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How to Apply for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Funds
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opens on April 12 a nationwide program to help families pay funeral costs for victims of COVID-19.
Coronavirus
Lo que necesita saber sobre: cómo aplicar a la asistencia para gastos funerales por COVID-19
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La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) abre el 12 abril un programa nacional de ayuda a familias para el pago de los costos funerarios de víctimas del COVID-19.
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Court Ruling Forces State to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines to All Incarcerated NYers
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Advocates have been calling for vaccine access in the state’s prisons and jails since December. A Supreme Court Judge ruled Monday that the state’s decision to expand eligibility to others in congregate settings but exclude incarcerated people was “arbitrary and capricious.”
Access to Public Information in the Age of COVID-19
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The pandemic has shuttered government offices across the country, slowing down Freedom of Information requests. In New York, several agencies are reporting delays due to the crisis, worsening what advocates and journalists say was an already burdensome process.
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Let NYC High Schoolers Who ‘Age Out’ This Year Return Next Fall: Advocates
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The state urged local school districts last year to allow students to continue their studies even after they turn 21, to make up for academic losses during the pandemic. The same policy should be made for this year’s students ‘aging’ out, advocates say.
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Recorte presupuestal en Nueva York afectaría esfuerzos de centros de salud comunitarios para vacunar contra COVID-19
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Si no existieran barreras para acceder a la vacuna, entonces no habría necesidad de ser creativos para que personas de color, indígenas, afroamericanos o comunidades vulnerables accedan a la vacuna, dicen los defensores.
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Nursing Home Expert Says Commission Should Probe NY’s COVID-19 Response
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The Empire Center’s Bill Hammond told the Max & Murphy Show that the controversy over death data and nursing-home policy reflects deeper questions about decisions made in the disaster’s early days.
COVID-19
Opinion: Pass the NY Hero Act to Protect Essential Workers Like Me
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‘Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been called heroes but not treated like them. Due to unsafe working conditions at my job, I have tested positive for COVID-19 not once, but twice.’
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Slamming Cuomo’s Nursing-Home Moves—While Aiding Vaccine Resistance
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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.
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Ardua tarea para vacunar a los neoyorquinos de edad avanzada en la ciudad de Nueva York
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Nueva York amplió en enero la posibilidad de vacunarse contra la COVID-19 a los residentes mayores de 65 años, pero conseguir una cita ha sido un proceso ‘extraordinariamente complicado’ para algunos.