Los Angeles Times (October 21)
“As more communities across California require proof of vaccination at many retailers and other public venues, the battle over enforcement of the new rules is just beginning to heat up.” Though “many businesses have welcomed these sorts of rules,” others resent the additional burden enforcement places on them in terms of time and staffing requirements, as well as the potential for conflict.
Tags: Burden, California, Communities, Enforcement, Proof, Public venues, Retailers, Rules, Staffing, Time, Vaccination
USA Today (July 8)
“Even before the pandemic, which largely confined most Americans to their homes for months, communities that lacked reliable high-speed internet began falling behind those that were well-connected. The pandemic exacerbated the nation’s ‘digital divide’ – and those who suffered most were in low-income areas.”
Tags: Communities, Confined, Digital divide, Exacerbated, High-speed internet, Homes, Low income, Pandemic, Reliable, Well-connected
Chicago Tribune (November 17)
“Traveling, especially in airports or by public transit, is inherently risky when COVID-19 infections are high.” With many university students set to go on break, “concern remains that young adults crisscrossing the country might seed new infections in their home communities—or within their own households.”
Tags: Airports, Communities, COVID-19, Crisscrossing, Households, Infections, Public transit, Risk, Students, Traveling, University
