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Unemployment Benefits Are Not Creating A Worker Shortage | HuffPost
While some employers may be struggling to hire for one reason or another, economists say generous unemployment benefits are not the cause. By Arthur Delaney and Dave Jamieson, 05/04/2021 10:41 am ET Updated 1 day ago As the U.S. economy bounces back from the COVID-induced downturn, some employers say they’re having a hard time finding…
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COVID Lockdown Sent A Doctor’s Elderly Parents Spiraling. Here’s What Helped : Shots – Health News : NPR
April 24, 20217:00 AM ET, by Shahdabul Faraz As I walked away from my parents at the Toronto airport last June, I desperately wanted to turn back to them. I briefly stole a look and noticed my father jerking his fist into the air, as if he were cheering me on for a marathon. My…
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Are buffets a thing of the past? Reimagining ‘all-you-can-eat’ in a post-COVID world
It’s hard to imagine salad bars and shared serving spoons in our new normal. April 23, 2021, 11:15 AM PDT / Source: TODAY, By Ronnie Koenig As restaurants have pivoted to stay open during the pandemic, buffets are one of those things that are difficult to imagining continuing in a post-COVID world. Shared spoons, salad…
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Vaccinated against COVID? Great; here’s why you should still wear a mask in public. | The Seattle Times
April 26, 2021 at 5:22 am | Updated April 26, 2021 at 8:37 am More than 93 million Americans are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Despite so many invigorated immune systems, the populace still needs to keep wearing masks, public health specialists say. The country is not yet so protected it can forgo face coverings.…
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A Year In, Here’s What We Know About Vitamin D For Preventing COVID
April 14, 2021, 3:17 PM ET, Will Stone When the pandemic hit, many Americans turned to vitamins and supplements in hopes of boosting their immune systems. Scientists also raced to study them. Vitamin D, perhaps more than any other, captured the attention of researchers. Even the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci, embraced the…
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Brain fog: how trauma, uncertainty and isolation have affected our minds and memory | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian
After a year of lockdown, many of us are finding it hard to think clearly, or remember what happened when. Neuroscientists and behavioural experts explain why Moya Sarner, Wed 14 Apr 2021 01.00 EDT Before the pandemic, psychoanalyst Josh Cohen’s patients might come into his consulting room, lie down on the couch and talk about…
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Las Vegas set to come out of Covid-19 better than ever | CNN Travel
Matt Villano, CNN • Published 14th April 2021 (CNN) — More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this desert city is looking bigger, bolder and better than ever. New casino resorts, innovative restaurants, expanded convention space and one-of-a-kind cultural destinations characterize the latest iteration of Las Vegas, which continues to reinvent itself in the…
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What Is Hospitality? The Current Answer Doesn’t Work. – The New York Times
The host-guest relationship puts all the onus on the server, particularly during the pandemic, and points to the dysfunction at the heart of the business. One of my last restaurant meals before the shutdowns started last year was at Swan Oyster Depot in San Francisco. I waited on the street by a fishy-smelling puddle until…
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Six ways to stay balanced during the climate crisis – The Washington Post
By Ariella Cook-Shonkoff and Neelu Tummala, April 7, 2021 at 1:12 p.m. PDT As vaccine rollouts allow us to plan for a post-pandemic world, we face another looming emergency: the climate crisis. While pandemic pall is visceral, climate change can feel far off, requiring effort to remain engaged, or at a minimum, to keep paying…
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National Library Week: Welcome to Your Library, In Person or Virtually | Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business
April 7, 2021 by Natalie Burclaff This post was written by Lynn Weinstein a Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. This year’s National Library Week (April 4 – 10, 2021) is being celebrated with the theme “Welcome to Your Library,” which recognizes the importance of delivering library services beyond the traditional…
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How Much Should I Tip Restaurant Workers During the Pandemic? | Condé Nast Traveler
In our Ethical Traveler advice column, we tackle the tricky moral dilemmas and questions that arise when traveling during a pandemic. By Ashlea Halpern, March 4, 2021 It’s a hot take I can’t get off my mind: Last July, Grub Street’s Chris Crowley argued that anyone who can afford to eat out during a pandemic…
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What You Can and Can’t Do Once You’re Fully Vaccinated
Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do post-vaccination, according to health experts by Michelle Crouch, AARP, March 19, 2021 | Comments: 304 En español | If it has been at least two weeks since you received your last dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, congratulations! You are now considered “fully vaccinated.” You are armed with our…
