What is the Concours d’Elegance?

A licensed real estate broker in the state of New York, Herbert Roy Zucker has more than 45 years of experience in real estate and wealth management. Outside of work, Herbert Roy Zucker maintains an interest in luxury car brands such as Ferrari and Rolls Royce. He has participated in the Concours d'Elegance at Manhasset, New York, and Pebble Beach, California.

Originating in 17th century France, the Concours d’Elegance, or Gathering of Elegance, referred to aristocracy parading through Paris parks in horse-drawn carriages. As motor cars replaced carriages, the event became more competitive in nature and expanded to numerous countries around the world. Since 1950, the Concours d’Elegance has invited car enthusiasts to share their passion for automobiles on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links; their 71st event will take place on August 21, 2022.

The Pebble Beach competition among historic automobiles relies on Class Judges to consider each car’s history, technical merit, authenticity, and restoration quality to deem a winner. The winners of each class progress to a final competition, where judges crown the prestigious Best in Show. Alongside the competition, the concourse showcases concepts and designs in new automobiles and hosts an auction of rare and fine cars. In one such auction, a 1933 Alfa Romeo Tipo 8C 2300 Spider sold for $1.6. million.

Children Withstand Omicron Better

The founder of SafeDecisions LLC, Herbert Roy Zucker, has led the company in an executive capacity since 2003, focusing on delivering innovative techniques for personal protection and peace of mind in today's dynamic and unsafe environment. In addition, he serves as a Senior Consultant at Merrill Lynch. Dedicated to giving back to his community, Herbert Roy Zucker is an active volunteer for various organizations, including the New York Children's Medical Fund.

In the final quarter of 2021, Omicron, the coronavirus variant, posed the most severe threat. All ages can contract the variant, and the symptoms are the same as those of earlier variants, which include severe acute respiratory syndrome and pneumonia. Older adults are more susceptible to severe complications like death. On the other hand, children typically have mild symptoms, although they may also develop significant respiratory issues from long-term infection.

There were only a few cases of severe symptoms in children because, contrary to adults, the immune systems of children are more innate than adaptive. Innate immunity refers to immunity to certain diseases due to the body’s natural capacity to fight infections. Adaptive immunity, on the other hand, is acquired from previous exposure to a disease. In this case, the body had developed a means of fighting the infection. Since the omicron variant and coronavirus, in general, are novel pandemics, it’s a bit obvious why adaptive immunity stands little chance against the infection.