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By Doha Madani A large percentage of front-line workers in hospitals and nursing homes have refused to take the Covid-19 vaccine, a hurdle for public health officials as the U.S. struggles to roll out inoculations around the country. About 50 percent of front-line workers in California’s Riverside County have refused to take the vaccine, Riverside...
By Zeynep Tufekci A new variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the globe. It was first identified in the United Kingdom, where it is rapidly spreading, and has been found in multiple countries. Viruses mutate all the time, often with no impact, but this one appears to be more transmissible than other variants—meaning it...
By Sylvan Hardy It was Cuenca’s quietest New Year’s Eve in memory. Although the skies briefly ignited with fireworks at midnight, mostly launched from private courtyards and driveways, and a few renegade dummies burned on sidewalks, city streets were mostly deserted Thursday night as 2020 ticked over to 2021. Those looking to have dinner out...
By Michelle Minton It may be impolite to talk politics at the dinner table, but when it comes to government advice on what we eat, political agendas are usually baked in. Updated every five years, the official Dietary Guidelines for Americans have long been the subject of intense lobbying, with special interests vying for recommendations...
By Jeremiah Reardon Its mind made up, the four-inch wide insect plopped onto the street and stepped gingerly across the concrete. For a few minutes I stood over it, fascinated by its steady gait toward the other side. If traffic remained light, its chances looked good! Hopeful that it’d make it safely, I continued home....
Following what he calls a “catastrophic” 2020, Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport executive director Juan Pablo Vega sees a strong rebound in 2021. “We suffered a 43 percent drop in revenue and a 60 percent drop in passengers this year, all of it due to the coronavirus, and we anticipate regaining much of that in...
By Richard W. Soudriette
and Cynthia Gilley For many, the American Dream includes retiring to a warmer climate. But after a steep drop in the stock market a decade ago and the coronvirus pandemic today, many older North Americans are forced to rethink and postpone retirement plans. Some retirees decided that the only affordable way...
By Patti Neighmond At the start of the pandemic, stores quickly sold out of disinfectant sprays and wipes. People were advised to wipe down their packages and the cans they bought at the grocery store. But scientists have learned a lot this year about the coronavirus and how it’s transmitted, and it turns out all...
Following Monday’s announcement that several thousand Ecuadorians will participate in phase 3 trials of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine, Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos disclosed Tuesday that he is negotiating with developers to produce the vaccine in Ecuador. “We are eager to participate in the trials but we are also very interested in being involved in...
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) is asking municipal governments to intensify crowd control efforts during the New Year’s holiday. “The National Police were effective in their efforts over the Christmas holidays but we need help at the municipal level to control gatherings on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day,” said Juan Zapata, director...
By John Otis Just three days after crossing the border into Colombia to escape food shortages, joblessness and authoritarian rule in Venezuela, Alexander González says he’s shocked by the xenophobia of his adopted homeland. “Colombians treat Venezuelans badly,” says González, 19, as he takes a breather in the Colombian town of Pamplona before setting off...
By Ashifa Kassam Spain’s health minister has said the country will create a vaccination registry that will include those who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19, yielding a document that it will share with other countries in Europe. Days after EU countries began rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Salvador Illa said that those who reject...
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