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As Vaccine Eligibility Expands, Questions Remain About Equity
As Vaccine Eligibility Expands, Questions Remain About Equity
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Everyone over the age of 16 in California can now sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the state's My Turn website. But as eligibility expands in the state, some are concerned people in the hardest hit communities will be left behind in trying to get a shot.
Guest: Kiran Savage-Sangwan, Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Restaurants in a dozen California counties have filed class-action lawsuits seeking refunds for pandemic-era business permits, licensing fees, and late charges.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
During the pandemic, lots of Americans have been kept afloat financially with the help of stimulus payments from the federal government, like the most recent one for $1,400. But is that money getting to people most in need, like the homeless here in California?
As Republicans in many states work to enact tighter restrictions on voting, California lawmakers are going in the opposite direction. California could become the sixth state in the country to permanently send all voters a ballot in the mail for every election.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
Guest: Kiran Savage-Sangwan, Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Restaurants in a dozen California counties have filed class-action lawsuits seeking refunds for pandemic-era business permits, licensing fees, and late charges.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
During the pandemic, lots of Americans have been kept afloat financially with the help of stimulus payments from the federal government, like the most recent one for $1,400. But is that money getting to people most in need, like the homeless here in California?
As Republicans in many states work to enact tighter restrictions on voting, California lawmakers are going in the opposite direction. California could become the sixth state in the country to permanently send all voters a ballot in the mail for every election.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
Released:
Apr 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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