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Shift Working: New COVID-19 Risk Factor by Colleen Fleiss on  April 27, 2021 at 12:34 PM Shift work might alter how the immune system responds to the viral infection Globally, shift work is becoming increasingly common with 10% to 40% of workers in most countries doing so People who work shifts are at an increased risk to end up in hospital with COVID-19 than people who have regular work patterns. The findings of the study are published in the journal Thorax. Researchers...

April 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 In New Bedford, Massachusetts, fishermen and plant workers had a hard time finding vaccine appointments that fit their schedules. SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Heart health of shift workers linked to body clock: Study ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 10:04 IST Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Working hours that deviate from an individuals natural body clock are associated with greater cardiovascular risk, according to a new research. The research was presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). "Our study found that for each hour the work sched...

Timeshifter Raises Funding And Reveals Upcoming Shift Work App Based on its powerful technology platform for circadian shifting and insights from its successful jet lag app, Timeshifter is now developing a new app to help those struggling with shift work. News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Timeshifter® – the circadian science company best known for the most-downloaded and highest-rated jet lag app in the world – today announced it...

>> thank you very much. miguel is in las vegas. lucy is also in las vegas, at the bellagio hotel, what are you seeing, lucy, over there? >> reporter: well, this is an unusual caucus site. the bellagio is one of seven caucus sites on the strip that are specifically aimed at getting shift workers to come and participate. so these are gas station attendants, and union worker, nonunion worker, restaurant employers, people who are working within a 2.5 mile radius of the las vegas strip and not able t...

An exciting day, the nevada caucus is happen, mr. steyer, how you are feeling? >> im feeling good. we are hearing the turnout is going to be good. im a big believer in the biggest possible turnout, we know that early voting was 75,000, which is really, really high. and so were hoping that everybody shows up. and everybody caucuses. thats the best thing that can happen. >> and where are you going to be watching the final results coming in tonight? >> well i doubt im just sitting and watching in f...

All right. lets check back with jeff zeleny. hes over in des moines at one of these satellite caucuses. these are people who wont be able to attend the more than 1,600 caucuses throughout the state later tonight. theyve got work, theyre shift workers, they have other responsibilities. what are you seeing? >> reporter: wolf, we are definitely seeing a strong sign for bernie sanders here. we are seeing 71 people here total in this satellite caucus. im also seeing some top sanders supporters and ca...

The caucuses, then these satellite caucuses will be weighted. they wont account for as much as a regular, realtime caucus, but they are going to allow people to participate in a way that matters, not quite at that same time, unlike a primary election, wolf, where you have all day long to vote, you know, polls are open maybe ten hours a day, you can go and vote. the caucus process is, you have to show up on a cold winter night in a room, stay there for a couple of hours. this is now the first tim...

>> which is really unfortunate. >> here is iowas problem. like hundreds if not thousands of iowans, allison flees here for warmer climbs. to caucus you have to be in your precinct on a specific night. >> troy price has heard years of complaints that the caucuses are unaccessible to large numbers of voters. >> some folks who are shift workers, some folks who work or live or serve outside of the state or outside of the country, people with disabilities and people in nursing homes or assisted livin...

Problem. allison fleas the cold winter temperatures, unlike snowboards, she cant vote with an absentee ballot. to caucus you have to be in your precinct on a certain night. >> reporter: troy price has heard years of complaints that the caucuses are inaccessible to large numbers of voters. >> shift workers or folks who live or work or serve outside of the state or country, people with disabilities, and people in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. >> reporter: this year for the first tim...