Is 2021 a smooth path to recovery already?
Second new coronavirus variant worries health experts. Here’s what we know.
Another coronavirus variant that shares some of the same mutations as the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the U.K., has begun spreading rapidly after it was first identified in South Africa in mid-December. It has quickly become the predominant variant there, but it has also gained a foothold in other countries, including Brazil, which is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases.
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/second-new-coronavirus-variant-worries-health-experts-heres-what-we-know-000414839.html
The COVID-19 vaccines are here: What comes next?
Coronavirus vaccines have started becoming available in some countries1 and are expected to be critical tools in ending the pandemic. Several vaccines in development have reported promising initial data, with some receiving authorization for use. Now the focus is likely to shift to how quickly and successfully vaccines can be distributed, an effort that will be the largest simultaneous global public-health initiative ever undertaken.
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/the-covid-19-vaccines-are-here-what-comes-next?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck
Overcoming pandemic fatigue: How to reenergize organizations for the long run
Pandemic fatigue: it’s plaguing organizations and employees right now. In 2020, we’ve endured a global pandemic, a massive economic crisis, and widespread social unrest. Layer on top of that forces that are fundamentally reshaping societies—technological innovation, business-model disruption, societal inequality, and workforce automation—and it’s clear that an epidemic of stress has been building, with the COVID-19 crisis as the tipping point.
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/overcoming-pandemic-fatigue-how-to-reenergize-organizations-for-the-long-run?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck
