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Study: Tipped service workers are more vulnerable amid pandemic harassment spike
More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.
Minnesotan designed a smartwatch app to help stop his dad's PTSD-related nightmares
Patrick Skluzacek suffered from PTSD-related nightmares, which were ruining his life. His son, Tyler, created a smartwatch application to disrupt them. The app recently won FDA approval.
Dec. 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll nears 4,000
Minnesota health officials reported another 64 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, bringing the overall pandemic death toll in the state close to 4,000. The state also recorded another 5,588 COVID cases, pushing the total number past 350,000.
U.K. gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the immunization program on Tuesday, which will be the U.K.’s biggest ever and which is being closely watched all around the world.
Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy. Such a strategy, they say, could systematically check more people for infections and spot surges before they take off.