 Banner job fair shows link between will, work
Howard Manly
Deval Patrick likes telling the story of overcoming obstacles.
He told it again last week to close the Bay State Banner’s Diversity Today Career Explosion job fair. More than 400 job aspirants had spent the preceding four hours with about 40 Boston-area corporations talking about their skills and reviewing a variety of jobs, everything from senior management positions at Genzyme to entry-level positions at Amtrak.
Patrick had a sense of what needed to be said and talked about the early days of his campaign.
“I was told it wasn’t my time,” Patrick said, recalling the initial reactions of many as he began the process of seeking his new job. Full story
HPV vaccine hitting bumps on road to Mass. approval
Liz Hoffman
When a vaccine gets reviews this wonderful, it’s a little surprising that it would receive such lukewarm receptions in state houses across the country.
In all, 17 states have passed legislation that would require, fund or educate the public about Gardasil, Merck & Co.’s vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases in the United States.
But the process of the vaccine’s spread has been slow, despite approval by the Food and Drug Administration last summer. Full Story
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 Hip-hop star L.L. Cool J (right) leads attendees through a morning fitness session during “Life@50+,” the AARP’s national event and expo, held earlier this month at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. (Photo courtesy of BCEC)
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