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In mid-March, Nielsen’s (No. 20 on DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity) vice president of strategic community alliances Mariko Carpenter was walking her dog around her block in New York City. It was the first time she went out during the pandemic wearing a face mask. Suddenly, she heard a…
More help is theoretically on the way for small businesses struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic’s economic blow. The House passed a relief package Thursday, allotting about $484 billion for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus, as well as for hospitals and expanded testing. However, after the first relief package…
During a pandemic, society’s biggest concern is physical health. However, COVID-19 has had an equally crucial impact on people’s mental health, changing routines, affecting finances, limiting socializing and causing many to worry for their — and their loved ones’ — health. Along with its pandemic response, healthcare company Kaiser Permanente…
Originally posted on BASF.com “Helping Hands” aid campaign: Donations to the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate BASF creates production capacities for 1 million liters of disinfectants in Germany alone and supplies healthcare facilities free of charge As part of BASF’s “Helping Hands” campaign in the fight…
Originally published on LinkedIn.com by Vas Narasimhan. The top questions I’ve been asked about the pandemic As a physician-scientist who has spent much of my career working on drug and vaccine development, including during the H1N1 pandemic, I’ve been getting many questions about my take on the COVID-19 response. I…
Originally published on info.kpmg.us. KPMG in the U.S. and the KPMG U.S. Foundation Inc. have pledged to donate over $2 million to support nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19. “We remain deeply committed to serving and supporting our communities during this challenge our world is facing,” said KPMG U.S. Chairman and…
Originally published on sanofi.com. Sanofi’s digital manufacturing facility in Framingham, US, has received the Facility of the Year Award in the Facility of the Future category from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, highlighting Sanofi as a game changer for the future. The Framingham facility, which opened last October, is…
Originally published on southerncompany.com. Special payment plans among measures approved by PSC to assist with pandemic recovery; fuel rate decrease pending. As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to have unprecedented impacts on the state, Georgia Power’s suspension of disconnections is being extended following a vote by the Georgia Public Service…
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting more than just the physical health of Americans and people around the world. As governments shut down nonessential businesses, the economy is taking an unprecedented blow. Individuals and small businesses are bearing much of the brunt. However, many large banking corporations,…
Originally published on novartis.com. Funding and in-kind donations to support local initiatives and communities in the US impacted by the outbreak First grants to focus on immediate need for digital tools and frontline medical organization needs: USD 250,000 grant to the Commons Project for development of COVIDcheck, a free public…