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U.S. Capitol Police fired shots at a woman driver during a confrontation near the Capitol Building Wednesday morning. Officials say that just before the clash,...

Share: Part of the Biden administrations new strategy on allocating COVID-19 vaccines targets rural communities, which have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. In line with that goal as well as the imperative to speed vaccines to remote areas worldwide, major carriers have adopted innovative approaches to ensure that people dont have to travel far to get the vaccine from a trusted source. Since late last year, UPS (NYSE: UPS) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) have made major adjustments ...

Country roads: UPS, FedEx ramp up rural vaccine delivery Companies seek to reach remote areas domestically and abroad (Photo: UPS, FedEx) Part of the Biden administration’s new strategy on allocating COVID-19 vaccines targets rural communities, which have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. In line with that goal as well as the imperative to speed vaccines to remote areas worldwide, major carriers have adopted innovative approaches to ensure that people don’t have t...

According to reports, four FedEx employees came into direct contact with the package and were sent away for medical examination.

1:29 The National Weather Service reports Hazardous travel conditions are likely from late Wednesday night through Friday morning. It will start as a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain before transitioning to heavy snow by midday Thursday. Moderate to heavy snow is likely at times on Thursday afternoon before ending late Thursday night. Gusty northwest winds may hamper efforts to treat roads on Friday morning, according to NWS. Those conditions aren’t great for traveling. It could a...

Snow aplenty prompts mail, shipping delays in the Delaware Valley Noreaster Marcus Espinoza explains what the Noreaster means for delivery drivers and their wares PHILADELPHIA - Two things were in abundance on Wednesday – snowfall and package delivery drivers. The snow arrived as scheduled. The packages and presents many are expecting? That’s an entirely different story. “We’re waiting on a few packages to deliver, so we don’t know if they’re going to be coming in time, which is alw...

VERIFY: Will winter weather delay vaccine deliveries? The first big storm of the winter slams into the east coast this week. Will that delay companies that are delivering coronavirus vaccines? Author: Matt Gregory Updated: 8:58 PM EST December 17, 2020 WASHINGTON — The rollout of the first coronavirus vaccines times up with the first big winter storm this season. Will that slow down or delay vaccine distribution? The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine have ...

FedEx commences COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the US FedEx Express announced (11-Dec-2020) "operations are in motion" to commence its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines in the US. FedEx will transport vaccines using its Priority Overnight service and Priority Alert monitoring, following the US Food and Drug Administrations approval for the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. FedEx is working with healthcare customers to prepare for additional vaccine shipments and the transport of ...