid-19 puffs on February 11 at a vaccination center in Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Covid-19 infections in England have fallen by more than two-thirds in the last few weeks, according to initial results of a survey on the prevalence in the community. The interim … Read more