COVID-19 Pandemic is Not Easing. It is Expanding

by Tony Mayo | For Business Owners

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I first shared this on October 22, 2020, more than three months ago. I wish I had not been right but here we are, with dangerous new versions of COVID-19 spreading from Brazil, South Africa, and the UK to that guy next to you in line.

Stay Home If You Can.
or
Wear a Mask!

This isn’t the end of the pandemic. I am not even convinced we have reached the end of the beginning.

COVID-19 is an RNA virus, like the common cold. RNA viruses mutate frequently. That’s why (more…)

Vaccine Primer for SARS-CoV-2 • COVID-19

by Tony Mayo | For Business Owners

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mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are being used worldwide. Soon, you may queue to have one injected into your body.  Here’re the basics of how mRNA vaccines will work, from the University of Cambridge: https://www.phgfoundation.org/briefing/rna-vaccines

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An interesting editorial in the New York Times by a German journalist explores how Germany is confronting (more…)

☣ Work Sharing: Unemployment Benefits to Supplement Reduced Work Hours ☣ SARS-Cov-2

by Tony Mayo | For Business Owners

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Before you reduce the size of your workforce with furloughs or layoffs consider reducing hours per employee. Some states are offering “Work Share” unemployment benefits. If employee hours and pay are reduced, for example, by 25%, employees may be eligible for 25% unemployment benefits. This lets the (more…)