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Chrystal Bougon cried after the needle went into her arm. Not because her first dose of the Moderna vaccine hurt. But because, finally, being fat actually paid off.
The 53-year-old was inoculated in the parking lot of Kaiser Permanente in San José on a rainy Friday in March, four days after eligibility in California was broadened to include people with underlying conditions. Among them, a body mass index of 40 or more 233 pounds for an adult who is 5 feet 4 inches tall.
Bougon’s medical record at Kaiser shows she is morbidly obese; as an activist, she prefers the word “fat.” Her experience with medical providers has been one incident of size stigma after another, she said, like the time she went in with a scratched cornea and was told to lose weight. She fears being hospitalized with COVID-19 and unable to advocate for herself.
and i m dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn s robert jordan is live at city hall with today s top story. the supporters of both measures say that the city is broke and out of money and that a partnership between financial institutions the city and private interests are a good way to repair infrastructure and make capital improvements but the council says that the measure has not been an ins acted nearly enough we need equity and accountability . summit to assess steak that community groups want to make sure that this infrastructure trust doesn t go through without checks and balances attached to the measure . they complain that some of the deals in the past were flawed and were pushed through the council hastily now they re putting in speed cameras in red light cameras to supplement income that they use to get from parking meters . the aldermen are expected to pass this measure calling for the partners
rules if you want to own a handgun in the city of chicago. earlier today,jody weis plans to spell out the new ordnance. americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense was ruled. some of the city s rules for owning a handgun include only one handgun purchased per month. you must register the gun with the police department. you can only carry the gun inside your home and no gun sales are allowed in the city. the city already challenges the new rules. one by gun dealers. on the wgn tv morning show that dealer s attorney ridiculed the city. they ve outlawed porches, backyards, it s just a suppressive ordnance that s designed to in effect squelch this second amendment right. reporter: once again, weis will detail this ordnance. you must first have a gun owners i.d. card and you must register your gun. you have to undergo a vision exam and fingerprinting. if you are found violating this law you can spend up to 90 days in jail. julie wang, wgn news. a man has been char