Word: concerns
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...working overtime to find health-care workers and public spaces to administer the vaccines this fall - and it will be a few weeks before more is known about where and when the shots will be given. The sheer size of the vaccination task causes some of the greatest concern for public-health experts, and it has begun to hit home for people like Kevin Sherin, the public-health director in Orlando, Fla. He oversees a school system with about 175,000 students, a county with more than 1 million residents and a tourist industry that cycles through 49 million visitors...
...return for the support of one potential foe, the pharmaceutical industry, the Obama Administration reportedly made a side deal to limit drug spending cuts in any health-care reform bill to $80 billion. According to the New York Times, the Administration reaffirmed the deal after the drugmakers expressed concern that Congress might push for even bigger cuts...
...need all her savvy in the months ahead. Besides getting its Finnish project back on track, Areva's biggest concern is money. The company needs about $14 billion in capital to finance its business for the next several years - and another $2.8 billion to buy Siemens' joint-venture stake. Spinetta's plan calls for the state to sell 15% of Areva to new investors. Leading potential buyers include Mitsubishi - a frequent Areva partner - and Abu Dhabi's flush sovereign wealth funds. (Read: "Abu Dhabi: An Oil Giant Dreams Green...
...Africa as a result of the mere fate of taking the same taxi. And this man was proud of the night he was privileged to spend in better accommodations than his own. I did not know how to react appropriately, given his obvious pride and my obvious shock and concern...
Although home swappers often become such fans of the practice that they have a hard time paying for a hotel, the concept may sound dicey to the uninitiated. What about theft? Damage? Reasonable causes for concern, but equally unlikely. "Nobody is going to fly across the ocean or drive 600 miles to come steal your flat-screen TV," says Tony DiCaprio, president of 1stHomeExchange.com a four-year-old site that has seen membership increase 30% this year. Remember, he notes, "at the same time they're staying in your home, you are staying in their home...