1. Some of the Reddit nerds who made money off that GameStop fiasco last week are paying it forward. A guy in Texas used his profits to buy ten Nintendo Switches that he donated to a children’s hospital in Dallas. And another guy dropped off six of them at a children’s hospital in Minnesota. Meanwhile, a 10-year-old who’s aunt purchased $60 worth of the stock in 2019 as a Kawanza gift, earned over $3200, which is mostly going into his savings account.
2. The teacher who made Bernie Sanders’ mittens might have a new career on her hands. (No pun intended.) It used to be her side-hustle. But a ton of people placed orders after the ‘Bernie in a Chair’ meme went viral. So now she’s partnering with a teddy bear company to make 18,000 pairs.
Jen Ellis, Creator Of ‘Bernie’ Mittens, Partners With Teddy Bear Maker To Create Mitten Linehttps://t.co/KOEzY0HHpy pic.twitter.com/969aeqvF8K
— WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) January 31, 2021
3. Here’s some more evidence the vaccines really are working. Cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes have steadily dropped since vaccinations started. In the first month, the number of new cases in retirement homes fell 45%.
COVID-19 cases in US nursing homes dropped steadily since vaccine rollout - Business Insider https://t.co/eKdI3MCtRp
— Stanford Lodge (@StanfordLodge) February 1, 2021
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