Health
Extra Edition: Booster Shots.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 PROGRAM # 9417 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Booster Shots. An FDA panel is recommending J. & J. boosters at least two months after the first shot and may take action to allow J. & J. recipients to get a booster shot of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccines. A medical expert comments on […]
(Español) La mitad de latinos en Colorado, con problemas para pagar la renta y los servicios
(Español) La encuesta encontró, por ejemplo, que los latinos en Western Slope tenían más probabilidades de no tener suficiente comida o tenían más dificultades para pagar las facturas que los que vivían en otras partes del estado”.
Extra Edition: Low-wage workers lose paid sick leave.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 PROGRAM # 9414 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Low-wage workers lose paid sick leave. In California, a law that provided employees with extended paid time off during the pandemic has expired as advocates call for extending the law. They say workers of low wage are being most impacted by the pandemic, the […]
Vaccine Mandates for Kids; Booster Shots. Also, Covid Scams.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 PROGRAM # 9411 12:00 PM PDT Vaccine Mandates for Kids; Booster Shots. A public health representative explains the new student Covid vaccination mandates in California, first state in the nation to require vaccines for school kids. She also dispels doubts on who can get the Covid booster shot, the third shot that […]
Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal?
When Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top federal expert on infectious diseases, was asked during a CNN interview last month whether infected people were as well protected as those who’ve been vaccinated, he hedged. “There could be an argument” that they are, he said. Fauci did not immediately respond to a KHN request for further comment.
Climate Crisis, Infrastructure Bill: Too Expensive? Also, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling and Asthma.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 PROGRAM # 9409 12:00 PM PDT Climate Crisis, Infrastructure Bill: Too Expensive? Congress continues to negotiate the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, a plan dismissed by some as an expensive “social spending” bill and lauded by many as a transformational investment in the nation’s families, education, and response to the disasters of the […]
(Español) Subvenciones federales a enfermedades mentales de menores en el Valle Central
(Español) En síntesis, estas subvenciones beneficiarán a miles de personas del valle central, independientemente de su estado migratorio, y recibirán la atención de salud mental que merecen. Se centrará en los jóvenes latinos de 11 a 18 años de edad, que padecen los llamados trastornos emocionales graves.
Pandemic Causes Farm Worker Families to Lose Income and Education
With the return to in-person classes in California schools last month, cases of students infected with Covid-19 increased.
(Español) Juez federal suspende temporalmente ley de Texas que prohíbe el aborto
(Español) Pero si la Corte de Apelaciones del Quinto Circuito dictamina que la S.B. 8 es constitucional, la Corte Suprema, con una super-mayoría conservadora (6 a 3), podría simplemente negarse a escuchar el caso de apelacion interpuesto por el Departamento de Justicia.
Extra Edition: Covid, Pneumonia, Hunger.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 PROGRAM # 9400 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid, Pneumonia, Hunger. COVID-19 has disproportionately ravaged Latinos and communities of color. They have a higher risk of dying from Covid. This crisis will be exacerbated during the flu and pneumonia season. Some are warning that “when the US catches a cold, communities of […]