Going to be historic : Health care worker, new mom participates in COVID-19 vaccine breast milk study Updated: 12:37 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 Sarah Fili Reporter Share Updated: 12:37 PM EST Jan 11, 2021
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Show Transcript IS BEING USED. JULIE: SINCE RECEIVING THE COVID-19 VACCINE, AN OMAHA FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKER HAS USED HER PLATFORM TO EDUCATE OTHERS. NOW, AS KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S SARAH FILI SHOWS US, SHE’S ALSO USING HER EXPERIENCE AS A MOM TO FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE VACCINE. ANDREA KODAD HAS BEEN A PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT FOR 20 YEARS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THOSE TWO DECADES, SHE WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY SHE’D NEVER HAD BEFORE, ACCESS TO A BRAND NEW VACCINE THE COVID-19 SHOT. I KNEW THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE HISTORIC. SHE GOT IT, THEN POSTED ABOUT IT ON FACEBOOK. INSTANTLY, SHE WAS OVERWHELMED WITH PEOPLE ASKING HER EXPERIENCE. I FEEL LIKE THAT’S PART OF ROLE AS A PA, EDUCATE THE PUBL
Business owners thankful as President Trump signs second pandemic relief bill Share Updated: 10:13 PM CST Dec 27, 2020 Share Updated: 10:13 PM CST Dec 27, 2020
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Show Transcript I AM DAVID EARL. JULIE AND ROB ARE OFF TONIGHT. THAT STIMULUS DEAL IS OFFERING NEW HOPE TONIGHT FOR LOC BUSINESSES THAT NEED HELP. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S SARAH FILI IS HERE WITH THAT AND GOES ONE-ON-ONE WITH A NEBRASKA CONGRESSMAN. SARAH: BUSINESSES SAY THE FIRST ROUND OF PANDEMIC RELIEF HELPED KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN. FOR MONTHS, OWNERS SAY THEY HELD THEIR BREATH FOR MORE AID, NOW THEY’RE THANKFUL IT’S A DONE DEAL. WITH MASKS ON, PATRONS OF THAT POTTERY PLACE PAINT THEIR PIECES. WE ARE AN IN-STUDIO EXPERIENCE, WE ARE A PAINT-YOUR-OWN POTTE STUDIO. SO THAT IS HOW WE GET ALL OUR BUSINESS. SO, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU WERE 50% AND THEN YOU ARE AT 75%. SARAH: NANCY KING OWNS THE STUDIO. SHE SAYS THE PANDEMIC FORCED HER TO REINVENT HER BUSINESS. IT WAS DAY TO DAY,
I still feel him here, Son honors father on statewide day of prayer for COVID-19 victims Updated: 10:27 PM CST Dec 20, 2020 Share Updated: 10:27 PM CST Dec 20, 2020
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Show Transcript SINCE THIS TIME SATURDAY NIGHT. THE DAILY AVERAGE IS JUST UNDER 1400 SO FAR THIS MONTH. JULIE: A STATEWIDE TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF COVID-19 IS COMING TO A CLOSE. IT IS AN EFFORT BY NEBRASKA GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS TO HONOR THOSE NO LONGER WITH US. ROB: THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE LIKE RALPH MARASCO. WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT HIM AND HIS SON, NICO, BACK IN MARCH. RALPH WAS AMONG THE STATE’S FIRST COVID-19 DEATHS. JULIE: KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S SARAH FILI SPEAKS TO HIS SON, AS HE GETS READY FOR HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT HIS DA SARAH: WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE OVER HIS SHOULDER, NICO MARASCO SMILES AS HE REMEMBERS CELEBRATIONS OF YEARS PAST WITH HIS DAD, RALPH. WE ALWAYS GATHER AT MY DAD’S HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. AND ONCE A YEAR IS WHEN WE WOU MAKE MY GRANDMOTHER’