Other news, 03/29/2021

• Dr. Fauci says it was him and NOT Trump who started the ball rolling to develop #COVID19 vaccine: "It was the best decision I ever made," he said on CNN of the push to make #COVID19 vaccines (Daily Mail)
• The Biden administration is working to develop a "vaccine passport" that will allow Americans to travel and enter businesses that require proof of vaccination -WaPo  
• Health and tech giants, including Microsoft and Oracle, are creating 'vaccination passports' so people can prove they've had a shot before boarding planes or entering stores. 
• CDC director warns US is headed for "impending doom" as #COVID19 cases rise again: "Right now I'm scared"

• Merriam-Webster adds new meaning for 'color-blind,' says it can show racism.  

  Though the term means "not influenced by differences of race," and especially "treating all people the same regardless of race," color-blind can also have a racist connotation, according to the influential dictionary.

  The race-related sense of the word "can be used with positive connotations of freedom from racial prejudice," the note says, but "it often suggests a failure or refusal to acknowledge or address the many racial inequities that exist in society, or to acknowledge important aspects of racial identity."

• Lawyer Lin Wood Launches Bid to Lead South Carolina Republican Party
• San Diego teachers can voluntarily teach migrant kids in-person, district’s students still at home
• Supreme Court denies a bid by a government watchdog group to require Hillary Clinton to face a deposition over her use of personal email while secretary of state (The Hill)
• Evergreen re-floated and restarted its engine after blocking Suez Canal for 6 days