Health
Communities Responding to Emergencies.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 PROGRAM # 9361 12:00 PM PDT Communities Responding to Emergencies. Raging wildfires in California are engulfing mountain towns in flames, covering skies with huge clouds of smoke, and forcing first responders to operate in crisis mode. How can families and communities prepare for emergencies? How can vulnerable communities build collective resiliency? How […]
(Español) Expertos señalan que una ola de desalojos es cada vez más probable, por el lento reparto de la ayuda
(Español) La Casa Blanca se preparan para una decisión de la Suprema Corte que podría anular por completo la moratoria nacional de desalojo, y que en general implicaría duplicar los esfuerzos existentes para acelerar el flujo de la asistencia para el alquiler.
Extra Edition: Covid Long Haulers and Vaccines.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 PROGRAM # 9357 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Long Haulers and Vaccines. Covid-19 can lead to inflammation in the lungs and long-term lung damage. What are the long term effects of Covid infection? An immunologist examines this topic and the risk of severe Covid after being exposed to wildfire smoke. Community […]
(Español) La vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech abandona su estatus de “Uso de emergencia”
(Español) Una encuesta reciente de la Fundacion de la Familia Kaiser que ha estado rastreando las actitudes del público durante la pandemia, encontró que tres de cada 10 personas no vacunadas dijeron que serían más propensas a vacunarse con una vacuna que hubiera sido totalmente aprobada.
Among Spike in Infections and Clash Over Masks, Georgia Returns to Classes
Despite the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant in states with low levels of vaccination, such as the southern state of Georgia, schools have opened their doors for face-to-face classes.
Extra Edition: Back to School Plans.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 PROGRAM # 9353 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Delta Surge, School Openings and Vaccines. Delta Covid cases and hospitalizations surge in the Central Valley at a time when children are going back to class. Covid outbreaks are hitting some districts. How safe are schools? What should the vaccinated and the unvaccinated know […]
Covid Vaccines in the Fields.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 PROGRAM # 9354 12:00 PM PDT Covid Vaccines in the Fields. Farmworkers are among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and among the last to get the vaccine. Stemming the spread of the virus in the fields is being a big challenge because of low vaccination rates among those working in […]
As Temperatures Rise, So Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
El calor es la principal causa de muerte relacionada con el clima en Estados Unidos. Entre 1992 y 2017, el estrés por calor mató a 815 trabajadores estadunidenses y lesionó gravemente a más de 70,000, según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales.
The Newest Disease Detection Tool for Covid and Beyond: Poop
Public health and wastewater officials said they are thrilled by the potential of this new tool and are working on ways to address privacy concerns while taking advantage of it.
The White House Says Boosters for All. Here’s What You Need to Know
Then covid mutated. “India changed everything for me,” he said, referring to its massive second wave after delta was discovered. Many of those who were infected had already had covid, he said.