| Presented by | | | | | We’re not out of the woods, not yet. One year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., more than 400,000 people have died and thousands of businesses have shuttered. On the political front, our democracy endured a months long campaign to subvert the presidential election, culminating in a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
But at Fast Company, we’re also looking to the future. Amid the horrors of 2020, we saw the world awaken to the power of new technology and radical ideas, from mRNA and BLM to satellite internet and sustainable fashion. So as a new president takes office with a mandate to build back better, we’re pausing to reflect on these lights in the darkness. Here are 21 reasons to hope in 2021.
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| NEWS | Amazon offers vaccine help: What you need to know | | Amazon has offered to assist President Biden with distributing coronavirus vaccines in a letter sent from Dave Clark, the CEO of its worldwide consumer business, to Biden on the day of his inauguration. | | | In the letter, the company said it wants to assist not only in the onsite vaccination of its own “essential workers” at warehouses and Whole Foods Market stores but also help vaccinate the public more generally. | | | The letter drew criticism on social media, with some questioning why the company seemed to have waited until Biden took office. Amazon countered by saying it had been in touch with federal officials during the Trump administration. | | | Vaccination efforts have been frustratingly slow. Biden has pledged 100 million doses of the vaccine would be administrated within his first 100 days in office. | | | | | FREE SPONSORED E-BOOK OF THE DAY | Office 365 User Guide | Get the knowledge you need to take full advantage of Office 365 and level up your organization's productivity. Click here to download your free e-book. | | | | | |
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