The delta variant is wreaking havoc, but vaccinations — the best protection from covid — are slowing. In San Bernardino, a mobile vaccination clinic did only 22 shots in four hours.
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#NEW: Why some people waited until now for their covid vaccines, and why others continue to hold out. A snapshot from a McDonald’s parking lot in San Bernardino.
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#NEW: Food insecurity soared during the pandemic, including among unauthorized immigrants. California’s Dem lawmakers want to expand food stamps benefits to that population, but opponents cite the massive ongoing cost to the state.
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#NEW: Food insecurity soared during the pandemic, including among unauthorized immigrants. California’s Democratic lawmakers want to expand the benefit to that population, but opponents cite the massive ongoing cost to the state.
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“In my career of 35 years, I’ve never been in this type of situation where I have seen so much death,” said funeral director Rafael Rodriguez. The FEMA reimbursement program offers financial relief for many of his clients, but it's not easy - bit.ly/2UcjK9v via @KHNews
The tight labor market and the fraught, ongoing negotiations over when and how to bring employees back to the office makes some companies wary of asking too much of their workers. My latest story:
#NEW: Hispanic people who have yet to receive a covid shot are about twice as likely as non-Hispanic white or Black people to say they’d like to get vaccinated as soon as possible, according to a survey released Thursday.
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Hard to believe it’s been 6 years since @AlanCPean was shot in the chest by police while seeking help for a mental health crisis in Houston. It entangled our lives with the national struggle for a more just and equitable America. @SarahVarney4@KHNewskhn.org/news/article/racism-…
LA friends: How are your seasonal allergies? I usually need a daily Claritin from Feb-June but for some reason I have zero symptoms. And in fact, I'm going on hikes, sleeping with the windows open and doing other things that would normally have me sneezing like crazy.
A new @PPICNotes poll hints at some reasons: 22% of Republicans and 17% of independents in the survey said they wouldn’t be getting the vaccine, compared with 3% of Democrats.
And only 5% of respondents in the San Francisco Bay Area and 6% of those in Los Angeles said they wouldn’t be getting vaccinated. But that share is 19% in the Inland Empire and 20% in the Central Valley. The disparity across counties throughout CA reflects these realities.