Some Businesses and Services Could Be Closed Again This Summer Due to Worker Shortages

Are you finally ready for things to be back to normal this summer?  Think again.  A worker shortage means that some businesses will work on limited hours or be closed altogether.  No one is applying for some of these summer job and that is leading to higher labor costs and higher prices.  Sarah Chaney Cambon, labor economics reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how many places are cutting back operations despite high demand.

Next, President Biden is expressing frustration over continued low approval ratings and not being able to catch a break as multiple crises have piled up.  Inflation, high gas prices, a baby formula shortage, and what to do about gun violence have all hit at the same time.  The focus now turns to how to fix the issues, but also what would be a winning message as we head into the midterms.  Peter Nicholas, senior national political reporter at NBC News, joins us for more.

Finally, as we get through the current wave of Covid infections, it seems that the effort to update vaccines can’t keep up with the changes in the virus itself.  While still dealing with the Omicron variant, we are seeing subvariants that appear to be more resistant to antibodies and evade protection from previous infection.  Clinical trials are under way for updated vaccines, but the FDA will decide this summer if we will move forward with them.  Caitlin Owens, healthcare reporter at Axios, joins us for what to know.

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