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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 19: More Than Half of Americans Plan to Get Updated Vaccine, Some Get Mistakenly Billed for New Jab
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,287th day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, a clear majority of Americans plan to get the 2023 coronavirus vaccine, a rapper preacher is peddling bleach as a cure for what ails you, and some people in the United States are being incorrectly billed for their Covid jabs.
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Big Apple Visitors Scramble for Hotel Rooms as New York City Enforces New Airbnb Rules and Hotels Rates Climb
The month of September brought new challenges for people traveling to New York as the city’s new restrictions on Airbnb listings went into effect just at a time when tourism is beginning to rise.
The pandemic hit the Big Apple’s lodging market harder than any other in the United States. Dozens of hotels shuttered their doors permanently, pulling thousands of rooms off the market.
Five factors are driving room rates to or …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 15: Pharmacy Chains Start to Offer New Vaccine, Indian Officials Fight Deadly Outbreak of Nipah Virus
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,283rd day of the pandemic.
MID-WEEK OP-ED
How to Interpret News of the New Coronavirus Vaccine
The 2023 formulation of the coronavirus vaccine became available Friday in the United States after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the jab for anyone over the age of 6 months.
The new shots arrive …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 14: DeSantis Warns Floridians Against Being Vaccine ‘Guinea Pigs,’ CIA Confirms Covid Origins Hush Money Probe
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,281st day of the pandemic.
MID-WEEK OP-ED
How to Interpret News of the New Coronavirus Vaccine
The 2023 formulation of the coronavirus vaccine became available Thursday in the United States after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the jab for anyone over the age of 6 months.
The new shots arrive …
Ransomware Attack Brings MGM Resorts to a Standstill: ‘Everything is Down.’
Over a dozen MGM Resorts International hotels and casinos have been forced to either shut down or significantly curtail operations after a cyberattack on its computer systems, which installed ransomware on Sunday, left the resort chain in perilous shape.
A notice on the MGM Resorts website says that it is “currently unavailable” without stating a reason, and apologizes “for the inconvenience.” It also points individuals who wish to purchase tickets for …
Hurricane Lee, With ‘Huge Wind Field,’ Expected to Hit New England With Flooding, Downed Trees, and Disruptions to Travel
Hurricane Lee, a powerful Cape Verde hurricane that was able to rapidly intensify last week into a Category 5 hurricane, is expected to grow in size in the coming days. Lee has the potential to strike 11 U.S. states at the same time with its massive wind field if present conditions prevail.
Flooding, downed trees, and numerous power outages as well as significant travel disruptions are expected.
“Hurricane Lee will continue moving …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 13: New York and Other States Prepare for New Covid Vaccine, Florida Surgeon General Warns Against It
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,281st day of the pandemic.
MID-WEEK OP-ED
How to Interpret News of the New Coronavirus Vaccine
The 2023 formulation of the coronavirus vaccine became available Wednesday in the United States after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the jab for anyone over the age of 6 months.
The new shots arrive …
