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More Americans are eligible for doses |
States are racing to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults as part of a sprint to meet President Biden's goal of universal vaccine access by May 1. |
In Utah, universal eligibility will begin next week. In Ohio, it starts March 29; in Montana, it's April 1; and in Connecticut, April 5. Illinois, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Maryland and Missouri have all said that every adult will be allowed to sign up for a dose in April. Florida plans to open eligibility for all adults in the coming weeks. |
President Biden said yesterday that the U.S. was already set to hit his goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in 100 days — six weeks ahead of his self-imposed deadline. So far, the country has delivered more than 151 million doses to the states, with about 77 percent of those having already been administered. |
The recent success of the vaccination campaign has even inspired some officials to speak more openly about what post-pandemic life may look like. |
"As more Montanans get the vaccine," said Gov. Greg Gianforte, "we will begin to approach the time when we are no longer in a state of emergency and we can remove our masks and throw them in the trash." |
Capitol Hill holdouts: As the country approaches universal access, there will undoubtedly be more signs of vaccine hesitancy — with Congress as Exhibit A. |
Who's in, who's out: Turning down a vaccine remains a luxury for most of humanity. As a new Times investigation starkly illustrates, getting vaccinated today means living in the right place, knowing the right people, or both. |
Artists and institutions are struggling after a pandemic year of financial turmoil. |
The Metropolitan Opera cellist Joel Noyes sold his 19th-century Russian bow and now uses his childhood one — a switch he likens to going from a Ferrari to a Camry. He and his colleagues, who have gone many months without pay, are scheduled to get their first partial paychecks this week. The music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, called the drought "increasingly unacceptable." |
The Association of Art Museum Directors loosened a prohibition on selling of art to pay bills, and museums have taken advantage: The Brooklyn Museum has raised close to $35 million at auction, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art may follow to address a $150 million budget shortfall. But discussions about making the change permanent have grown heated. |
Roadies — the backstage professionals who make concerts and other performances possible — are opening up about their struggles as well. Half of the 1,700 touring crew members surveyed by British organizations have experienced depression; London's Back Lounge hosts a weekly online support group with therapists and personal trainers. "I didn't know I needed it, but I needed it," a lighting supervisor told The Times. |
Meanwhile, performance venues are starting to open slowly. This week, theater critics in New York got their first invites to an Off Broadway indoor performance in more than a year, for an adaptation of José Saramago's novel "Blindness." Two Times critics discuss whether to go. |
What else we're following |
- Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, is about to become the latest European city to go into lockdown. Just 0.2 percent of Ukraine's population has been inoculated.
- New York City's public school system will give families another chance to enroll their children in in-person classes following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- The Times reviewed "A Shot in the Arm!", a "fascinating and enlightening," kid-friendly graphic novel about the history of vaccines.
- In a sign that Americans may be eyeing a return to normal life, The Washington Post reports that they're beginning to buy more regular clothes again, including work wear, dresses and tuxedos.
- Easter, Passover and Ramadan are on the horizon, but experts say we can't let down our guard just yet. Here's how you can celebrate spring holidays safely.
- Not everyone stayed home during the pandemic. Some spent the last year hitting the road, while others took to the sea.
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How am I doing? In a nutshell, not great. My kids who are virtually schooling are high-functioning special needs and require quite a bit of oversight from me. In addition, I'm dealing with a lot of pressure from my job. Covid protocols there are nonexistent, and I've been working from home a good deal of the time to reduce my potential exposure. My boss has threatened to cut my salary if I continue to work from home, and I'm constantly under scrutiny. In truth, I recognize that this time spent in lockdown is precious. We do family movie nights. I do what I can to keep everyone's spirits up. But while I'm absorbing everyone's frustration and sadness, I never really stop to deal with my own. — Christine Piecyk, Staten Island, N.Y. |
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