A small Illinois town in denial comes face to face with the virus
Will Englund, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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1of11Main Street in Du Quoin, Ill., where a coronavirus outbreak at Fairview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center resulted in multiple deaths last fall.Photo for The Washington Post by Whitney CurtisShow MoreShow Less
2of11At Fairview Rehabilitation and Healthcare center, nearly every resident tested positive for the coronavirus in November.Photo for The Washington Post by Whitney CurtisShow MoreShow Less
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4of11Pedestrians leave a cafe on Main Street in Du Quoin, Ill. A coronavirus outbreak at Fairview Rehabilitation and Healthcare in the Southern Illinois town resulted in multiple deaths last fall.Photo for The Washington Post by Whitney CurtisShow MoreShow Less
With Vaccines in More Drugstores, Pharmacies Go on Hiring Sprees
Pharmacies are dangling five-figure signing bonuses and competing against one another to quickly recruit pharmacists and support staff.
CVS has been hiring thousands of pharmacists and support staff.Credit.John Taggart for The New York Times
Published Feb. 10, 2021Updated March 16, 2021
Phones are ringing with plentiful job opportunities. Prospective employers are dangling five-figure signing bonuses. Businesses are hounding universities for potential recruits.
The job market is booming at least if you’re a pharmacist.
The vaccination drive in the United States is entering a new phase this week, with the start of a federal program that will send more doses of Covid-19 vaccines into drugstores and grocery store pharmacies.
Pharmacy chains like Walgreens and CVS are dangling signing bonuses, competing to quickly recruit pharmacists and support staff to vaccinate customers against COVID-19.
When Evictions Loom, Pets Are Also at Risk
Adoptions set a record in the U.S. early in the pandemic, but now millions of animals could be in danger of being abandoned or returned to shelters.
Belgine Deshommes, 15, with one of her cats, Luna Bear, at her family’s rental home in St. Ann, Mo. Belgine’s parents both lost their jobs early in the pandemic, and her family moved from New York to Missouri in search of more affordable housing. But pet rent and pet deposits made the search difficult, and the cats ended up in foster care for months before being reunited with their owners.Credit.Whitney Curtis for The New York Times