Newly released transcripts show how the Federal Reserve scrambled in 2020 to unleash programs meant to keep the financial system from crumbling from the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying global shutdown.
Why it matters: The transcripts of the Fed's monetary policy committee meetings, released after the customary five-year lag, add greater nuance to what was a seismic year for the American economy and its central bank.
Kids' flu shotsare lagging compared to last year, even amid what's shaping up to be a historically nasty influenza season tied to the so-called "super flu."
Why it matters: Childhood flu vaccination has been trending downward for the past several seasons.
