NPR: Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets – one silver, one white – sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, S.C.
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San Francisco Chronicle: 214,000 American children lost parents to COVID. They have ‘a lifetime of grief ahead of them’
Emilia Guerra took her first steps on Thanksgiving of 2020 as parents Laura and Rigo Guerra watched proudly. It seemed like the start of many holiday memories for the young
family.
USA Today: ‘A terrible price’: As US mourns 1 million COVID-19 deaths, preventable losses among unvaccinated a major regret
As a longtime nurse who tended to cancer patients and has seen people die suddenly of traumatic injuries, Julie Anastas had made her peace with mortality.
Elle Magazine: ‘This Cannot Happen Again’: How One Mom Found Purpose After Losing Her Daughter To COVID-19
After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States hit a grim and harrowing milestone: As of this month, more than one million Americans have died..
TO MARK 1 MILLION U.S. DEATHS, COVID SURVIVORS DEMAND ACTION AND RECOGNITION
As the United States crosses 1 million deaths from COVID-19, the non-partisan grassroots survivor network, COVID Survivors for Change, released the following statements...
ABC News: 1 Million COVID Deaths But Only 350K Families Have Asked FEMA for Funeral Cost Help
FEMA launched a program last year to cover up to $9,000 in costs per victim. Despite the U.S. recording more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths this week, few families have...
NPR: Few Eligible Families Have Sought Federal Payment of COVID Funeral Expenses
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets – one silver, one white – sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, S.C.
WGBO: Menendez, COVID Activists Urge Passage of Prevent Pandemics Act
The bill would create a Covid task force to investigate what went wrong in the US response to the pandemic.
Covid activists, who want to remember the million Americans...
N.J.com: N.J. Families of COVID Victims Push Congress to Prevent a Repeat Pandemic
Shafqat Khan was one of the early victims of COVID-19. The Jersey City resident died in April 2020, isolated from family and friends. His relatives got to watch his funeral...
COVID SURVIVORS URGE CONGRESS TO PREVENT FUTURE PANDEMICS
As U.S. COVID Deaths Near 1 Million, Survivors Announce Support of the PREVENT Pandemics Act PREVENT
Elite Daily: I’m 17 with Long-Haul COVID, and I’m Terrified I Will Never Live A Normal Life
I was convinced that my dad would die and then I’d die soon after. One of the hardest parts of being a 17-year-old COVID long hauler is overhearing other people make light...
COVID SURVIVORS “HEARTBROKEN” OVER SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO BLOCK VACCINE MANDATES FOR LARGE EMPLOYERS
The Supreme Court will Force Millions of Americans into Unsafe Work Environments WASHINGTON – Americans
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