During shelter-in-place, some hotel rooms were opened to homeless people — yet weren't being filled.
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Many others, especially those in rural areas, will go out of business.
Management stockpiled protective equipment. They informed residents that they would be sheltering in place. They acted ahead of the recommendations. Still, six of the residents died.
This story is the first in a series exploring the deaths of homeless people in Santa Clara County — who the victims were, how they died and what might be done to save the lives of people few may remember.
Nursing home and long-term care facilities have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with an estimated 40% of U.S. deaths tied to these facilities. The dangers facing residents at these homes — their infection risk puts them in league with cruise ships and prisons — have been compounded by i
"Measles is always the one that worries me," says Vanderbilt's Dr. Kathryn Edwards.
“My press pass used to shield me from police violence. Sadly, yours may not protect you.”
Carl and Malette Young struggled for more than a decade to find help for their adopted son, Marc, who has fetal alcohol syndrome. Marc spent most of his adolescence bouncing between inpatient facilities for children with behavioral issues and his home in rural North Dakota....
After a failed attempt last year, Colorado lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it harder to get a vaccine exemption for school children.
Without rent relief for California tenants, housing advocates fear the pandemic will worsen the homelessness crisis.