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GDP stocking stuffer: The COVID-19 vaccine generated economic savings equal to 2.3% in the real gross domestic product to the U.S. this year. 

Thank a teacher: Severe burnout is raising concerns about turnover — and more broadly, the state of education.

Record low: U.S. population grew by 0.1% in the year that ended July 1, the slowest rate since the nation's founding. 

New supply chain crisis: Shipping containers carrying medical supplies are facing ongoing transportation congestion

Buckle up: Wall Street strategists see the shape of 2022 pegged to three main hooks: inflation, corporate spending and the pandemic's path.

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<ol><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="GDP stocking stuffer: " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2021/12/20/the-vax-added-billions-to-gdp" data-vars-content-id="91f00d65-942c-4198-ae71-c201c8845d33" data-vars-headline="5 stories worth your time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2021/12/20/the-vax-added-billions-to-gdp" target="_self">GDP stocking stuffer: </a>The COVID-19 vaccine generated economic savings equal to 2.3% in the real gross domestic product to the U.S. this year. </li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Thank a teacher:" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/teacher-burnout-fatigue-pandemic-covid-schools-75df52ab-720c-470f-ac9b-426514e0452a.html" data-vars-content-id="91f00d65-942c-4198-ae71-c201c8845d33" data-vars-headline="5 stories worth your time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/teacher-burnout-fatigue-pandemic-covid-schools-75df52ab-720c-470f-ac9b-426514e0452a.html" target="_self">Thank a teacher:</a> Severe burnout is raising concerns about turnover — and more broadly, the state of education.</li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Record low:" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/covid-population-growth-record-low-census-b0d47132-9d82-49f9-a31b-f91264610e0e.html" data-vars-content-id="91f00d65-942c-4198-ae71-c201c8845d33" data-vars-headline="5 stories worth your time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/covid-population-growth-record-low-census-b0d47132-9d82-49f9-a31b-f91264610e0e.html" target="_self">Record low:</a> U.S. population grew by 0.1% in the year that ended July 1, the slowest rate since the nation&#x27;s founding. </li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New supply chain crisis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/supply-chain-crisis-medical-supplies-covid-69287c7a-3c11-4401-9ee3-3478c3a9ab90.html" data-vars-content-id="91f00d65-942c-4198-ae71-c201c8845d33" data-vars-headline="5 stories worth your time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/supply-chain-crisis-medical-supplies-covid-69287c7a-3c11-4401-9ee3-3478c3a9ab90.html" target="_self">New supply chain crisis</a>: Shipping containers carrying medical supplies are facing ongoing transportation congestion</li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Buckle up" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/wall-street-inflation-covid-pandemic-economy-2022-58a5b9aa-994b-41ed-91e8-597cb5d6005e.html" data-vars-content-id="91f00d65-942c-4198-ae71-c201c8845d33" data-vars-headline="5 stories worth your time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/wall-street-inflation-covid-pandemic-economy-2022-58a5b9aa-994b-41ed-91e8-597cb5d6005e.html" target="_self">Buckle up</a>: Wall Street strategists see the shape of 2022 pegged to three main hooks: inflation, corporate spending and the pandemic&#x27;s path.</li></ol>

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