Former New York City police detective, and outspoken advocate for 9/11 responders, Luis Alvarez died Saturday at the age of 53, after a three-year battle with cancer. Alvarez, woked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks and fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. His death came weeks after he testified before Congress to urge lawmakers to extend the victim compensation fund that many first responders depend on to pay their medical bills.
Alvarez spoke before Congress, alongside other 9/11 responders and former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, urging lawmakers to extend healthcare protections for rescue workers like himself, who became sick after responding to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in downtown Manhattan. Alvarez told Congress “ I did not want to be anywhere but Ground Zero. This fund is not a ticket to paradise. It is there to provide for our families when we can’t. Nothing more. You all said you would never forget. Well, I’m here to make sure that you don’t.”
Alvarez emphasized that future families stand not only to experience the stress of fighting these terrible illnesses but that their struggles would be compounded by the unconscionable financial burden of trying to fund their healthcare.” The House is expected to vote this month to permanently extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a group of first responders last week the Senate would work to pass its authorization by August.
Alvarez was a toddler when his family moved to New York. He signed up for the Marines Corps when he was 18. He went on to join New York’s police department in 1990 and became a highly decorated officer, working undercover and on the bomb squad. After the 9/11 attacks, Alvarez spent 3 months at ground zero pulling people from the rubble and clearing away debris. He was diagnosed with cancer several years ago and underwent dozens of rounds of chemotherapy.
Alvarez, 53, a husband and father of three sons, died in hospice care surrounded by his family. He was remembered for his “tenacity and resilience” at a solemn and emotional funeral on Wednesday. After his cancer diagnoses, he showed “tenacity and resilience that even surprised his oncology team,” said his sister, Ida Lugo. “Nevertheless, chemo became his prison, his jail. Often isolating him from the world, too sick to engage. He wanted to urge our government to do the right thing,” Lugo said. “It became my brother’s dying wish, the legacy he wanted to leave that the bill protecting the Victim Compensation Fund be passed.”
Thousands came to honor the hero including family members, friends and uniformed officers, some of them in tears,. They stood at attention as two fire engines hoisted a huge American flag outside the Long Island funeral home where 53-year-old Luis Alvarez was remembered at a wake a day earlier. A hearse carrying the remains of the retired detective rolled slowly underneath it as the somber procession to the memorial service at Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria got underway.
As of Wednesday, 222 NYPD officers, including Luis Alvareaz, have died from 9/11 related illnesses. The bill to extend the Victim Compensation Fund passed a House committee in June and is awaiting a full House vote before it is taken up by the Senate.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, July 14th, 2019 was:
MARCY LYNN COULL
St. Catherines, ONTARIO
Winner Of A $25.00 VISA Gift Card
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The drawing entries 7/8/19 thru 7/14/19 are:
7/8/19
Darlene Whyte
Rachael Smith
Marilyn Wall
Kimberly Snyder
Shannon Rush
Jennifer Vega
Eva Biggs
Amanda Justice
Ruby Fraser
Rhonda Grisham
Jane Peterson
Becca Neuenschwander Long
Jennifer Ramlet
Andrea Ayala
Alyssa DiFazio
Becky Hartman
Jeremy Mclaughlin
Lesa Moats
Be Schwerin
Jennifer Leffler
7/9/19
Kim Avery
MarcyLynn Coull
Shannon Rush
Trish Hysell
Jennifer Vega
Brandi Long
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Samantha Smith
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Rebecca Kish
Sherry Lilly
June Rivera
Eva Biggs
Brooke Scott
Jane Peterson
Debra Miller
Christy Hawkes
Amanda Rosario
Kris Adams Paull
Brandy Marie
Meg Marshall
Pamela Garner Sloss
7/10/19
Amanda Rosario
Jennifer Vega
Phylicia Phillips
Priscilla Shimp
Stephanie Beckwith
Jenn Smith Jackson
Debbie Bloxom
Jennifer Ramlet
Shannon Rush
Dawn Raasch
Paula Johnson
Sarah Bellestri Shih
Becky VanGinkel
Sheila Carvell
Darlene Whyte
Lisa A Mazola
Janice McKay Donahue
Be Schwerin
Kimberly Snyder
Karen Bondehagen
7/11/19
Nelle Bailey
Cheryl Ralley-Messick
Nicole Blaha
Ambreen Javed
Debbie Gremlin
Brooke Scott
Alyssa DiFazio
Geri Rus
Rebecca Kish
Tiffany Borek
Rhonda Grisham
Sheila Carvell
Kayla Clemons
Christy George
MarcyLynn Coull
Sherry Lilly
Edward John
Jennifer Vega
Tracy Heyer
Cheryl Ralley-Messick
Rose Elizabeth Cantu
7/12/19
Jenifer Garza
Jennifer Ramlet
Nelle Bailey
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Alexis Maureen
Tonya Velazquez
Shannon Rush
Angelique Drummond
Trish Hysell
Erica Hansen
Kathi Taylor
Debbie Bloxom
Christine Beckmann
Morgan Alexandra
Nikkie Bankert
Melissa White
MarcyLynn Coull
Amber McGrath
Joanna Hacker
Karron Redfield
Dana Dilaura
Anna Nichols
Dale Fish
7/13/19
Dale Fish
Alisa Jones
Sherry Lilly
Christina Renee Wilhite
Priscilla Shimp
Thomas Ryan Gan
Wendi Black
Jane Peterson
Amber Chandler
Stephanie Marie Walls
Traci Andersonn
Dawn Raasch
Brooke Scott
Karen Brunet Moore
Christina Radcliff
Melissa White
Kimberly Snyder
Phylicia Phillips
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Trish Hysell
Wayne Gallas
7/14/19
Rhonda Grisham
Tracy Heyer
Yolanda Ortega-Hackett
Sheila Carvell
Angela Janisse
Stephanie Beckwith
Lesa Moats
Andrea Ayala
Debbie Bloxom
Kendra Lynne Ramsey
MarcyLynn Coull
Jennifer Lang
Nicole Blaha
Alana Dimambro
Crystal Young
Kathleen Hickman
Ashley Agner
Amanda Sue
Angel Shearl
Tiffany Borek
Alexis Maureen
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Daily HI4E.org Trivia Contest Winners For The Week Ending: Sunday, June 30th, 2019.
In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, June 30th, 2019 was:
ROSE ELIZABETH CANTU
Saginaw, MI
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The drawing entries 6/24/19 thru 6/30/19 are:
6/24/19
Amanda Otis
Vickie Gipson
Rhonda Grisham
Jenifer Garza
Kristina Rosson
Jennifer Ramlet
Alyssa DiFazio
Ambreen Javed
Meg Marshall
Nicole Blaha
Sarah Harrison
Nai Merri
Alicia Dansby
Mary Achio
Ashley Agner
Stephanie Marie Walls
Alexis Maureen
Samantha Brown
Jessica Steiner
Kayla Hernandez
Shannon Rush
MarcyLynn Coull
Desire Kightlinger Swarm
Becca Neuenschwander Long
6/25/19
April Ashcraft
Nicole Blaha
Meg Marshall
Stephanie Beckwith
Mary Pettiford
Rachael Smith
Jennifer Ramlet
Rushell Tuggle
Janice McKay Donahue
Susan Clarke Jette
Trish Marks
Alyssa DiFazio
Jenifer Garza
Sherry Lilly
Katrina Jordan
Sean Stover
Kristy Lynn Ballard
Ellen Ciambrelli Ferrari
Brittany Seiler
Sonali Jain Modi
Amanda Otis
6/26/19
Jennifer Lang
Jo Bagavathula Bevara
Tracy Heyer
Phylicia Phillips
Kelsey Polacek
Kendra Lynne Ramsey
Wendi Black
Trish Hysell
Tabitha Pacheco Willette
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Darlene Whyte
Sarah Frank
Be Schwerin
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Tonya Velazquez
Vickie Gipson
Stacy Nelson
Michelle Tyler Jeske
Tera Lee Culverwell
Yolanda Ortega-Hackett
Lori Sexton Leal
6/27/19
Jennifer Ramlet
Meg Marshall
Amber McGrath
Jessica Steiner
Jennifer Leffler
Dave Miller
Rhonda Grisham
Becky VanGinkel
Nancy Pfirrman Schools
Alexis Maureen
Amber Chandler
Nicole Blaha
Robin Jedele
Sarah Harrison
Kathleen Hickman
Pamela Gonzalez
Annette French
Tonya Velazquez
Christy Hawkes
Andrea Ayala
6/28/19
Christy Hawkes
Missy Nicole Adams
Rebecca Hueller Crum
Crystal Young
Tabitha Sinks
Vickie Gipson
Lori Capobianco
Amy Conyers
Karen Rimiller Presley
Phylicia Phillips
Beata Tybor
Sarah Harrison
Susan Saunders
Jen Freese
Jessica Massaway
Kelsey Brooke Vinson
Amanda Otis
Jennifer Ramlet
Tre Bor
Joanie Waterman
Nicole Blaha
6/29/19
Deborah Thomas
Dawn Raasch
Amber Chandler
Nancy Scharnhorst
Janice McKay Donahue
Amy Chavis
Christina Cannon
Debbie Bloxom
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Amanda Rosario
Jessica Steiner
Christine M Miller-Borowczyk
Kendra Lynne Ramsey
Jennifer Vega
Nicole Blaha
Tracy Heyer
Debbie Gremlin
Michelle Benedict-Miller
Deborah Thomas
Rose Elizabeth Cantu
6/30/19
Amber Chandler
Derek Michelle Polk
Darlene Whyte
Dean Bruss
Vickie Gipson
Shannon Rush
Kendra Lynn Ramey
Kayla Clemons
Kim Avery
April Ashcraft
Alicia Johnson
Johanna Landsaw-Davis
Holly D Lawson
Annette French
Nicole Blaha
Tessa Davis
Nai Merri
Melissa White
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Stephanie Marie Wall
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Phoenix’s mayor and police chief have both apologized after a video was released showing officers pointing guns and yelling at a family outside a Family Dollar store, after they say a 4-year-old girl took a doll from the store. The video, recorded by a witness, caused widespread outrage and showed the officers screaming orders at the father, pregnant mother carrying their baby and the young girl. The police department became aware of the video on June 11th and the officers involved have been assigned to desk duty while their actions are being investigated. The parents say the police officers violated their civil rights, and are filing a $10 million lawsuit.
On May 29, Dravon Ames and his fiancee, Iesha Harper, said they went on a family outing with their two children, London, 1, and Island, 4. Without their knowledge, Island took a doll from a Family Dollar Store. A police patrol unit who was responding to the shoplifting report followed the couple’s car. The family entered their babysitter’s apartment complex and were still in the car as an officer approached the vehicle with his gun drawn and yanked open the front door.
“I’m going to put a cap in your a–,” one officer said to Ames as a second policeman, whose weapon was also drawn and pointed at Ames, walked up to the car, the video shows. “I’m going to shoot you in your f—ing face.” The woman can be heard saying she is unable to hold her hands up because she is holding a child, and that she is pregnant.
The first officer — who has not yet been named by the department — pulled Ames, 22, from the car, pushed his head to the pavement, handcuffed him and yelled that Ames better follow orders, according to the claim. The officer threw Ames against the car, ordered him to spread his legs and “kicked him in the right leg so hard that the father collapsed.” Then, the officer dragged him upright and punched him in the back, the claim said.
Once Ames was handcuffed and inside the patrol car, the officers focused their attention on Harper and the children, according to the claim. The two officers pointed their weapons at the visibly pregnant 24-year-old Harper and her children, the video shows. “The first officer grabbed the mother and the baby around both of their necks, and tried to take the baby out of the mother’s hand,” the claim alleged. “He told her to put the baby on the ground, which she was unwilling to do because the baby could not walk, and the ground consisted of hot pavement.”
The officer tried to rip Harper’s youngest child from her arms, the claim stated. After Harper handed the children to a bystander, the officer threw Harper into the police car face first and then handcuffed her. “I could have shot you in front of your f—ing kids,” he said, according to the claim. The store manager declined to press charges so neither Ames nor Harper were arrested or ticketed, though they were detained by the police. The notice of claim alleged that the police officers “committed battery, unlawful imprisonment, false arrest, infliction of emotional distress, and violation of civil rights under the fifth and 14th amendments of the United States Constitution.”
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The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill which would permanently reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the day after comedian Jon Stewart gave impassioned testimony in support of the bill. The bill will now go to the floor for a full vote in the House of Representatives, where it is likely to pass. Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in 2010 and the act was reauthorized in 2015 for 90 years. But a portion of the law — the Victim Compensation Fund — was only funded for five years, through the end of 2020.
The fund aimed to provide necessary financial support for the thousands who suffered serious medical issues, including a spate of cancer diagnoses, after the 2001 attacks. New York City health officials say the number of people who have been diagnosed with 9/11-linked cancers has tripled. Thousands of first responders rushed to the scene of the attacks and in doing so, exposed themselves to toxic debris in the air, including asbestos, lead, and pulverized concrete, which causes silicosis.
Nearly 5,500 first responders and local residents have now been diagnosed with cancers linked to the toxic smoke and dust of 9/11. As of September 2018, 2,000 deaths were attributed to 9/11 related illnesses. By the end of last year, many estimate that more people will have died from toxic exposures than were actually killed in the attack.
The spike in claims has left the VCF at risk of a massive funding shortfall. As a result, future payouts to 9/11 victims and their families may be cut by as much as 70%. The bill that passed the judiciary committee on Wednesday aims to make the VCF permanent and grant additional funding to the bill. A specific amount has not yet been allocated.
At an emotional congressional hearing, Stewart, who has been a longtime advocate for the fund, blasted lawmakers for their inaction ahead of a vote on renewing healthcare funding for 9/11 responders. During his testimony, Stewart became upset several times as he appealed to Congress. “Behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders. And in front of me, a nearly empty Congress. Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak to no one. Shameful. It’s an embarrassment to the country, and it is a stain on this institution. And you should be ashamed of yourselves, for those that aren’t here. But you won’t be, because accountability doesn’t appear to be something that occurs in this chamber.”
Stewart made several points during his passionate speech. “The official FDNY response time to 9/11 was five seconds. Five seconds. That’s how long it took for FDNY, for NYPD, for Port Authority, EMS to respond to an urgent need from the public. Five seconds. Hundreds died in an instant. Thousands more poured in to continue to fight for their brothers and sisters.” He went on to point out that as lawmakers had at first, denied the health issues were caused by the debri left behind the attack and when they no longer could deny it then then said it was a New York issue. “More of these men and women are going to get sick and they are going to die. And I am awfully tired of hearing that it’s a 9/11 New York issue. Al Qaeda didn’t shout “Death to Tribeca.” They attacked America and these men and women and their response to it is what brought our country back. It’s what gave a reeling nation a solid foundation to stand back upon. To remind us of why this country is great, of why this country is worth fighting for. And you are ignoring them.”
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A Minneapolis judge sentenced Mohamed Noor, the former police officer who shot and killed Justine Ruszczyk Damond in 2017, to 12.5 years in prison. In April, Noor was found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Noor’s lawyers had argued for a light sentence but Judge Kathryn Quaintance sentenced the 33-year-old Noor to the identical sentence recommended under state guidelines.
Speaking in court before the sentence was read, Noor said that he had felt “fear” as he pulled the trigger. But when he saw Ruszczyk Damond on the ground, “I knew in an instant that I was wrong. I caused this tragedy and it is my burden,” he said. “I wish though that I could relieve that burden others feel from the loss that I caused. I cannot and that is a troubling reality for me. I will think about Ms. Ruszczyk and her family forever. The only thing I can do is try to live my life in a good way going forward.”
The court also heard from Don Damond, Ruszczyk Damond’s fiancé, during an emotional victim impact statement that the day of her death was “the last time I felt a sense of happiness, a sense of trust and that everything could be OK.” “How do I sum up the pain, the trauma, of these last 23 months… How can I provide the court the impact of a lost future? What would have potentially been 30 to 40 years filled with love, with family, with joy, with laughter,” he said.
The July 15, 2017, shooting occurred after Ruszczyk Damond called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in an alley behind her home. When Noor and his partner Matthew Harrity arrived, Ruszczyk Damond approached the driver’s side of the squad car in her pajamas. Harrity testified, he heard a “thump” and a “murmur.” Noor, who was seated in the passenger seat, shot Ruszczyk in the abdomen through the open driver’s-side window of the vehicle as she approached his police cruiser. Noor testified that he feared for his partner’s life as Ruszczyk approached their squad car in the dark, empty alley.
Noor testified that Harrity’s terrified expression and the sight of Ruszczyk with her hand raised jolted him into action. Although he did not see a gun in Ruszczyks’ hand, he feared his partner might be shot as she began to raise her hand, he said. Noor’s lawyers maintained at trial that Noor “acted as he has been trained” and that he should never have been charged with a crime.
“The narrative behind this tragedy really began long before the events that occurred in that alley,” Noor’s defense attorney, Thomas Plunkett, said on Friday. “Ms. Ruszczyk was doing her civic duty, she didn’t deserve this.” But he said that the fear that exists between police and members of the public was behind what happened that night. “A prison sentence only punishes Mr. Noor for a culture that he didn’t create,” his lawyer said.
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Daily HI4E.org Trivia Contest Winners For The Week Ending: Sunday, June 16th, 2019.
In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, June 16th, 2019 was:
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Ft. Myers, FL
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift Card.
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook fan and “Like and Follow” either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
The drawing entries for 6/10/19 thru 6/16/19 are:
6/10/19
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Brooke Scott
Rosanne Clark
Amber Chandler
Crystal Young
Tabitha Sinks
Becky VanGinkel
Nicole Blaha
Mya Murphy
April Ashcraft
Rhonda Grisham
Phylicia Phillips
Aarti DM
Joanna Hacker
Debbie Bloxom
Kelsey Brooke Vinson
Brittany Light
Lori Capobianco
Andrea Ayala
P Annette Skeans
Adaria Johnson
Jessica Massaway
6/11/19
Jessica Steiner
Erica Hansen
Rhonda Grisham
Nicole Blaha
Karron Redfield
Kendra George
Shannon Rush
Dawn Raasch
P Annette Skeans
Melissa White
Christy George
Trish Hysell
Tabitha Sinks
Lori Capobianco
Jane Peterson
Karen Bondehagen
Meg Marshall
Tiffany Borek
Mary Achio
Nelle Bailey
Alexis Maureen
Nelle Bailey
Jennifer Ramlet
Lena Perry
Tera Culverwell
Elizabeth Wilson
6/12/19
Cheryl Hall
Karen Rimiller Presley
Jennifer Vega
Tonya Velazquez
Jeremy Mclaughlin
JR Eddington
Jessica Steiner
Phylicia Phillips
Amy Conyers
Trish Hysell
Brandi Long
Nai Merri
Cheryl Ralley-Messick
Maria Bouchard
Morgan Alexandra
Alyssa DiFazio
Taschia Miller
Kimberly Snyder
Crystal Young
Tracy Heyer
Brittany Light
6/13/19
Brittany Light
June Rivera
Shannon Rush
Debbie Garretson
Steph Mitchell
Lisa Puckett
Be Schwerin
Mary Achio
MarcyLynn Coull
Emily Rice Bowersock
Sherri Kidwell
Lori Capobianco
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Alisa Jones
Priscilla Shimp
Natasha Berry
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Nicole Blaha
Traci Anderson
Paula Johnson
6/14/19
Brandi K Chaney
Be Schwerin
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Kassie Lynn DiFazio
Tonya Velazquez
Amanda Sue
Nai Merri
Traci Anderson
Derek Michelle Polk
Trish Marks
Samantha Smith
April Ashcraft
Taschia Miller
Jill Nauyokas
Dale Fish
Kathleen Hickman
Mary Achio
Shannon Schleif
Nicole Blaha
Martha Prescott
6/15/19
Nicole Blaha
Sherri Kidwell
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Yolanda Ortega-Hackett
Sheila Carvell
Shannon Rush
Be Schwerin
Paula Johnson
Mike Adamski
Russell Tuggle
Brittany Seiler
Jenifer Garza
Brooke Scott
Brenda Hartwig
Cheryl Ralley-Messick
Samantha Smith
Derek Michelle Polk
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Paula M Bondy
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Jan Peoples
Tiffany Green Elliott
Heather Marocco
6/16/19
Kathi Taylor
Jenn Anthony
Eleazar Ruiz
Annette French
Jennifer Vega
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Jenifer Garza
Tonya Velazquez
Jennifer Ramlet
Brooke Scott
Leah Denton
Nikki Hunsaker
Karen Rimiller Presley
Wendi Black
Sherry Lilly
Tracy Shafer
Samantha Smith
Brooke Shelby Rae
Brittany Light
Jill Nauyokas
Sheila Carvell
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that there have been 971 known cases of measles in in 26 state in the US so far this year, surpassing the number of cases during the last outbreak in 1994. Public health officials blame lower vaccination rates based on misinformation for the current surge in infected people. Public health officials blame lower vaccination rates based on misinformation for the current surge in infected people.
As many as four million people got measles each year in the United States before the vaccine became widely used, according to the C.D.C., with an estimated 400 to 500 deaths and 48,000 hospitalizations annually. Before the measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, major outbreaks were a common global occurrence, with two to three outbreaks occurring annually. These outbreaks led to approximately 2.6 million deaths each year.
After decades of work by public health officials to educate the public about the importance of vaccination, measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in the United States in 2000. While the elimination status didn’t mean the disease was completely eradicated, it meant that the country had gone more than 12 months without “continuous disease transmission.”
The C.D.C. pointed to a continuing outbreak in New York City and Rockland County, N.Y., as posing a particular public health threat. There have been 550 confirmed cases of measles in New York City since September 2018. Rockland County officials said another 254 cases of measles had been reported there as of May 28. Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause serious respiratory symptoms, fever and rash, as well as permanent deafness or encephalitis in severe cases, according to the C.D.C.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia require vaccinations for children entering kindergarten, however all states also provide medical exemptions to these requirements and some states also offer exemptions for religious and philosophical reasons. Some states are taking precautionary measures to stop the outbreak. Maine became the fourth state, along with California, Mississippi and West Virginia, to end most nonmedical exemptions for childhood vaccines. Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in heavily Hasidic portions of Brooklyn, mandating that people who have not been vaccinated receive fines. Health workers have been offering free vaccines in the affected Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Measles is highly contagious and if one person has it, 90% of the people close to that person who are not immune will also become infected. The measles virus can live for up to two hours in a space where the infected person coughed or sneezed. If other people breathe the contaminated air or touch the infected surface, then touch their eyes, noses, or mouths, they can become infected. Infected people can spread measles to others from four days before through four days after the rash appears- meaning infected people are spreading the disease before they even know they have it.
The best protection against measles is measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which provides long-lasting protection against all strains of measles. Your child needs two doses of MMR vaccine for best protection – the first dose at 12 through 15 months of age, the second dose 4 through 6 years of age.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, June 9th, 2019 was:
JILL NAUYOKAS
Boston, MA
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift Card.
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook fan and “Like and Follow” either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
The drawing entries 6/3/19 thru 6/9/19 are:
6/3/19
Amber Chandler
Jennifer Lang
Darlene Whyte
Jenifer Garza
Brandi K Chaney
Sarah Harrison
Debbie Bloxom
Nicole Blaha
Tom Cavalli
Michelle Webb
Hunter Coffey
Brooke Scott
Amber McGrath
Thomas Ryan Gan
Dean Bruss
Terry Schmitt Sutton
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Becky Holland
Robin Griffitts Pratt
Tina Casto-Shafer
Jennifer Marie
Susan Saunders
6/4/19
Amanda Rosario
Becky Holland
Christina Domingue
Becky Holland
Jennifer Ramlet
Traci Anderson
Sarah Frank
Kristina Rosson
Dawn Raasch
Katie Santos
Robin Griffitts Pratt
Alexis Maureen
Brooke Shelby Rae
Alison Giffune Paige
Carla Williams
April Ashcraft
Jenifer Garza
Jill Nagel
Sara Coyle
Crystal Young
Amber McGrath
6/5/19
Brittany Light
Mya Murphy
Kristy Lynn Ballard
Stacy Nelson
Kristina Rosson
Susan Clarke Jette
Samantha Smith
Sarah Bellestri Shih
Alyssa DiFazio
Kacie Rogers
April Ashcraft
Mike Adamski
Melissa Turner Baker
Nai Merri
Phylicia Phillips
Kimberly Snyder
Becca Neuenschwander Long
Kassie Lynn DiFazio
Wendi Black
Karyn Koehler
6/6/19
Darlene Whyte
Karen Brunet Moore
Samantha Smith
Martha Prescott
Shannon Rush
Kathi Taylor
Nicole Ryan
MarcyLynn Coull
Jill Nagel
Nai Merri
Alisa Jones
Trish Marks
Jan Peoples
Crystal Young
April Ashcraft
Carol Jean
Barbara Austin
Lisa Puckett
Lena Perry
Jill Nauyokas
6/7/19
Shannon Scott
Jodi Stevens
Nicole Blaha
Crystal Young
Ambreen Rouf
Eleazar Ruiz
Geri Rus
Jessica Steiner
Samantha Smith
Demara Peterson Broadus
Morgan Alexandra
J Bagavathula Bevara
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Nicole Ryan
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Lori Capobianco
Tracy Heyer
Nai Merri
Christina Radcliff
Rose Elizabeth Cantu
Melissa Turner Baker
Rhonda Grisham
Eva Biggs
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
6/8/19
Jo Bagavathula Bevara
Tracy Heyer
Nicole Blaha
Dawn Raasch
Kim Avery
Joanie Waterman
Amanda Otis
Andrea Ayala
Jill Nagel
Brooke Shelby Rae
Kimberly Snyder
Brooke Scott
Nai Merri
Susan Saunders
Jenifer Garza
Karen Bondehagen
Phylicia Phillips
Jessica Steiner
Samantha Smith
Marie Beauregard
Pallavi Deshmukh
6/9/19
Nicole Blaha
Cheryl Ralley-Messick
Dale Fish
Eleazar Ruiz
Janice McKay Donahue
Brittany Deaver
Jennifer Lang
Andrew W Sauer
Tessa Davis
Phylicia Phillips
Eleazar Ruiz
Jodi Stevens
Sherry Kidwell
Charlotte Dennis
Wendi Black
Lena Perry
Adaria Johnson
Kristy Lynn Ballard
Jill Nauyokas
Traci Anderson
Alyssa DiFazio
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better.
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You may also find that if you “Like” BOTH of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!
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An Oregon man, Michael John Wolfe, 52, was arrested and charged in the presumed kidnapping and murder of a 25-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son. Karissa Fretwell and the pair’s son, William “Billy” Fretwell were reported missing by relatives on May 17, four days after they were last seen or heard from. Wolfe was charged with two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of kidnapping while police continue to search for Karissa and Billy.
Fretwell’s vehicle is reportedly still parked on the street in front of her apartment with a child’s car seat is in the back. Karissa Fretwell is described as a white female who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds. She has blue eyes and naturally blond hair that is dyed red. Billy Fretwell is described as a white male who is about 3 feet tall and weighs about 30 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes. Police have been searching a rural Yamhill County property in the Hopewell area and Wolfe’s Gaston home he has shared with his wife for 10 years, as part of the investigation.
Wolfe, who is married to another woman, was established as Billy’s biological father through a DNA test in 2018 after Fretwell filed a petition to establish the boy’s paternity. Wolfe and Fretwell had an affair while working together at a local steel mill and the two were locked in a custody battle. Court documents state Fretwell and Wolfe were in court as recently as April, and Wolfe was ordered to pay over $900 a month in child support and provide health insurance coverage for Billy. The court documents state Fretwell believed Wolfe wouldn’t pay child support without a court order.
Two months prior to Fretwell’s disappearance, her neighbor said he heard fighting taking place in her apartment. Neighbor Robert Allen said “We heard a man and woman arguing incredibly loud. The man was swearing a lot and there was a kid crying in the background, and the woman was yelling at him to get out of her apartment.”
A close friend of Karissa’s, Bethany Brown, told reporters she felt some relief that Wolfe is behind bars. “How could he do that to her and him? Little Billy, that’s his son! God, it hurts,” she said. “She was a good mom. She was just trying to make it through life. “I hope he rots in prison for the rest of his life,” she said. Brown said Wolfe was apparently trying to hide the affair. “He’s married and has another kid and he didn’t want anything to do with Karissa or Billy. He didn’t want his wife finding out about the affair and she did find out, and that’s when everything went sour. He told her ‘Don’t ruin my marriage,’ and, ‘I can’t afford this $1,100 amount in child support,'” Brown said.
Another friend, Mykeal Moats said Fretwell met Wolfe when she was living in McMinnville and was a delivery driver for a sandwich shop. She made deliveries to Cascade Steel Rolling Mills in McMinnville, where Wolfe worked. Moats said Fretwell subsequently got a security job at the industrial plant but was no longer working there. Another friend, Bethany Brown, said Karissa had told her she found out she was pregnant three days after finding out he was married and that Wolfe had cosigned on an apartment for her provided he have a key. Karissa told her she would come home to find him in her apartment which led her to move into a new apartment. Moats said that Wolfe would not stop calling Karissa or showing up at her work. She couldn’t get away from him.” Moats said.
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