Sabrina  0:08

Hi, this is Sabrina.

Miranda  0:10

And this is Miranda.

Sabrina  0:11

And this is Supplements—

Miranda  0:13

Your weekly health news podcast.

Sabrina  0:17

So, how's the vaccine rollout coming along?

Miranda  0:19

Alright, so this week with vaccinations 19.9% of the US population has at least one dose and 10.3% of the US population is fully vaccinated. So, 1 in 10 people in the US are fully vaccinated. And as for the states, Alaska, New Mexico, South Dakota and West Virginia, have the most percentage of their population that are fully vaccinated.

Sabrina  0:45

In this episode, we're checking in on the Biden-Harris administration, covering new developments in vaccine rollout, and discussing issues with nursing homes that have long been ignored and hidden from the public.

[TW: Please note in this episode, our third news segment will touch upon sexual assault and elderly abuse.]

Sabrina 1:10

So to follow up on the new Biden Harris administration, first we're going to discuss all the things the administration has been working on.

The previous Trump administration had planned to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work however, the Biden administration decided that work requirements do not fit with the Medicaid's goal to providing healthcare to lower income people. So the Supreme Court has agreed to honor Biden's request, so Medicaid will not include work requirements. Additionally, he also described his American Rescue Plan, which includes stimulus checks, unemployment insurance, and health insurance assistance. This relief package also includes a provision that provides many parents an allowance with $250 a month for each child and $300 for kids under six. This could really help American families and new child allowance payments are set to start in July.

Also, he has announced his goal to make every American eligible to get the vaccine by May 1. This does not mean that everyone will get the vaccine by May 1, but hopefully that everyone can be able to make an appointment to get the vaccine by that date.

I really do hope that everyone is going to be able to make an appointment by May 1. I know that like the news often reports on many states coming out with these vaccine appointment plans, and there's been a lot of like problems regarding them where like people who can't get appointments or like those skipping the lines. So hopefully in the next month or two, they can really figure it out how to make an equitable way for people to get appointments for the vaccine.