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      69 69. Emma Smith and Vince Chadwick, “Independent consultants hit hard by job losses,” Devex (June 16, 2020), https://www.devex.com/news/independent-consultants-hit-hard-by-job-losses-97471 (accessed May 8, 2021).

      70 70. Ibid.

      71 71. Ibid.

      72 72. Ibid.

      73 73. “How the pandemic has become a windfall for video conferencing platforms,” PR Newswire (July 17, 2020), https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/how-the-pandemic-has-become-a-windfall-for-video-conferencing-platforms-301095229.html (accessed May 8, 2021).

      74 74. Ibid.

      75 75. Ibid.

      76 76. Ibid.

      77 77. “The effects of technology adoption in the COVID Era,” SCORE (March 3, 2021), https://www.score.org/resource/infographic-effects-technology-adoption-covid-era (accessed May 8, 2021).

      78 78. Ibid.

      79 79. Ibid.

      80 80. “The pros and cons of using online meeting technology,” European Business Review (May 7, 2020 ), https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-using-online-meeting-technology/ (accessed May 8, 2021).

      81 81. Marshall Shepherd, “4 downsides of online meetings in the COVID-19 coronavirus era,” Forbes (April 3, 2020), https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2020/04/03/4-downsides-of-online-meetings-in-the-covid-19-coronavirus-era/?sh=2d3d0cb86c90 (accessed May 8, 2021).

      82 82. Ibid.

      83 83. Ibid.

      84 84. Ibid.

      85 85. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Job openings and labor turnover summary” (June 8, 2021), https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm (accessed June 11, 2021).

      86 86. Maggie Fox, “Pfizer says it's time for a Covid booster; FDA and CDC say not so fast,” CNN (July 9, 2021), https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/health/pfizer-waning-immunity-bn/index.html (accessed July 10, 2021).

      87 87. Hannah Ritchie et al., “Coronovirus (COVID-19) vaccinations,” Our World in Data (June 11, 2021), https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=OWID_WRL (accessed July 13, 2021).

      88 88. Ibid.

      89 89. Ibid.

      90 90. Ibid.