coronavirus

More workers are leaving their jobs for family-friendly work options

Posted by WRAL News | Aug 16, 2021

The pandemic and current nationwide labor shortage may give workers more power.

Looking at the impact of COVID on office space and use

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 3, 2021

Since last year, COVID has changed the way offices are used. While the number of remote workers has grown, more and more employees are finally beginning to return to in-person work.

Duke scientists develop new potential coronavirus vaccine – it’s already effective in animal studies

Posted by WRAL TechWire | May 10, 2021

A potential new vaccine developed by members of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has proven effective in protecting monkeys and mice from a variety of coronavirus infections – including SARS-CoV-2 as well as the original SARS-CoV-1 and related bat coronaviruses that could potentially cause the next pandemic.

Coronavirus vaccine production could boost Merck’s hiring in Durham

Posted by WRAL News | Mar 11, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. – The federal government has awarded Merck more than $100 million to produce coronavirus vaccine at its Durham plant. Johnson & Johnson enlisted Merck’s help to ramp up production of its one-dose vaccine. President Joe Biden announced this week a government deal to secure 100 million more...

Cary company working to make offices safer from virus for workers

Posted by WRAL News | Feb 25, 2021

A Cary company is running experiments to see how airflow in a building, specifically in a workplace, can impact how COVID-19 germs are spread.

BUILDING1: The benefits of the urban-suburban office

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 15, 2020

The office sector has seen a nationwide migration from urban cores to suburban office parks. There are a number of factors driving this migration.

IBM detects cyberespionage attack targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply plans

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 3, 2020

IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization’s initiative for distributing COVID-19 vaccine to developing countries. Here are the details plus an analysis of the scheme.

VACO: Is Raleigh holding the reins of the remote work revolution?

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Oct 29, 2020

As COVID-19 precautions increased remote work to nearly 50 percent of America’s workforce, it became clear Raleigh would soon be presented with a stocked pool of highly skilled labor.