May 17, 2021 6:03 AM By Brandon Lee
For a nation mired in a pandemic for more than a year, the biggest step toward a return to normal came suddenly, even to President Joe Biden.
After warning the country last Monday to stay vigilant amid the threat of coronavirus variants, the president found himself three days later striking a different tone, celebrating that the U.S. had already reached a sort of finish line.
Late Wednesday evening, Bidenâs White House learned from Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that vaccinated Americans could safely shed the face masks that have become a staple of their wardrobes in almost all occasions.
Lyft driver Drew Wajnert is unable to walk after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while on the job. But Lyft dropped an insurance policy during the pandemic
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Lyft driver Drew Wajnert is unable to walk after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while on the job.
But Lyft dropped an insurance policy during the pandemic that may have covered his medical bills.
One expert told Insider Lyft s insurance, even with that policy when it was in effect, falls far short of what traditional employers must provide.
Shortly before 9 p.m. on March 2, in Lakewood, Colorado, Drew Wajnert was rear-ended by a suspected drunk driver who was allegedly going 85 mph, sending his car slamming into the median and fracturing his spine. When he came up to me and asked me how I was, Wajnert told Insider, What he may have not seen was, not only did he rear-end me at 85 miles an hour, but I spun into the concrete divider at 50 miles an hour, and then spun to the shoulder to a dead stop.