Amazon offers assist with US COVID-19 vaccine distribution US long-term mortgage rates slip; 30-year loan at 2.77%
Amazon is offering its colossal operations network and advanced technologies to assist President Joe Biden in his vow to get 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations to Americans in his first 100 days in office.
“We are prepared to leverage our operations, information technology, and communications capabilities and expertise to assist your administration’s vaccination efforts,” wrote the CEO of Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer division, Dave Clark, in a letter to Biden. “Our scale allows us to make a meaningful impact immediately in the fight against COVID-19, and we stand ready to assist you in this effort.”
Amazon said that it has already arranged a licensed third-party occupational health care provider to give vaccines on-site at its facilities for its employees when they become available.
Amazon has more than 800,000 employees in the United States, Clark wrote, most of whom are essential workers who cannot work from home and should be vaccinated as soon as possible.
U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week while remaining at record-low levels.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixedrate home loan eased to 2.77% from 2.79% last week. By contrast, the rate stood at 3.60% a year ago.
The average rate on 15-year fixedrate loans, popular among homeowners seeking to refinance their mortgages, declined to 2.21% from 2.23%.