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Omicron will disrupt staffing in more than just the airline industry

by Savannah Peters
Dec 27, 2021
With the expiration of federally mandated COVID sick leave and related tax incentives, businesses are on their own.
The spread of omicron has brought with it staffing issues in the service industry and health care. Above, a "We're Hiring" sign hangs near the entrance to a CVS store on Nov. 5.
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Travel industry uses lessons from past COVID waves to deal with omicron

by Justin Ho
Dec 27, 2021
Like how to reduce contact, reschedule flights and handle the unexpected.
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the holiday weekend as the omicron variant spread.
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The U.S. health care system isn't set up great for COVID-19 testing

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 24, 2021
We have a slow regulatory process, fragmented providers and a focus on treating disease over preventing it.
Binax COVID-19 testing kits are handed out in the in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 23. While about 40 companies manufacture COVID tests in Europe, stricter regulations mean only about a dozen manufacturers are approved in the U.S.
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School nurses are stretched thin during the pandemic

by Susie An
Dec 23, 2021
School nurses are attending to COVID-19 protocols on top of their regular duties of keeping students physically and emotionally healthy.
On top of their daily duties dealing with sick children, school nurses are taking care of COVID-19 protocols like testing and contact tracing.
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Consumer confidence rises, undeterred by omicron

by Amanda Peacher
Dec 22, 2021
Americans are reassured that businesses are still operating. Yet some economic uncertainty lingers.
The spread of the new coronavirus variant hasn't seemed to dampen consumer confidence, which reached 115.8 in December. However, that remains below pre-pandemic levels.
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COVID testing's rocky start led to long lines, limited access today

by Lily Jamali
Dec 22, 2021
Economists say testing is key to fighting the pandemic and restoring the economy.
Manufacturers of COVID test kits have been uncertain about their market, and production has been erratic.
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A new strategy to fight COVID: more home test kits

by Samantha Fields
Dec 22, 2021
Starting in January, people will be able to sign up to get free rapid COVID tests mailed to them at home.
Rapid at-home Covid-19 test kits are ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots environmental protection organization and Chelsea Community Connections in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on December 17, 2021.
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Biden's COVID home test plan faces supply chain hurdles

by Justin Ho
Dec 21, 2021
But it will be easier than shipping COVID vaccines, and there are more options for delivering the rapid tests, experts say.
President Joe Biden announces that he is planning to distribute half a billion at-home COVID-19 tests in response to the the spread of the coronavirus omicron variant.
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What's the best way to track the economy with fast-moving omicron?

by Justin Ho
Dec 20, 2021
Some economists are looking at alternative indicators, like box office figures and subway turnstile figures to see if economic activity is starting to wane.
Why are global markets so volatile? We dig in to some of the issues after a frantic 24 hours of trading.
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The new holiday tradition: rapid COVID-19 tests?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 17, 2021
Rapid tests could make holiday gatherings safer, but they can be hard to find when demand surges.
Rapid at-home COVID tests can be difficult to find during surges in cases. Above, an environmental protection organization distributes tests in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Dec. 17.
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