By: Maura Mazurowski, Bridgetower Media December 28, 2020
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But perhaps ditching the commute and “going to work” in your sweatpants isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Though there are advantages to the work-from-home lifestyle, sleeping and working in the environment can make finding a work-life balance more difficult.
If anything, it’s starting to stress Americans out. In a recent survey by Monster, a job search website, 51% of respondents admitted to experiencing burnout while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
And that’s despite taking breaks for “self care” every day. In the same survey, 71% of respondents said they were stepping away from work for things like walks or spending time with family.
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For one New York-based single mother of young children, who suffers from respiratory problems, Christmas came early when she learned through word-of-mouth that – despite conflicting information as to who was eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine – her underlying condition meant she could indeed be inoculated at a Brooklyn-based health clinic. I was so relieved and grateful, the mother and working professional, who requested anonymity for privacy reasons, told Fox News. And shocked I could get it already.
A week ago, she filled out a brief form online and was later informed that she had an appointment at a ParCare clinic in Brooklyn for Tuesday, the very same week that Moderna was shipping its highly anticipated vaccines across the country.
As a breaking news reporter, I primarily cover crime and courts in southeastern Connecticut, but I also report on politics, health care and social justice issues. In addition to my beat, I am the cohost of the investigative true crime podcast Looking for the Todt Family. I am passionate about in-depth crime coverage and believe in the power of investigative journalism. I am a Connecticut native who returned to my home state to join the team at The Day.
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As a breaking news reporter, I primarily cover crime and courts in southeastern Connecticut, but I also report on politics, health care and social justice issues. In addition to my beat, I am the cohost of the investigative true crime podcast Looking for the Todt Family. I am passionate about in-depth crime coverage and believe in the power of investigative journalism. I am a Connecticut native who returned to my home state to join the team at The Day.
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To ease the sting of this tragic loss, on Monday, Dec. 21, Border Patrol agents from the Blythe Station gave 2-year-old Zephyr, the son of agent agent William Lechausse â who died unexpectedly in Februrary â and his wife of nine years Kandus, an early Christmas. Among the gifts Zephyr received was a Jeep which agents had painted with a green stripe to match a Border Patrol vehicle.
“It just tells you right at that instant you don’t have the virus. But you have to worry about that point and going all the way to your family and then spending the holiday,” said Kagya Amoako Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of New Haven.
He adds that PCR testing measures the actual virus in the body, while rapid tests measure antibodies. You could get a rapid test within a window, but the results are unreliable.
“It could say you don’t have the antibodies, but it doesn’t mean you don’t have the virus. It takes time for your antibodies to build up,” said Amoako.