Category: Coronavirus
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How to Help Your Kids With Stress
Fitbit Blog – 4.8.21 Adults aren’t the only ones feeling incredible stress these days. Thanks to decreased social contacts, changed routines (that seem to keep changing), and parental anxiety, kids are also stressed out. In fact, between 19 and 22 percent of children ages six to 12 report having anxiety, according to a study published in the International…
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Health Passports Gain Traction: Are We Ready For Them?
Abine Blog – 4.8.21 ‘Health passports’ – portable proofs of vaccination, typically in the form of a smartphone app, or scannable QR code – are beginning to be deployed worldwide, and are a hot-topic of debate today in the US; but serious questions remain about their necessity, how they will address privacy concerns, as well…
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What Travelers Need to Know About Digital Health Passports
Tripit Blog – 1.12.21 If you’ve flown during the pandemic, you’re likely already familiar with the requirements many destinations have put in place based on your health status. In the U.S., many states require visitors to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival, or a period of quarantine in its stead. Source: What Travelers…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Passports
Avast Blog – 1.11.21 (1.7.21) As the number of people getting vaccinated against Covid-19 rises, it’s time to review the ways that people can prove they have been inoculated when they want to cross international borders. Source: Covid-19 Vaccine Passports | Avast
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Epson and Canva Partnering to Help Organizations Create Custom Social Distancing Materials
Epson Blog – 10.19.20 Businesses, schools, churches and entertainment venues across the country are reopening after COVID-19 shutdowns or increasing their occupancy limits as states lift restrictions. To keep employees and customers safe at their locations, organizations create signage to communicate social distancing and other safety requirements to everyone who enters the building. Source: Epson and…
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Can the Cloud Keep up with the Disruption of COVID-19?
Western Digital Blog – 10.19.20 As the world was scrambling to adjust to the new COVID-19 reality, cloud usage has been indisputably soaring.[1] It seems like no matter how many video meetings, streaming binges or viral dance challenges we throw at it, the cloud never says no. While many feared that the sudden increase in activity…
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10 Key Stats from Owl Labs State of Remote Work 2020
Owl Labs Blog – 10.9.20 (10.8.20) In 2020 organizations around the world embraced remote work. Whether your company turned to remote work tools and flexible schedules long before COVID-19, or your company was forced into creating a work from home policy for the first time this year, many had to learn how to adapt to a new…
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As Schools Go Online, Cyberattacks Are On The Rise
PSafe Blog – 10.5.20 (9.30.20) The continued fallout from coronavirus in online environments has begun to trend upward in an environment that poses serious risks to both hosts and users: online schooling. Schools, parents, and students need to take care, and take steps to protect themselves. Source: As Schools Go Online, Cyberattacks Are On The…
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How Alexa can help your family stay organized this school year
Amazon Blog – 9.12.20 (9.11.20) This fall, millions of teachers, students, and families are beginning what will undoubtedly be the least traditional back-to-school moment they’ve experienced. Parents have to find new ways to balance their work, virtual learning for their children, mental load, and the other things that keep the household running. Source: How Alexa…
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Cybersecurity and Back to (Virtual) School 2020: What You Need to Know
Webroot Blog – 8.12.20 Even though the 2020 Back to School season may look very different from those in years past, there are a few things that will remain the same. First, since Back to School is often when parents and caregivers stock up on new clothes, tech, and school supplies for students, it’s also…