NEW YORK - Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE gave the world an early Christmas present when they announced initial clinical studies show a COVID-19 vaccine was 90 percent effective. What’s more, in a press release, the companies said based on current projections the pharma companies expect to produce globally up to 50 million
ANN ARBOR - On MITechNews Nov. 9, Attorney Enrico Schaefer updates his firm’s progress in representing Airbnb Hosts in a Class Action Lawsuit Against Airbnb. DTMB CIO Brom Stibitz grade of “A” from the Center For Digital Government, the sixth straight year. The show wraps with the latest COVID-19 vaccine updates from Epidemiologist Fred Brown.
LANSING - We are all aware of how COVID-19 has impacted hiring within our business since March 2020. A majority of businesses froze or slowed their hiring amid furloughs and layoffs. Now that we are at the end of 2020, what trends are we expecting in 2021? Criteria, a talent acquisition assessment company, surveyed over
ANN ARBOR–The Ann Arbor software developer Wisely announced that it plans ot offer restaurants free contact tracing as multiple states implement new related regulations. Michigan and New Hampshire have announced contact tracing requirements. The orders require restaurants and bars to collect names and phone numbers of all patrons, should they need to be informed by
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown joins us again to update what's happening to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this video interview he shares slides that show the contagion is accelerating in Michigan. Brown has been working with a number of states and countries to develop models for how the virus will spread. With everyone in
NEW YORK - International social media analytics company Talkwalker and Hubspot asked 50 social media gurus, industry experts and PR professionals from around the world to define the trends that will shape the social media industry for 2021. “While 2020 was a year that no one could have predicted, with mentions of COVID-19 going from
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Nov. 2 at 2 pm Kathleen Norton-Schock with update on MCWT and Diva Tech Talk. At 2:15 - Tamara Shoemaker with update on Cyber Patriot program. Then the show concludes at 2:30 with Fred Brown, an infectious disease expert, updating the latest COVID-19 healthcare news. MITECH TV is live
DETROIT—In a reversal of second quarter trends, the leaders of Michigan’s largest employers anticipate the state and federal economies will stabilize and improve in the coming months. While more than half of business leaders predicted worsening state and federal economic outlooks last quarter, 82 percent now say the U.S. economy will stay the same or improve during the
LANSING - Despite a long-term forecast for a comparatively normal Michigan winter, demand for home heating fuel is expected to rise as more Michiganders continue to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the MPSC’s 2020-2021 Winter Energy Appraisal. The continued impact of the pandemic has thrown a curveball to forecasting, given unknowns about
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown has been advising governments, US states and both US political parties on how to contain COVID-19. He shares those 7 transitions in this video interview. With COVID spiking around the US and world, government and health care professionals need to take his advice seriously. Lives and economies are at
