Coronavirus Watch: Nearly half of people are still unhappy 2 years into pandemic
A survey exploring people's happiness more than two years into the pandemic found about 45% of people have not felt true happiness since early 2020.
Software company Oracle surveyed more than 12,000 consumers and business leaders from 14 countries for the report. Among them, 88% surveyed are looking for new experiences to make them smile and laugh. (For those of you who fall in that category, check out our Travel team's best of summer travelling issue here.)
It's Monday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's more news to know:
- A shortage of pilots as a result of reduced staffing early in the pandemic has become a major factor in thousands of recent flight delays and cancellations.
- The Food and Drug Administration is set to debate Tuesday the pros and cons of offering new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to target the super-contagious omicron variant.
- Federal aid that made school meals free to all public school students during the pandemic is ending, fostering concerns for parents already challenged by the rising cost of food and gas.
See our COVID-19 resource guide here. See total reported cases and deaths here. On vaccinations: About 78% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 67% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
– Cady Stanton, Paste BN Nation NOW reporter, @cady_stanton