Pandemic Nation

COVID Roulette: Frontline Workers Forced to Choose Income Over Health

As pandemic-striken businesses return to life, employees face medical risks and uncertainty. Mark Kreidler speaks to Elvia Martinez, who works at LAX’s Panda Express.

Health Care Workers Battle in COVID’s Dangerous Trenches

What happens when pandemic fighters are at risk themselves with preexisting medical conditions?

Closing a Hospital During a Pandemic

Mark Kreidler speaks to Shenita Anderson, a nurse at Olympia Medical Center, a soon to be shuttered hospital in Los Angeles.

One Patient at a Time

Mark Kreidler speaks with Dr. Coley King, director of homeless health care at Venice Family Clinic.

Chasing The Vaccine: Episode 5

She has heard no plan for a federal relief package that might somehow lessen her burden. And, hotel worker Liliana Hernandez says, the whole notion of a vaccine getting the country back on track might be way too late for her and her colleagues. In a state of inequity, relief remains elusive.