Several Republican critics of the governor (and one of his Democratic allies) are pushing legislation that could undermine efforts to achieve broad immunity to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Mayoral candidates Adams, Donovan and McGuire issued detailed reports on farming, health and policing, respectively.
On Feb. 9, President Biden announced the immunization program for community health centers (FQHC), which includes farmworkers, but the governor has not yet included them in the immunization rollout.
El pasado 9 de febrero el presidente Biden anunció el programa de vacunación para los centros de salud comunitarios (FQHC por sus siglas en inglés) el cual incluye a trabajadores del campo pero el gobernador aún no los incluye en la fase de vacunación.
Care Coordinated Organization/Health Homes (CCO/HH’s), which provide critical and essential services to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, are facing a nearly 40 percent cut in the state’s executive budget.
Aquellos que son elegibles para la vacunación debido a sus trabajos deben presentar documentación de su trabajo, como una tarjeta de identificación, una carta de su empleador o un recibo de pago, lo que un defensor llama ‘una barrera innecesaria e insuperable’, para aquellos que carecen de autorización de trabajo.
‘Street vendors and brick-and-mortars are struggling for many of the same reasons… Lifting the cap on permits for street vendors and ending the exploitative underground market is a key part of a larger toolkit to protect all vulnerable small businesses.’
El 14 de enero pasado el presidente Joe Biden presentó su plan de ayuda de emergencia de $1.9 billones de dólares y desde entonces se ha trabajado en sus detalles, pero ¿qué incluye y cómo podría beneficiar a los latinos?
‘Crossing this milestone is bittersweet – a mark of what the government and civic sector can accomplish…but also a sad reminder that too many people were hungry before this crisis exacerbated the situation, and too many are still hungry today.’
‘We need to abandon once and for all the idea that homelessness is a choice, and that people are not in shelters because they don’t know better. The problem is they do and that’s why they are choosing to sleep on subways and sidewalks.’
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