“Hollywood” Production spending has seen record high during pandemic according to Georgia Film Industry
- According to information from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, they report a record $4 billion in spending for productions within the state for fiscal 2021
- For fiscal 2021 in the state, 366 productions have been filmed, 21 feature films, 45 independent films, 222 television and episodic productions, 57 commercials, and 21 music videos
CDC advisory group thinks booster shots will help those at higher risk of breakthrough infections
- An advisory group for the CDC is considering whether fully vaccinated Americans with compromised immune systems need a booster shot for the Covid vaccines
- 44% of the hospitalized Covid breakthrough cases represent people with compromised immune systems even though they only make up 2.7% of the US adult population
By the end of the decade, Mercedes plans to be all-electric
- Thursday, Germany’s Daimler has said that their Mercedes-Benz brand will be ready for all of their vehicles to be all-electric at the end of the decade
- In total, their investment into research and development between 2022 to 2030 will amount over $47 billion US
NFL notifies teams that they may forfeit games and lose money if unvaccinated players are at risk of transmitting Covid
- The NFL has announced to teams through a memo that games would only be halted if it was required by US authorities, medical experts, or the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
- Currently, more than 75% of players in the league are “…in the process of being vaccinated, according to the NFL
- Teams and individual players may also be faced with financial penalties if games were moved or canceled because of unvaccinated team members
