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A study suggests that as many as one-third of Mexicans may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of last year. Coronavirus antibodies were found in 33.5% of samples from blood banks and medical laboratory tests in Mexico unrelated to … [Continue reading] about The Latest: Study: About 1/3 in Mexico showed virus exposure
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s Daimler Truck AG and Sweden’s Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers to boost incentives for … [Continue reading] about Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic? Not yet, but there are ways to make it safer if you go. “Yelling, chanting, hugging and generally pouring out our sports enthusiasm is still not the safest activity,” noted Jennifer Dowd, … [Continue reading] about Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic?
The Department of Veterans Affairs is plotting the path forward for its telehealth program after the pandemic prompted a meteoric expansion of virtual care appointments in a year. Between January 2020 and 2021, the number of VA telehealth … [Continue reading] about VA’s meteoric telehealth expansion poses new questions for the future
While it is virtually impossible for a federal or postal retiree to run out of money, it is possible to run dangerously low — even with an annuity indexed in whole, or part to inflation. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS ) retirees get full COLAs … [Continue reading] about Top off your retirement tank
