The United States Postal Service’s duty to deliver 500 million coronavirus test kits has placed it in an unprecedented position in the country’s pandemic response, just as covid-19 infections have reached a peak within its ranks and its network is under extreme strain. The free quick tests are expected to ship by the end ofContinue reading “Biden Sends out 500 Million Free Covid Tests this Week”
Category Archives: Coronavirus
Decision Awaits as Justices Divide Over Vaccine Mandate
Oral arguments in the legal challenge to federal COVID-19 vaccine regulations for some employers were heard by the United States Supreme Court. Ohio, along with 26 other states, was the listed plaintiff in the litigation against President Joe Biden’s regulation. Attorneys arguing for the federal rule claim that OSHA has the jurisdiction to establish theseContinue reading “Decision Awaits as Justices Divide Over Vaccine Mandate”
The CDC Cuts Quarantine Days in Half
The CDC’s decision last week to cut the asymptomatic COVID-19 isolation period in half, from ten to five days, sparked outrage as officials stated it was partly to allow individuals to return to work sooner. It came just a week after certain businesses, including Delta Air Lines, wrote to the CDC demanding a modification. ToContinue reading “The CDC Cuts Quarantine Days in Half”
Uncertainty Surrounds Inflation as we Approach the New Year
The United States’ economy ends the year with a higher inflation rate than its peers. Some have attributed the fastest consumer price increases since Ronald Reagan’s presidency to labor shortages and stretched supply chains. That school of thought warns the Federal Reserve against tightening monetary policy too quickly, citing the fact that a central bankContinue reading “Uncertainty Surrounds Inflation as we Approach the New Year”
New Covid-19 Variant Omicron Surfaces Globally
Just when life feels like it’s getting somewhat back to normal, prior to the Pandemic, a new variant of the virus emerges in the Eastern hemisphere. The spreading variant was first detected in South Africa and later found its way into England, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, etc. Now, the virus has come onto the westernContinue reading “New Covid-19 Variant Omicron Surfaces Globally”
COVID-19 Update: A Healthcare Dilemma & Opening Borders
It’s no surprise that the healthcare system feels overwhelmed and is bearing more than it can handle. Newer issues surrounding the vaccine rise due to the hesitancy of pregnant women taking it. Pregnant women are reluctant to take the vaccine because they feel they’re putting their unborn child at great risk. During the initial riseContinue reading “COVID-19 Update: A Healthcare Dilemma & Opening Borders”
COVID-19 Vaccine: When Can we Expect it, and How Much Will it Cost?
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an incredible push for a vaccine against the virus to be made widely available across the world. Countries like the United States have been opening businesses prematurely in order to return to normalcy, but with the reopen has come an overwhelming surge of new cases;Continue reading “COVID-19 Vaccine: When Can we Expect it, and How Much Will it Cost?”
Unreliable Assistance for California Immigrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/coronavirus-undocumented-california.html) Immigrants without legal status in California have been hit hard by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like millions of other Americans, they have lost jobs, wages and some have even lost their homes due to shutdowns and the economic fallout of the virus. In order to provide supportContinue reading “Unreliable Assistance for California Immigrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
How to File for Unemployment
The U.S. Department of Labor’s unemployment insurance programs provide unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own and meet certain other eligibility requirements. Unemployment insurance is a joint state-federal program that provides cash benefits to eligible workers. Each state administers a separate unemployment insurance program, but all states followContinue reading “How to File for Unemployment”
Coronavirus: Economic Trends and Issues Facing the Real Estate Industry and What Could be the New Normal
The coronavirus has not just affected our health but as well as our economic safety net. All industries are affected one way or another however it has become a concern for the real estate industry in which relies heavily on social interaction the change will dramatically change the landscape for both residential and commercial. ToContinue reading “Coronavirus: Economic Trends and Issues Facing the Real Estate Industry and What Could be the New Normal”
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