Empty shelves, fewer babies: How the pandemic is leading to less
Today on Post Reports: Why you\u2019re seeing empty shelves at the grocery store \u2014 again. Plus, the sharp decline in the U.S. birthrate nine months after the pandemic began.
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A lot of people have been getting \u201cMarch 2020 vibes\u201d at the grocery store lately: Empty shelves, basic necessities missing and big price increases on certain foods. Reporter Laura Reiley explains there are several factors at play, including the omicron surge, supply chain woes and winter weather.
\u201cUncertainty is not good for fertility.\u201d That\u2019s what demographics reporter Tara Bahrampour heard from Phillip Levine, a professor of economics at Wellesley College and co-author of a recent report on the \u201cbaby bust\u201d nine months after the pandemic began. That\u2019s also what she heard from people about their decisions to delay or reconsider having a child. We talk about the many reasons for this trend, from the logistical to the philosophical.