Beating back COVID right now comes down to balancing supply and demand.
With hopes pinned to vaccines, demand has far outstripped the supply of doses.
But, as an increasing number of vaccine vials are shipped in coming weeks, the concern about shortages may well shift to human capital: the vaccinators themselves. We need to mobilize more medical units to get more shots in people s arms, Jeff Zients, coordinator of President Joe Biden s COVID-19 task force, said at a briefing earlier this month.
Already, there have been scattered reports that vaccinators are in short supply in some areas. Absolutely, we do need more, said Tom Kraus, vice president of government relations for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, whose members work in hospitals, clinics and large physician practices.
Created: December 21, 2020 08:07 PM
Despite the pandemic, Krause s Homemade Candy in Colonie is feeling the holiday surge. In fact, they re getting so many orders, they re finding it hard to keep up.
The shop on Central Avenue in Colonie can only permit 20 customers in the store at a time. However, owner Tom Krause says tradition is keeping the store busy this time of year.
You can also order online and do curbside pickup.
Hear what some of the most popular orders are by watching the video.
Mad about marzipan | The Daily Gazette
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December 18, 2020
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“O Christmas treats, O Christmas treats, How wondrous is that marzipan!” is what I’m singing in my head as I eye the seasonal goodies crowding the shelves of my favorite specialty stores.
Pandemic or not, it feels like a good time to be alive when the marzipan and imported marzipan-filled stollen loaves start appearing. This year perhaps more than any other being able to gaze upon these traditional treats sends a wave of joy rolling in my heart. Seriously.
No doubt it’s because the sight reassures me that some things really do endure, plus it evokes all the happy Christmases in my past when long-departed loved ones were still around the holiday table and nobody had even heard of COVID-19.
The third edition of drupa preview for 2020 held online Tuesday, December 8, once again provided an opportunity for intensive knowledge transfer throughout the print and graphic communications community. Presentations and live web sessions by industry experts and partner associations, focused on the future and current global trends and challenges. Applications and uses in the field of additive manufacturing processes and packaging printing were also addressed. Overall, 4,301 registered participants took advantage of the new virtual platform and 1,383 exhibitors from 49 countries recorded about 14,400 page impressions. The momentum and interest therefore continued as over 4,300 participants registered for the previous two drupa preview days, and the proportion of international participants remained high at 82%. The fourth edition of the drupa preview day is scheduled for February of 2021.