• Health Groups Press for Senate Passage of Build Back Better

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Children’s advocacy groups are calling on senators to pass the Build Back Better Act, saying it will protect millions of children from losing their health coverage via the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicaid, or Medi-Cal as it is known here. The bill would...
  • Grupos de salud presionan para que el Senado apruebe Build Back Better

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Grupos de defensa de los niños están pidiendo a los senadores que aprueben la Ley Build Back Better, diciendo que protegerá a millones de niños de perder cobertura médica a través del programa de Programa Seguro Médico para Niños, llamado CHIP, y Medicaid, o...
  • Mitos sobre la vacuna COVID-19 refutados

    Las vacunas contra la COVID-19 son abrumadoramente seguras y altamente efectivas para reducir el riesgo de enfermedades graves, hospitalizaciones y muerte. Desafortunadamente, la desinformación y los mitos generalizados continúan sembrando dudas, dejando a muchas personas desprotegidas. Aproximadamente el 99% de las muertes relacionadas con la COVID-19 en la última...
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Myths Busted

    COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and highly effective at reducing the risk of severe disease, hospitalizations and death. Unfortunately, misinformation and pervasive myths continue to sow doubt, leaving many unprotected. Roughly 99% of deaths linked to COVID-19 in the latest wave — and the vast majority of cases involving...
  • La desinformación acerca del COVID-19 afecta a los hablantes indígenas de California

    Ismael Patia y su familia llegaron a una clínica de vacunación en el centro de Fresno un sábado por la tarde. Su decisión de ponerse la vacuna COVID había sido difícil. Pero finalmente fue persuadido por un intérprete que le habló en su lengua materna, Mixteco, y alivió sus miedos....
  • COVID misinformation plagues California’s Indigenous speakers

    Ismael Patia and his family arrived at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in downtown Fresno on a recent Saturday afternoon. His decision to get vaccinated had been a difficult one. But he finally was persuaded by an interpreter who talked to him in his native language, Mixteco, and eased his fears....
  • Defensores de estadounidenses mayores promueven la inscripción de ACA

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Es el momento de inscribirse para un seguro médico o buscar una mejor oferta, ya que el periodo de inscripción de CoveredCA de este año se extiende desde ahora hasta el 31 de enero. Los grupos que abogan por los estadounidenses mayores están urgiendo a todos,...
  • Advocates for Older Americans Promote ACA Open Enrollment

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Now is the time to sign up for health insurance or hunt for a better deal, as this year’s CoveredCA’s open-enrollment period runs now through Jan. 31. Groups advocating for older Americans urged everyone, even those currently insured, to check out the CoveredCA website, which said...
  • FAQ WITH DR. DALI FAN ON NEW VACCINE MANDATE FOR STUDENTS

    Governor Gavin Newsom is directing the California Department of Public Health to add the COVID-19 vaccine to other vaccinations required for in-person school attendance—such as measles, mumps, and rubella. Students will be required to be vaccinated for in person learning starting the term following FDA full approval of the...
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