TOP HEADLINES
The COVID-19 Vaccine and Employers: Frequently Asked Questions
Willis Towers Watson – February 2, 2021
Here’s what employers need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Jobless Claims Show Unexpected Move Higher
CNBC – February 18, 2021
First-time filings for unemployment insurance jumped last week in a sign of continuing strife for the labor market.
Poll: 56% of U.S. Workers Say They’ll Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
HR Dive – February 16, 2021
Fifty-six percent of employed adults said they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if available to them, according to the Feb. 3 results of a Morning Consult survey.
What’s New from the CDC
Keep up with all the latest information on COVID-19 directly from the resources created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
GLOBAL NEWS
AUSTRALIA
Everything You Need to Know About Australia’s COVID Vaccine Roll-Out
Yahoo News – February 16, 2021
The highly-awaited vaccines have been taken to a secure location while the batches are being assessed for damage and quality ahead of the first phase of the roll-out.
CANADA
14.5M Canadians to be Immunized by June, Updated Vaccination Timeline Shows
CTV News – February 18, 2021
The federal government has released an updated COVID-19 vaccination timeline, showing that at least 14.5 million Canadians will be able to be immunized by the end of June with the approved Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna shots.
INDIA
India Could Become Second-Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Producer
Yahoo Finance – February 15, 2021
India could become the world’s second-largest COVID-19 vaccine maker after the U.S., with the ability to produce for both its own population and other developing countries.
UNITED KINGDOM
UK Approves Study That Will Infect Healthy Volunteers for COVID Trials
The New York Times – February 4, 2021
Researchers hope to learn things about how the immune system responds to the coronavirus that would be impossible outside a lab.
UNITED STATES
States to Receive Biggest Boost Yet in Vaccine Doses, White House Tells Governors
USA Today – February 16, 2021
States will receive their biggest boost yet in coronavirus vaccine doses this week, a 23% increase over the previous week and a 57% increase since President Joe Biden took office, administration officials told governors Tuesday.
POLAND
Coronavirus Pandemic Back on Upward Trend in Poland
Reuters – February 16, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is on the rise again in Poland, the health minister said on Tuesday, a worrying turnaround after case numbers stabilized following a second wave of infections last autumn.
