We sure do love our potato s, from the potato new years drop to the Famous Potato Bowl to Idaho s Potato Museum to the popular Potato Airbnb. I have to admit the outside seems um, unappealing, however the inside is charming, cute, clean and a bit of a surprise, although I don t know what I was expecting.
They officially call it Big Idaho Potato Hotel and it is located in Boise city limits. Airbnb are means of rental and so far with 213 stays and a 4.94 out of 5 stars it is a success. To stay is $165 per night and it is for 2 guests. The Potato hotel features 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom.
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Nudging people to vaccinate
“Vaccinating the world” (January 9th) touched on the dangers from people who refuse to take the covid-19 jab in countries such as France. This is no small piece of the puzzle. In tandem with supply and distribution, tackling people’s fears about the vaccines must be a priority for public-health officials.
We have seen this before. The reason it took decades to eliminate wild polio from Nigeria was that communities in the north of the country believed the vaccine was designed to harm, not help, them. Nigeria’s experience with polio has given it an advantage in overcoming vaccine hesitancy. It can be done. Most important, we listened and learned to understand people’s fears and scepticisms. We offered the vaccine free and trained an army of workers to knock on doors advocating for it. We packaged it with other public-health services people wanted,