Cindy Rodgers expected to receive her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Thursday morning at the LECOM Center for Health and Aging.
Instead, the 71-year-old retired North East School District teacher was among 375 people to be vaccinated at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. I went to the LECOM Center and there was a sign on the door saying to go to the Convention Center, Rodgers said moments after getting her vaccine. So I hot-footed it down here.
LECOM Health and the Erie County Department of Health moved Thursday s vaccinations to the Bayfront Convention Center as a test run for larger events that will be held in the future.
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What s more, he said the future was too uncertain to know whether holidays would go ahead by the summer.
However, people travelling for essential reasons are able to travel to some destinations.
Furthermore, many would-be holidaymakers may be looking to switch their foreign currency back to pounds if their plans have now been cancelled.
Post Office Travel is currently offering a rate of €1.0976 over £400, €1.1135 for over £500, or €1.1099 for over £1,000.
Despite the favourable rates, one foreign currency expert suggests now may not be the time to switch euros back into pounds.
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James Lynn, co-CEO and co-founder of Currensea told Express.co.uk: It may be tempting to change back leftover travel money, or even take out foreign currency in anticipation of a future holiday, while the exchange rate is favourable. However, I would advise against this.
2021/02/03 11:12 Confucius snack noodles (Tainan City Government photo) Confucius snack noodles (Tainan City Government photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The top American representative to Taiwan is urging the country to fill the gap left by the exodus of China s Confucius Institutes in the U.S., following accusations that they advance the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) political agenda. Brent Christensen, director at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), told Nikkei Asia that Taiwan can play a significant role in promoting Mandarin education in the U.S. Lambasting the Confucius Institute s curriculum as biased, he said that Taiwan shares the U.S. commitment to intellectual and academic freedom.
Vessey commented on the volatility risk during BOE tomorrow.
“It’s a Super Thursday Bank of England (BOE) policy meeting tomorrow at midday, meaning new economic projections are released along with the usual policy decision, meeting minutes and press conference, he said. A review of negative interest rates will also be published, and markets are warning of elevated volatility. The British Pound has stuck to an upward trajectory against most major currency rivals since the start of the year, helped by the UK-EU trade deal, the so-far successful UK vaccine rollout, fading negative interest rate outlook and improving global risk sentiment.
THE POUND to euro exchange rate has remained high this week as the month of February begins. According to experts, GBP could improve further this week. So what does this all mean for your holidays and travel money?