Business was brisk for some as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade returned to New York City. Delis, supermarkets, and even a man selling a turkey hat were overjoyed by the thousands of spectators.
Author: Alexandra E. Petri
U.S. Ramps Up Covid Boosters as Poor Nations Await First Doses
The booster program underlines the disparity in vaccine access, with wealthier nations accounting for more than three-quarters of all doses administered so far.
Chicago’s mayor guts the city’s vaccine mandate for public workers.
A day after President Biden visited to issue a national plea for more vaccine mandates, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago’s public workers could opt out of the city’s until the end of the year by getting regularly tested.
Research to Examine Whether Vaccines Affect Menstrual Cycles
Some vaccinated women and girls have reported changes in their menstrual cycles, although no formal studies have yet examined the issue.
Drop in U.S. Covid Testing Will Make Virus Harder to Track, Experts Say
Dangerous variants are spreading, and only 43 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, as states reopen and travel resumes.
No Longer Taboo, Tattoos Are Reclaimed by Hondurans to Express Love Not Hate
In Honduras, tattoos have a malevolent history, long symbolic of violent gangs. But recently, they’ve been embraced by everyday citizens as a way to show love for parents and pets.