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Alabama
Montgomery: Public health officials are urging people to get COVID-19 shots as soon as possible, after the White House informed governors last week that it might reallocate supply from states with decreasing demand. Distribution has been in steady decline for several weeks, according to Alabama Department of Public Health data. “Y’all, we want shots in the arms and off the shelf,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “If you have not made it a priority to schedule a vaccine, I encourage you to go get the shot as soon as you are able. If you are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, please speak to a physician you trust and ask if he or she would recommend it for you. If we don’t use it, we could lose it. This is our ticket back to normal. The vaccine is free and could possibly save your life.” In the early stages of the vaccine rollout, the Al
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Alabama
Montgomery: Public health officials are urging people to get COVID-19 shots as soon as possible, after the White House informed governors last week that it might reallocate supply from states with decreasing demand. Distribution has been in steady decline for several weeks, according to Alabama Department of Public Health data. “Y’all, we want shots in the arms and off the shelf,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “If you have not made it a priority to schedule a vaccine, I encourage you to go get the shot as soon as you are able. If you are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, please speak to a physician you trust and ask if he or she would recommend it for you. If we don’t use it, we could lose it. This is our ticket back to normal. The vaccine is free and could possibly save your life.” In the early stages of the vaccine rollout, the Alabama Department of Public Health heavily targeted vulnerable areas, particularly those with large
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As more people get vaccinated and return to normal life, the economy is expected to bounce back thanks to demand for activities that were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But with that increase in demand, many businesses say they are struggling to hire workers.
The phenomenon is essentially the reverse of a worker shortage, according to representatives in the Labor Department.
There s still a plethora of jobless people to choose from, with more than 31,000 people still collecting unemployment from the state.
But businesses with unfilled spots aren t able to find them. What we are hearing, of course, are a need for workers to fill unfilled jobs, said Rachel Turney, deputy secretary at the Department of Labor.
Delaware Business Now
Zip Code Wilmington is reporting success in getting more Delaware area residents trained and hired
Through Zip Code Wilmington’s participation in Delaware’s rapid training program EO43, referred to as Forward Delaware, the coding school trained 38 students with 35 hired into full-time positions with three graduates actively interviewing with local businesses.
The graduates with jobs captured a combined $2.8 million in earned wages (a $1.5 million increase from their combined total earnings before attending Zip Code Wilmington).
“It is remarkable to see 38 students enter our coding cohorts with funding from the Governor’s EO43, reskill as software engineers within a mere 12 weeks, and then more than double their pre-Zip Code Wilmington salaries,” said Ben duPont, co-founder of Zip Code Wilmington and managing partner of Chartline Capital Partners. “This was an invaluable initiative created by Governor John Carney, and ably executed by Secretary of