Do vaccine incentives actually work?

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• That's quite a jump in retail sales. COIVD direct payments are responsible.

  The direct payments bolstered consumer confidence, said Susan Schmidt, head of U.S. equities at Aviva Investors. “And when are confident, they spend,” she added. Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest mark in a year, which, Schmidt says, means the market is expecting some inflation and expecting the economy to steadily pick back up.

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• Winter storms interrupt COVID vaccine distribution

  by Andy Uhler

  

  In Austin, as well as at distribution hubs in San Antonio and Dallas, vaccine operations have been paused again Wednesday.

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• New York sues Amazon over workplace safety during COVID

  Marketplace’s Erika Beras has more.

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• Will offering employees vaccination incentives work?

  by Jasmine Garsd

  

  Behavioral economists say there could be unintended consequences. And rewarding vaccinations remains legally murky.

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