Audience Engagement Manager for @CalMatters. Former correspondent for @CalHealthline + @KHNews. Creator and former host of the @HuffPost IVFML Podcast. DMs open
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2009
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Anna Almendrala retweeted
The delta variant is wreaking havoc, but vaccinations — the best protection from covid — are slowing. In San Bernardino, a mobile vaccination clinic did only 22 shots in four hours.
📝: @annaalmendrala khn.org/news/article/want-fr…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
#NEW: Why some people waited until now for their covid vaccines, and why others continue to hold out. A snapshot from a McDonald’s parking lot in San Bernardino.
📝: @annaalmendrala californiahealthline.org/new…
My latest story, translated for @sdut en Español. So happy whenever @paula_andalo translates my stories! sandiegouniontribune.com/en-…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
Hey friends! @KFF is hiring for an assistant social media manager to work on the @KHNews social media team with me. Send in your res.
Pro-tip: include links, websites and sample graphics to support your written resume. #socialmediajobs kff.org/job-posting/assistan…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
#NEW: Food insecurity soared during the pandemic, including among unauthorized immigrants. California’s Dem lawmakers want to expand food stamps benefits to that population, but opponents cite the massive ongoing cost to the state.
📝: @annaalmendrala khn.org/news/article/califor…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
#NEW: Food insecurity soared during the pandemic, including among unauthorized immigrants. California’s Democratic lawmakers want to expand the benefit to that population, but opponents cite the massive ongoing cost to the state.
📝: @annaalmendrala californiahealthline.org/new…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
“In my career of 35 years, I’ve never been in this type of situation where I have seen so much death,” said funeral director Rafael Rodriguez. The FEMA reimbursement program offers financial relief for many of his clients, but it's not easy - bit.ly/2UcjK9v via @KHNews
Finally someone’s talking about this!!!
Is the finale of #MareOfEasttown going to reveal why DJ wasn't on Medicaid or CHIP, making it necessary to scrape together money for his ear surgery?
The tight labor market and the fraught, ongoing negotiations over when and how to bring employees back to the office makes some companies wary of asking too much of their workers. My latest story:
#NEW: Public health officials fear that requiring jabs on the job would create a noisy, counterproductive backlash.
📝: @annaalmendrala californiahealthline.org/new…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
Don't mess with The Linda Lindas.
Watch the full concert: lapl.me/YQ2UH9o
Anna Almendrala retweeted
From up to 62 years in prison to zero; plea deal in body brokering case raises anger and questions #addiction #rehab #sober #recovery ocregister.com/2021/05/18/fr…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
#NEW: Hispanic people who have yet to receive a covid shot are about twice as likely as non-Hispanic white or Black people to say they’d like to get vaccinated as soon as possible, according to a survey released Thursday.
📝: @annaalmendrala khn.org/news/article/latinos…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
(1/4) For the Osorio family, the overriding reason the eighth grade twins are not back at Brightwood is fear. #thread #photojournalist
📝: @heidi_demarco californiahealthline.org/new…
Anna Almendrala retweeted
Hard to believe it’s been 6 years since @AlanCPean was shot in the chest by police while seeking help for a mental health crisis in Houston. It entangled our lives with the national struggle for a more just and equitable America. @SarahVarney4 @KHNews
khn.org/news/article/racism-…
LA friends: How are your seasonal allergies? I usually need a daily Claritin from Feb-June but for some reason I have zero symptoms. And in fact, I'm going on hikes, sleeping with the windows open and doing other things that would normally have me sneezing like crazy.
The demand for vaccine appointments is softening throughout California. But counties are all over the place when it comes to vaccination rates.
#NEW: California officials are optimistic they can vaccinate millions more before hitting a hard wall of vaccine resistance.
📝: @annaalmendrala californiahealthline.org/mul…
A new @PPICNotes poll hints at some reasons: 22% of Republicans and 17% of independents in the survey said they wouldn’t be getting the vaccine, compared with 3% of Democrats.