Journalists Explore Covid Relief Bill and Vaccine Issues

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.

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Chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed how the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill will help bolster the Affordable Care Act with 鈥淧BS NewsHour鈥� on Wednesday.

Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell spoke with KUNC鈥檚鈥淐olorado Edition鈥� on Wednesday about what childhood vaccine rates can tell us about public acceptance of the covid vaccines.

Read Bichell鈥檚鈥�What Childhood Vaccine Rates Can, and Can鈥檛, Teach Us About Covid Vaccines鈥�

Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Big If True鈥檚鈥淗ard Reset鈥� podcast Wednesday to discuss how covid vaccine websites often violate disability laws and create accessibility problems for the blind.

Read Weber鈥檚鈥�Covid Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for the Blind鈥�

California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester talked about prioritizing vaccines for vulnerable communities with KALW鈥檚鈥淵our Call鈥� on March 4.