The FDA may give it's OK this week to administer booster shots that are different from recipients' original COVID-19 vaccines. The decision would fulfill the requests of state health officials, who have been seeking increased flexibility in giving the vaccines. A recent study showed recipients of the J&J vaccine would get enhanced protection from a second dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, which relies on a different technology.
With the number of COVID cases slowly receding as vaccination drives continue and the Delta variants ebbs, the travel industry could be poised for a resurgence. But whether hotels from that boom could depend on Airbnb. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told Axios he’s expecting a “new golden age of travel,” and that travelers will continue to book private homes. But hotel executives argue that their chains will likely return to pre-pandemic norms due to the adoption of technologies such as automatic check-in.
