As the coronavirus pandemic devastated small businesses and plunged millions of Americans into poverty this summer and fall, executives at some of the country’s largest corporations sounded surprisingly upbeat.“I don’t think we’ve ever been more excited or energized about our prospects,” PayPal finance chief John Rainey said on a November conference call.“These are times when the strong can get stronger,” Nike chief John Donahoe told analysts in September.“With all that’s happening around the world, it’s really unfortunate,” said Jensen Huang, chief executive of graphics chip maker Nvidia,...…As the coronavirus pandemic devastated small businesses and plunged millions of Americans into poverty this summer and fall, executives at some of the country’s largest corporations sounded surprisingly upbeat.“I don’t think we’ve ever been more excited or energized about our prospects,” PayPal finance chief John Rainey said on a November conference call.“These are times when the strong can get stronger,” Nike chief John Donahoe told analysts in September.“With all that’s happening around the world, it’s really unfortunate,” said Jensen Huang, chief executive of graphics chip maker Nvidia,...WW…

Dennis Bannister’s daughter, Demi, was the first to die.She was only 28, a beloved third-grade teacher who likely caught the virus during a training at her Columbia, S.C., school district. Doctors diagnosed her with a bladder infection, and by the time they realized their mistake, it was too late. Not long after, the family’s matriarch, Shirley, 57, complained of difficulty breathing. She was twice sent home from the emergency room before returning by ambulance and being put on a ventilator. She died soon after.Which left Dennis Bannister, childless and a widower, sitting on his porch last...…Dennis Bannister’s daughter, Demi, was the first to die.She was only 28, a beloved third-grade teacher who likely caught the virus during a training at her Columbia, S.C., school district. Doctors diagnosed her with a bladder infection, and by the time they realized their mistake, it was too late. Not long after, the family’s matriarch, Shirley, 57, complained of difficulty breathing. She was twice sent home from the emergency room before returning by ambulance and being put on a ventilator. She died soon after.Which left Dennis Bannister, childless and a widower, sitting on his porch last...WW…

PLEASE NOTEThe Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus. For more free stories, .Covid-19 has killed more than 6 million people and infected more than half a billion since it first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Despite the rollout of vaccines and the relaxation of strict measures in some parts of the world, global health experts warn that the pandemic is set to continue, with no end in sight. Variants such as delta and omicron have...…PLEASE NOTEThe Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus. For more free stories, .Covid-19 has killed more than 6 million people and infected more than half a billion since it first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Despite the rollout of vaccines and the relaxation of strict measures in some parts of the world, global health experts warn that the pandemic is set to continue, with no end in sight. Variants such as delta and omicron have...WW…

In the past week in Loading dataThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by No numbers can fully convey the state of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States, but several metrics taken together provide a clearer view of what is happening now and what may be coming soon.The data in these charts is gathered by The Washington Post from local and state government sites and from (cases and deaths), the (hospitalization and testing) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...…In the past week in Loading dataThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by No numbers can fully convey the state of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States, but several metrics taken together provide a clearer view of what is happening now and what may be coming soon.The data in these charts is gathered by The Washington Post from local and state government sites and from (cases and deaths), the (hospitalization and testing) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...WW…

This page is no longer being updated and reflects the status of vaccine progress through March 4, 2021.For more coverage about the pandemic, visit our . The first vaccine to be cleared by U.S. regulators was developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. BioNTech began working on a vaccine in January last year, and the companies began working together in , broadening a joint effort to use the same technology to develop an influenza vaccine. In November, companies reported that the vaccine was more than 90 percent effective in late-stage trials and were granted...…This page is no longer being updated and reflects the status of vaccine progress through March 4, 2021.For more coverage about the pandemic, visit our . The first vaccine to be cleared by U.S. regulators was developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. BioNTech began working on a vaccine in January last year, and the companies began working together in , broadening a joint effort to use the same technology to develop an influenza vaccine. In November, companies reported that the vaccine was more than 90 percent effective in late-stage trials and were granted...WW…

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