Scam Alert: Find a COVID Vaccine, but Avoid Criminals
Bev O Shea, NerdWallet
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The rollout of COVID vaccines offers rich opportunities for scammers: There’s not yet enough supply for everyone who wants a shot. Eligibility rules and sign-up procedures vary by location and change frequently. Everyone is tired of pandemic restrictions and desperate to hear and believe that they can get that coveted jab sooner.
It can be hard to know if a call, text or email is the result of signing up for a waitlist or because a scammer sees you as a potential target.
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California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. California s attorney general and local officials sued the nation s largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging that the company misled consumers on quality ratings and broke laws intended to protect patients when they are discharged from a facility. The suit centers on Brookdale Senior Living Inc. s 10 California-based skilled nursing facilities, but the Tennessee-based company operates in 43 states. We are holding Brookdale accountable for artificially increasing its profits by cutting corners when transferring or discharging its patients, said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is awaiting Senate confirmation for secretary of health and human services in the Biden administration.Rich Pedroncelli/AP
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