Breaking Down The $600 Relief Checks, Coronavirus Vaccines And Senior Living Centers

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A woman gives a man a shot in the arm
Henry (Jack) Vokes, 98, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. Graeme Robertson/AP Photo

A financial columnist explains who qualifies for the recent round of $600 pandemic relief payments from the federal government. Then, we learn how senior living communities are preparing to manage the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine to their residents.

Featured in this Show

  • Relief Checks 101: The Next Round Of Payments

    President Donald Trump recently signed $900 billion in COVID-19 legislation, which includes a second round of relief checks. Our guest explains who qualifies for the $600 payments and when families can expect to receive them.

  • Nursing Homes Begin Vaccinating Staff And Residents

    Wisconsin has set aside almost 57,000 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for nursing home staff and residents. We hear from administrators at an elderly advocacy organization and a senior living facility about those vaccine distribution plans.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Courtney Everett Producer
  • L. Malik Anderson Producer
  • Jana Rose Schleis Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Michelle Singletary Guest
  • Stephanie Chedid Guest
  • John Sauer Guest

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