US State Senator Jerry Relph dies after Covid-19 diagnosis
From CNN s Hollie Silverman
Republican Minnesota State Senator Jerry Relph. Minnesota State Legislature
Republican Minnesota State Senator Jerry Relph has died, a statement from his family said Friday night.
Relph, 76, had been diagnosed with Covid-19 after discovering he was exposed at the State Capitol and had been admitted to an emergency room for his symptoms, CNN affiliate WCCO reported.
He died Friday, according to the family statement.
“I m heartbroken to share that my husband, Jerry Relph, has passed away and entered his heavenly home, his wife Pegi Broker-Relph said in the statement.
LA s super-wealthy are offering clinics $25,000 for priority access to coronavirus vaccines, doctors say
LA s super-wealthy are offering clinics $25,000 for priority access to coronavirus vaccines, doctors say
Bill BostockDec 19, 2020, 20:05 IST
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Los Angeles well-heeled are offering doctors as much as $25,000 for priority access to
coronavirus vaccines, The
The US approved a
vaccine from Pfizer on December 11, with the CDC and the California Department of Public Health saying
healthcare personnel and care home residents come first.
But wealthy Californians are offering large sums to skip the queue regardless. People are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars, Dr.Jeff Toll, who works with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said.
ABC7 Chicago s Mark Rivera walks you through how to use the COVID-19 vaccine calculator to find your place in line to get the shot.
Toll said his practice has applied with the state of California to become a vaccine distribution center for his clients and has already purchased special ultra-cold freezers in anticipation of storing vials of the Pfizer vaccine. They wanted it yesterday
Dr. David Nazarian, of My Concierge MD in Beverly Hills, said a number of his A-list clients are contacting him, saying that money is no object if it helps them get the vaccine early. They wanted it yesterday, said Nazarian. We will play by the rules but are doing everything we can to secure and distribute the vaccine when its available to us.
Wealthy Californians are offering $25,000 donations to hospitals so they can cut the line for a COVID-19 vaccine
Exclusive doctors in California reveal they have received hundreds of calls from their clientele attempting to skip the queue for a Covid vaccine
One client even offered a $25,000 donation to a hospital to get ahead
Doctors have all been forced to say no as state officials say they will be very aggressive in making sure the rich don t cut the line
Yet many expensive clinics are already buying up the ultra-low temperature freezers that are needed to store the Pfizer vaccines
The state broke yet another record for new daily cases - 53,326 - on Friday
A Friday report by the
Los Angeles Times described a struggle for celebrities and other upper class Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine before medical workers and vulnerable citizens.
Dr. Ehsan Ali serves patients like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, earning thousands per customer every year for the privilege. But as vaccines to finally shut down the novel coronavirus pandemic roll out across the country, he is one of many “concierge” physicians forced to tell their big name clients they might have to sit tight. “We get hundreds of calls every single day,” he told the
L.A. Times on Friday. “This is the first time where I have not been able to get something for my patients.”