217 Today: Inequities will worsen if Congress doesn’t restore COVID-19 funding, experts warn

217 Today: Inequities will worsen if Congress doesn’t restore COVID-19 funding, experts warn

ByFarrah Anderson

Friday, April 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Senate approved a measure Thursday to pay vaccinated teachers and other public school workers for any time they took off related to COVID-19, such as a sick or exposed family member. People who physically attack Illinois Department of Children and Family Services workers would face stiffer charges…

How funding cuts for COVID-19 tests and treatments could worsen health disparities

How funding cuts for COVID-19 tests and treatments could worsen health disparities

BySide Effects Public Media

INDIANAPOLIS — At the start of the pandemic, many wished there was a pill people could swallow to make a COVID-19 infection go away. Two years later, we have not just one, but two of those pills, in addition to other outpatient and inpatient treatments. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s4780019/audio/2022/03/covidfunding-feature-web.mp3 Listen to this story here. The federal government established…