coronavirus


Cases of COVID-related PTSD are expected to rise as we journey closer to herd immunity. Photo by Claudia Wolff on Unsplash.
It’s Not Over Yet With a return to normalcy pending, people are itching to mark the pandemic’s end date on their calendars.  The Gallup, armed with data from the CDC and Johns Hopkins University, has estimated that herd immunity could be achieved as early as June.  However, eliminating a plague […]

COVID-19 and PTSD: Mental Health Outcomes at the Dawn of ...


doomscrolling
Doomscrolling is the act of constantly searching through social media and news website feeds looking for negative or saddening information. The act of doomscrolling has increased dramatically during the pandemic and it has likely contributed to the increase in feelings of depression symptoms. Reasons For Increased Doomscrolling There are several […]

Doomscrolling During The Pandemic


At the beginning of August, two pharmaceutical companies began clinical trials for a COVID-19 antibody treatment known as monoclonal antibodies. They have been racing to complete clinical trials and have even claimed they could have this treatment available before the vaccine. What Is The Treatment? Monoclonal Antibodies are synthetic antibodies […]

COVID-19 Antibody Treatment



drive-in theaters
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the entertainment business has been almost completely on pause and people have been desperately looking for any way to get out of their homes safely. Enter the drive-in movie theater, a business model from the 1930s that is surprisingly perfect for just this […]

Drive-In Theaters Make A Comeback



mental health during covid
A recent study by Metlife found that the pandemic has had quite an impact on Americans’ mental health, especially younger employees. The study found that Gen Z workers were three times more likely to seek professional help for mental health during COVID-19 than other age groups. Causes For Increase In […]

Mental Health Effects During COVID-19



COVID-19 vaccine
Since March, several companies including BioNTech and Pfizer have been racing towards producing the first COVID-19 vaccine. The time when that race ends is quickly approaching with the CDC saying that limited doses could be going out to the highest risk individuals by late October. With this approaching, there has […]

Covid-19 Vaccine Priority: Who Gets It First?


an agent helping with underwriting life insurance during COVID-19
What has changed about underwriting life insurance during COVID-19? Almost everything about our lives has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, our businesses, our schools, and our favorite restaurants. Another thing that has changed is the underwriting process for life insurance, which varies by carrier. Transamerica One of the carriers […]

Underwriting Life Insurance During Covid-19


Is another stimulus package likely? I’d say yes, another stimulus package is likely. However, there are several factors to consider before we can determine if it’s actually going to happen or not. For example, what are the unemployment numbers looking like for June? How are businesses doing? How is the […]

Is another stimulus package likely?



On Friday the House of Representatives have approved a stimulus package worth trillions of dollars, that passed the Senate earlier this week. Now heading to the desk of the President, all that’s left is for his signature to be approved. The Coronavirus stimulus package is needed because of the effects […]

Coronavirus Stimulus package: $2 Trillion to Help The Economy