Cindy Whitehead’s stepfather died last March at the age of 93. The cause of death, she was told, was heart failure. But he was never tested for COVID-19, so Whitehead still wonders if he was an early victim of the pandemic.
Whitehead, 58, moved her stepfather’s belongings into a self-storage facility in Hawthorne costing $165 a month. To cut costs, she switched to a smaller unit in late September costing $95 monthly.
She received a notice this week that the price of the storage unit will rise March 1 by more than 8% to $103 a month.
“This seems really unethical,” the Hermosa Beach resident told me. “I own rental properties and I’m not raising rents because of COVID. But they’re raising rents.”
Latest Coronavirus Impacts: 226 COVID-19 Cases, 15 New Deaths Reported NBC 7 Staff
What to Know for March 27
226 COVID-19 cases were reported to the county on March 26. The region s total is now 269,275
15 new COVID-19 deaths were reported. The region’s total is 3,540.
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As millions relocate amid coronavirus pandemic, complaints about movers rise
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
A mover moves a hand truck full of boxes out of a moving van for a family at their new home.The Oregonian/OregonLive
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Alex Beckers and his wife, Gina, moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Ore., in November two of the millions of Americans who have chosen to relocate amid the pandemic.
However, much of the Beckerses’ stuff still hasn’t joined them, including a computer, furniture, sensitive documents and photo albums.
And they say the Northridge, Calif., moving company that has their possessions and is seeking thousands of dollars in extra cash keeps giving them the runaround.
Dentists, students called in to help deliver coronavirus vaccines
As the US looks for ways to speed the administration of Covid-19 vaccines, some states and providers are pulling in non-traditional vaccinators, including dentists, retirees and students, to aid in the process.
With health care workers stretched thin responding to record numbers of coronavirus hospitalizations, jurisdictions are scrambling to find extra hands with the skills to help get shots into arms.
A report released by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and National Governors Association in December cited 20 states that are considering recruiting non-traditional providers, including students, dentists, veterinarians and paramedics.
FDA commissioner encourages states to begin vaccinating more priority groups
From CNN’s Naomi Thomas
Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, said during an Alliance for Health Policy event Friday he’s encouraging states to broaden criteria for who can be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Some states have about 30% to 35% utilization of the current vaccine that they have, he said, and “we’re encouraging those states to broaden the criteria for administration.” Several states have opened up vaccination to people in certain age groups, even if they haven’t finished vaccinating health care workers.