An effort to vaccinate older people in New York in February.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
The United States has come a long way since Covid-19 vaccines first arrived at hospitals and long-term care facilities in December. More than 209 million doses have been administered.
But the next phase of the rollout will bring new challenges, and some scientists and health officials worry that some of the most vulnerable people including those 65 and older may have trouble competing for a shot now that all adults are eligible for inoculation.
Cindy A. Prins, an epidemiologist at the University of Florida, said that adding more younger people into the mix could spur the opening of more mass vaccination sites, but that those sites might be intimidating or uncomfortable for older people or for anyone who is particularly vulnerable to the virus.
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Biden Takes On Sagging Safety Net With Plan to Fix Long-Term Care
The proposal to spend $400 billion over eight years faces political challenges and a funding system not designed for the burden it has come to bear.
A training program in New York for home health aides. Home care workers often make less than janitors, telemarketers or workers in food processing plants.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
April 15, 2021, 11:24 a.m. ET
President Biden’s $400 billion proposal to improve long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities was received as either a long overdue expansion of the social safety net or an example of misguided government overreach.
An evil man died : Victims animosity toward Bernie Madoff outlives him
15 Apr, 2021 06:00 AM
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Bernard Madoff exits Manhattan federal court in March 2009. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Jonah E. Bromwich and Benjamin Weiser
For many of the victims of Bernard L. Madoff s massive Ponzi scheme, his death did not assuage their bitterness. There were no obvious public signs that Bernard L. Madoff, who died Wednesday at age 82, would eventually become infamous for running the largest Ponzi scheme in financial history.
From his congressional testimony after the 1987 stock market crash to the regular round tables he participated in at the Securities and Exchange Commission, his image in the public eye was that of a masterful, innovative and eminently dependable financier.
5 Health Care Jobs on the Rise
Occupations in the industry are increasingly in demand because of an aging population and longer life spans.
Nurse practitioners, a fast-growing health care job, working with patients taking part in a Covid-19 vaccine trial in Houston in February. Credit.Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times
By Kerry Hannon
This article is part of our new series on the
, which examines changes in the medical field.
Economists at the Labor Department project that from 2019 to 2029 employment in health care in the United States will grow 15 percent, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs during that span.
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