The Latest: France s Macron endorses sharing of vaccine tech
A car drives on a road in the outskirts in Frankfurt, Germany, right after the end of the curfew on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The German Federal Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday that the curfew to avoid the outspread of the coronavirus is justified. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) May 06, 2021 - 3:44 AM
PARIS â French President Emmanuel Macron is joining the Biden administration in saying that he backs the sharing of the valuable technology behind COVID-19 vaccines. But Macro is also insisting that the immediate priority for wealthier countries should be first donating more doses to poorer countries.
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WASHINGTON â President Joe Biden has made a Cinco de Mayo taco and enchilada run to highlight his administrationâs $28.6 billion program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden visited Taqueria Las Gemelas in Washington on Wednesday and ordered lunch. The restaurant is owned in part by Mexican immigrants and was a beneficiary of a pilot version of the restaurant relief program.
Biden says the restaurant industry was âbadly hurtâ by the pandemic. The aid for eateries is part of the administrationâs $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The White House says 186,200 restaurants, bars and other eligible businesses applied for the program over its first two days of accepting applications.
Landlords and Renters Share Personal Stories of Financial Hardship
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Rent relief appointments continue at select locations in Los Angeles County
BAKERSFIELD, CA, May 5, 2021 Since the launch of CityServe’s Eviction Prevention Starting Point, hundreds of landlords and renters have requested appointments for rent relief and have shared personal stories of financial hardship amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The pandemic has affected every livelihood in one way or another and no two stories are the same,” said Crissy Sanchez-Cochran, Director of Communications, CityServe. “As our enrollers sit down to walk landlords and renters through the application process, they share their story of hardship. We are honored to serve the community alongside the local church to help people through a difficult time so they can get the help they need.”
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States Push to Extend Postpartum Medicaid Benefits to Save Lives
Two doulas attend a pregnant Medicaid beneficiary in her home in Minneapolis. States are moving toward extending Medicaid postpartum benefits in an attempt to stem high maternal mortality rates.
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More states are moving to extend Medicaid benefits to new mothers up to a full year after giving birth, far beyond the 60 days required by federal law.
That development, promoted by numerous medical groups as well as official state medical boards that focus on maternal health, reflects increasing alarm over the United States’ maternal mortality rate, which is the worst among developed nations and is trending in the wrong direction. There also is a growing awareness that women face increased health risks not only during pregnancy and labor and delivery, but also for months afterward. Nearly a quarter of postpartum-related deaths occur six week