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COVID-19 vaccine prospects may already be boosting consumer spending, economy

November 30, 2020

Via: USA TODAY

Stan Novak, of Valencia, California, has been hunkering down this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, spending little beyond the bare essentials.

But after a flurry of positive news reports this month about COVID-19 vaccines, Novak ventured out to department stores on a recent weekend and splurged on new sneakers, sports and T-shirts, and a tablet.

“I felt better about everything,” Novak, 75, says. “Like this is coming to an end and we could go back to the way things were last year.”

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