WASHINGTON — Now that President Joe Biden has met his goal to have the coronavirus vaccine available to all adults, health officials around the country are hitting what appears to be a soft ceiling: More than half the nation’s adults have gotten at least one dose, but it is going to take hard work — and some creative changes in strategy — to convince the rest. State health officials, business leaders, policymakers and politicians are struggling to figure out how to tailor their messages, and their tactics, to persuade not only the vaccine hesitant but also the indifferent. The work will be labor intensive, much of it may fall on private employers and the risk is that it will take so long that the nation will not be able to reach herd immunity — the point at which the spread of the virus slows — in time to stop worrisome new variants from evading the vaccine. “If you think of this as a war,” said Michael Carney, the senior vice president for emerging issues at the U.S. Chamber of … [Read more...] about Nation faces “hand-to-hand combat” to get reluctant Americans vaccinated
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Program for black youth in crisis at heart of bitter dispute
Leonard Reece used to know where to send his most desperate cases. As a dedicated youth advocate, the 47-year-old is often contacted by young, black kids in crisis, many of whom are struggling with addiction or mental health: The sexually-abused teenager; The boy whose mother abandoned him in Canada; The girl who needed a ride at 3 a.m. because her stepfather had just tried to rape her. These are among the many kids Reece has sent over the years to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), which runs the province’s only publicly-funded clinical program aimed at helping black youth with mental health and substance abuse issues. The program is called SAPACCY — the Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth — and it was once the only service Reece trusted with helping these kids. Nowadays, however, he refuses to send them there. “I was one of the strongest advocates of SAPACCY back in the day,” said Reece, founder of the Young Advocates Youth … [Read more...] about Program for black youth in crisis at heart of bitter dispute
Martin Lewis explains how to get FREE food and drink using cashback sites and coupons
MARTIN Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert has explained how to bag free food from big supermarkets by using coupons and cashback websites. Writing in its weekly newsletter , the consumer site revealed how to get free chocolate, yogurt and more from shops like Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons. We calculated that you can get £26 off your grocery shop using MoneySavingExpert’s list of tricks. Roughly £12 of this is food and drinks you can get for free using either the cashback app Shopmium or coupons. Shopmium offers money back on your grocery shopping at big supermarkets like Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. MoneySavingExpert assistant deals and features editor Oli Townsend said: "Couponing is a popular pastime for savvy shoppers wanting to bag freebies and discounts on big brands. "While you can still clip coupons out of a mag or newspaper, like everything, couponing has largely gone digital and you can now use your phone as a passport to savings. "Downloading coupons you … [Read more...] about Martin Lewis explains how to get FREE food and drink using cashback sites and coupons
Codecov breach impacted ‘hundreds’ of customer networks: report
DevOps tool provider Codecov's security breach has impacted "hundreds" of clients according to new information surrounding the incident. Security Facebook data on 533 million users posted online Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government The best antivirus software and apps The best VPNs for business and home use The best security keys for two-factor authentication Why some governments are getting cyber crime gangs to do their hacking for them (ZDNet YouTube) US investigators examining the case told Reuters on Tuesday that the attackers responsible for the hack managed to exploit not only Codecov software, but also potentially used the organization as a springboard to compromise a huge number of customer networks. Based in San Francisco, Codecov offers code coverage and software testing tools. The aim is to allow users to deploy "healthier" code during the DevOps cycle, but on or around January 31, 2021, an … [Read more...] about Codecov breach impacted ‘hundreds’ of customer networks: report
Senate Democrats introduce bill to reform energy tax credits
Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday that would overhaul “overly complex” energy tax incentives to encourage clean energy development. The Clean Energy for America Act, sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden Ronald (Ron) Lee Wyden Schumer on 4/20: Bill coming to end federal marijuana prohibition GOP senator: Raising corporate taxes is a 'non-starter' Democrats get good news from IRS MORE (D-Ore.), would add tax credits for clean electricity production for both fossil fuels and renewables if the facilities in question are carbon-neutral or carbon-negative. It would also make grid improvements such as high-capacity transmission lines eligible for the full-value investment tax credit. The measure would also add tax incentives for electrified transportation, including long-term credits for battery-powered and electric fuel cell-powered vehicles. Separately, it would create a tax credit for domestic manufacture of clean fuel for … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats introduce bill to reform energy tax credits