Pfizer unveils its first major logo redesign in 70 years

Good morning! For more than a decade, World Central Kitchen—founded by chef José Andrés—has been feeding people during natural disasters around the ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   Good morning! For more than a decade, World Central Kitchen—founded by chef José Andrés—has been feeding people during natural disasters around the world. In 2020, its mission came home as it served meals to thousands of people in the U.S. whose lives had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. From messaging apps to solar chargers to drones, technology plays an essential role in helping the nonprofit keep going even when times are anything but normal. My colleague Rob Pegoraro spoke with WCK’s CEO and chief strategy officer about some of the organization’s key tools. —Harry McCracken   tech The tech that keeps World Central Kitchen cooking in times of disaster The charity founded by chef José Andrés feeds people in need—pandemic-related or otherwise—with help from essential apps, gadgets, and services.   coronavirus We’re botching the vaccine rollout. Here’s how to get it back on track States have 15 million doses. They’ve only given out 4.5 million. This is the series of cascading failures that have taken the country to the point that vaccines may expire before we can give them out.   co.design Pfizer unveils its first major logo redesign in 70 years A new brand identity aims to embody the pharma giant’s shift from pills like Advil and Viagra to the science of vaccines.

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