Number of Washington state, Seattle public workers getting vaccinated inches up
New state and city of Seattle figures show the number of government workers getting their shots continues to inch up amid the coronavirus vaccine mandates. About 275 more Washington state employees have been verified as having gotten their shots since last week’s Oct. 18 deadline, according to updated figures released by the Office of Financial Management. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Alan Berner)
Higher Food Prices Hit the Poor and Those Who Help Them
With food prices surging, many Americans have found their household budgets upended, forcing difficult choices at the supermarket and putting new demands on programs intended to help. Food banks and pantries, too, are struggling with the increase in costs, substituting or pulling the most expensive products, like beef, from offerings. What’s more, donations of food are down, even as the number of people seeking help remains elevated. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Kaiti Sullivan)
Day care for disabled children requires better funding, parents and experts say.
Eric Stobbart tried for three months to put his 3-year-old son with autism and epilepsy into a child-care program. Every center turned his son away. “Center-based day cares for basically your typical child would either turn him away because of his epilepsy or because of his autism,” says Stobbart, who lives in Foxborough, Mass. Continue reading at KUOW. (Getty Images)
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