COVID-19 PANDEMIC

One way to cope with any extra stress or anxiety is to have the kids engage in play time to help develop motor skills, social skills and language development, according to Dr. Jen Harstein, a children’s developmental psychologist who works with autistic children daily.

It’s been a strange time, living through a global pandemic. What first might have come as a surprise, is the housing boom that followed -- and the fact that things have stayed red hot.

We know, you know: The pandemic messed with a LOT of people’s jobs.

Books Covid Vaccine This cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Joe Miller with Dr. Ozlem Tureci and Dr. Uger Sahin. BioNTech founders Sahin and Türeci are collaborating with Joe Miller of the Financial Times on “The Vaccine,” St. Martin’s Publishing Group announced Tuesday. (St. Martin's Press via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — The husband and wife team who helped make the first COVID-19 vaccine are contributing to a book about their efforts. BioNTech founders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci are collaborating with Joe Miller of the Financial Times on “The Vaccine,” St. Martin's Publishing Group announced Tuesday. And, they will offer a glimpse into the potential treatment of other diseases that the success of the BioNTech vaccine offers.”Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla is also working on a book, announced last month.

The husband and wife team who helped develop the first COVID-19 vaccine are contributing to a book.

It certainly wasn’t planned this way, but Claire Nackashi had to deal with almost every aspect of her pregnancy, pandemic-style.

A senior administration official said Monday that U.S. health officials are "extremely encouraged" by the announcement that Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is highly effective in preventing Covid-19. "It is a great day for science. It is a great day for humanity when you realize your vaccine has 90% effectiveness. Health officials fear the situation could become especially dire as people also get the seasonal flu and hospitals fill up. Even with a vaccine, some infectious disease experts warn the coronavirus is likely to become as "endemic" as the annual flu virus.

Nevada health officials have ordered nursing facilities in the state to immediately suspend the use of two tests, manufactured by the companies Quidel and Becton, Dickinson and Co., after the officials said the tests repeatedly delivered false positives. Nevada officials said 23 out of 39 positive antigen test results from both Quidel and BD were later found by PCR to be negative, according to a directive issued last week. He urged nursing homes to continue to use the tests, saying "there is no scientific reason to not comply with this." The Trump administration is requiring nursing homes to routinely tests residents and staff in an attempt to detect new Covid-19 cases more quickly. The coronavirus has hit nursing homes in the U.S. especially hard, and the administration has shipped thousands of tests across the nation.

Have you ever celebrated Earth Day, perhaps by planting a tree or doing something good for the environment? Considering the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, the Earth Day Network has announced a shift to “global digital mobilizations.”It’ll be Digital Earth Day! Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of these “global digital mobilizations," which you can follow on its social media accounts. But organizers still want to “mobilize millions in a call for transformative action for our planet.”“At Earth Day Network, the health and safety of volunteers and participants in Earth Day events is our top concern. That’s now been postponed to October 24-25, 2020 to mark the half birthday of Earth Day.

Have you ever celebrated Earth Day, perhaps by planting a tree or doing something good for the environment? Considering the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, the Earth Day Network has announced a shift to “global digital mobilizations.”It’ll be Digital Earth Day! Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of these “global digital mobilizations," which you can follow on its social media accounts. But organizers still want to “mobilize millions in a call for transformative action for our planet.”“At Earth Day Network, the health and safety of volunteers and participants in Earth Day events is our top concern. That’s now been postponed to October 24-25, 2020 to mark the half birthday of Earth Day.