Fast Company Remote work can’t change everything until we fix this $80 billion problem

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From: Fast Company Compass - Monday Nov 30, 2020 02:24 pm
Fast Company Compass
Good morning! The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies to tell employees that they’re welcome to work from anywhere on a permanent basis.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Good morning! The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies to tell employees that they’re welcome to work from anywhere on a permanent basis. That could be good news for more rural parts of the United States, where the cost of living is affordable but historic sources of employment have long been in decline.

But there’s a catch. As Jared Lindzon explains, these areas often suffer from poor internet connectivity. It may take both federal investment and new technology to get them up to speed.  

—Harry McCracken
 
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An emergency use authorization (EUA) is a mechanism that allows drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions to come to market much quicker than they normally would. 
Moderna’s EUA request comes just a week after Pfizer requested an EUA for its own COVID-19 vaccine. 
Previously the company said the vaccine had an efficacy rating of 94.5%. That rating now stands at 94.1% after further testing.
 
 
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