We must dismantle the belief that people “choose to be homeless” before Sacramento can ever begin to solve its homelessness crisis, writes Robin Epley.
Christy Zahrt receiving the Pfizer vaccine at California State University, Northridge, in Los Angeles on Tuesday.Credit.Allison Zaucha for The New York Times
The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is extraordinarily effective at protecting against severe disease caused by two dangerous variants, according to two studies published Wednesday.
The studies, which are based on the real-world use of the vaccine in Qatar and Israel, suggest that the vaccine can prevent the worst outcomes including severe pneumonia and death caused by B.1.1.7, the variant first identified in the U.K., and B.1.351, the variant first identified in South Africa.
“This is really good news,” said Dr. Annelies Wilder-Smith, an infectious disease researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “At this point in time, we can confidently say that we can use this vaccine, even in the presence of circulating variants of concern.”
A Housing and Eviction Crisis Still Hangs Over the U.S., Just Like the Pandemic
Checking in with the numerous risks in the housing market as the economic fallout of the pandemic as approaches it approaches its second year. Share
New research by Mary K. Cunningham, Ananya Hariharan, and Olivia Fiol at the Urban Institute quantifies the eviction cliff looming over the country as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s federal eviction moratorium is scheduled to expire at the end of January.
In this brief, we use new data from the second wave of the Urban Institute’s Coronavirus Tracking Survey, conducted September 11 through 28, 2020, to explore the pandemic’s impact on housing stability and renters’ vulnerability to eviction. We find that nearly 14 percent of renters, or 9.5 million renters, reported problems paying rent in the previous 30 days.
Federal Rent Relief Is a Public Health Imperative
To ensure families stay in their homes and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government should extend the CDC s eviction moratorium and other rent relief measures through the new year. December 18, 2020, 7am PST | Diana Ionescu |
Wade H. Massie
To slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect families during the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) passed an eviction moratorium in September, prohibiting landlords from evicting renters facing financial hardship. The moratorium, set to expire at the end of the year, has provided a lifeline for families who face losing their homes.