California Coronavirus Updates: CDC Endorses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Friday, February 26, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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5:30 p.m.: Tax filers facing unemployment fraud should request corrected forms, says IRS
With six weeks to go until tax day, many people are looking at the forms and discovering someone else got unemployment benefits using their identity and they owe federal taxes on that income.
The form that would show that is called a 1099-G. IRS spokesman David Tucker says you should get in touch with the state right away and request a corrected 1099-G. And don’t worry if you don’t get it before the April 15 tax deadline.
While supply and demand issues surrounding N95 respirators are well-documented, until now the reasons for this discrepancy have been unclear.
The logistical breakdown is rooted in federal failures over the past year to coordinate supply chains and provide hospitals with clear rules about how to manage their medical equipment.
Internal government emails obtained by The Associated Press show there were deliberate decisions to withhold vital information about new mask manufacturers and availability. Exclusive trade data and interviews with manufacturers, hospital procurement officials and frontline medical workers reveal a communication breakdown not an actual shortage that is depriving doctors, nurses, paramedics and other people risking exposure to COVID-19 of first-rate protection.
After months of COVID-19 isolation, Virgil and Trish Klein were getting anxious to stretch their legs. We were looking for a way to reconnect with the outside world, explained Virgil.
Enter occupational therapist Erinna Poon and her team at Stanford Health Care. For the past several months, she s been leading Zoom-based classes designed to help cooped up seniors maintain their balance both physically and emotionally. They ve mentioned with COVID that they re stuck at home and have very little interaction, said Poon.
During the session, they ll stretch their minds and bodies together. The class is organized around a Bingo game with exercise and quizzes peppered in between. The Stanford team says the mixed game and exercise class is official known as Bingocize.
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