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ABA Pandemic Update

May 25, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda reviews vaccination progress and case counts, takes a detailed look at vaccine effectiveness against the primary strain circulating in India, gives an update on Moderna’s plans, reviews a new article on durability of recovered immunity, shares some good news and bad news for pregnant women, revisits...


May 18, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda covers the updated CDC guidance on masks and what it means for banks and discusses the latest vaccination and infection rates. He also provides a brief but worrying comparison of infection rates of the current pandemic with the 1918 pandemic, reviews some vaccine effectiveness data, talks about...


May 11, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda examines progress on vaccinations, an update on Pfizer’s availability for teens (including a look at how these vaccines work and whether he’d get one for his own child), good news on current case counts, where we may be this summer and what our long-term outlook may look like. 


May 4, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda provides an update on the vaccination rollout, takes a look at new CDC infection estimates and what it means for herd immunity, shares a round-up on vaccine news and when the Pfizer shots will be available for kids and teens, discusses whether herd immunity is even achievable, and examines...