PUBLISHED 6:02 AM ET Mar. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:02 AM EST Mar. 11, 2021
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A coalition of dozens of health and community organizations in New York backed a push for a $1-per-pack increase in the state s cigarette tax.
The groups this month released a letter to top state lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled state Senate and Assembly calling for the tax increase as a public health benefit, as well as a way of raising revenue. Despite the well-documented benefits of tobacco tax increases, New York has not increased most tobacco taxes in over a decade, the groups wrote in the letter. Tobacco tax increases are a win-win-win; they improve public health, reduce healthcare costs, and generate revenue. As such, we respectfully request a cigarette tax increase of at least $1.00 per pack and the establishment of tax parity with other tobacco products be included in your one house budget proposal and the state’s final budg
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WASHINGTON By a vote of 220-211, the House on Wednesday passed the Senate version of the COVID relief bill also known as the American Rescue Plan Act paving the way for President Biden s signature. The American Rescue Plan is aggressive, no doubt about it, but researchers and health professionals have told us this is what s needed to scale up testing and tracing, to address PPE [personal protective equipment] shortages, and to speed up equitable vaccine distribution, said Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), chairman of the House Budget Committee. They have told us these investments are needed if we want to save lives and defeat this pandemic once and for all . It helps feed hungry Americans and provides financial support so families can afford health coverage during the greatest health crisis of our lifetimes. The American Rescue Plan will provide resources needed to reopen schools safely and make up for lost time in the classroom.
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Cancer patients and survivors still frustrated with placement in Group 4
N.C. cancer patients await vaccine in Group 4 By Kristi O Connor | March 3, 2021 at 7:01 PM EST - Updated March 3 at 7:01 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - On Wednesday, frontline essential workers in North Carolina were allowed to start getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
But as thousands of people in the restaurant industry, grocery store workers, and manufacturing employees roll up their sleeves, there are thousands of others who are at great risk of having complications from the virus but are still waiting for their turn.
“It didn’t look good for quite a period of time,” 58-year-old Bruno Marcoccia said.