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Optometry is universally regarded as a primary healthcare profession that involves the diagnosis, treatment and management of numerous ocular conditions and diseases ranging from minor to moderate in their severity. Optometrists are usually the first point of contact in case of any ocular problem or emergency. A course in optometry can pave the way for excellent career prospects in a number of clinical and non-clinical domains. Most optometry careers can allow candidates to maintain an excellent work-life balance in addition to contributing to the general welfare of the society and earning generous pay checks.

Mechanical Engineering is a specialized field of engineering that deals with planning and designing different types of machines. Mechanical Engineers are very crucial in the fields of automotive, automation, robotics, and other related fields. They examine mechanical devices and develop designs that may help in the issues that arise in our world. They also plan and develop machine tools that are relevant and needed by other engineering fields.

A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) attempts to make the case that people who refuse a future vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) should no longer be allowed to work and make a living. In order to enforce compliance with potential vaccine mandates, the paper, entitled, “Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2,” states that “substantive penalties” need to be imposed, including loss of employment.

I don’t know about you, but it seemed odd to me that certain stores were allowed to remain open during this pandemic and others were not. The ones that could remain open tended to be large publically-traded businesses, while those asked to shutter were small to medium-sized businesses. Over the course of months, many millions of people became unemployed. This meant that, for several months, a small number of companies that were likely already financially doing well increased their profits immensely, while other businesses are now struggling to reopen and try to make ends meet by reengaging customers they lost months ago. Surely, you have heard that many companies will not reopen. One wonders if a business favoritism or bias was planned or inadvertent. The following video tackles these issues. Let us know your thoughts about this subject in our comments section.

The arrival of the pandemic and the huge online work boom has proven to be a greater threat to employability for those living with disabilities, owing to accessibility gaps. Few channels, companies, and organizations are using features like real-time automatic captioning on live-streamed events, thus leaving out around 48 million deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans.