AOC, Schumer: Funeral Aid Program to Allow Death Certificates To Be Altered for Those Who ‘May Have’ Died of COVID

Ocasio Cortez Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Senator Schumer and ░░░░░░░░ you all of our ░░░░░░░░ community leaders and advocates ░░░░░░░░ are here today This ░░░░░░░░ would not be happening ░░░░░░░░ you all It is ░░░░░░░░ community leaders on the ░░░░░░░░ that sounded this really ░░░░░░░░ remember that first call ░░░░░░░░ the Saida ph and ░░░░░░░░ said this is going ░░░░░░░░ be something that we ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ on and get rapid ░░░░░░░░ on And so I ░░░░░░░░ very excited to say ░░░░░░░░ that today is the ░░░░░░░░ the hotline is open ░░░░░░░░ because the hotline is ░░░░░░░░ you can call in ░░░░░░░░ FEMA and you can ░░░░░░░░ this process today Now ░░░░░░░░ know here in New ░░░░░░░░ how tough those early ░░░░░░░░ were We couldn t ░░░░░░░░ get tests here early ░░░░░░░░ It was something that ░░░░░░░░ for celebrities and the ░░░░░░░░ in those very early ░░░░░░░░ and so we have ░░░░░░░░ Senator Schumer and I ░░░░░░░░ been working with FEMA ░░░░░░░░ ve been on the ░░░░░░░░ trying to get as ░░░░░░░░ and accommodating circumstances as ░░░░░░░░ So here s what ░░░░░░░░ need to know Your ░░░░░░░░ one should have Covid ░░░░░░░░ their death certificate Anywhere ░░░░░░░░ on their death certificate ░░░░░░░░ as the primary or ░░░░░░░░ cause of death In ░░░░░░░░ early days though we ░░░░░░░░ that so many people ░░░░░░░░ didn t know what ░░░░░░░░ Covid and what wasn ░░░░░░░░ and so there are ░░░░░░░░ options available here one ░░░░░░░░ that we can go ░░░░░░░░ to the institution that ░░░░░░░░ the death certificate the ░░░░░░░░ the physician etc and ░░░░░░░░ can have your death ░░░░░░░░ added in retrospect knowing ░░░░░░░░ we know now about ░░░░░░░░ So if your if ░░░░░░░░ if your loved ones ░░░░░░░░ certificate does not have ░░░░░░░░ listed you can have ░░░░░░░░ put in Schumer And ░░░░░░░░ the future since September ░░░░░░░░ ve been listing Covid ░░░░░░░░ the problem as the ░░░░░░░░ said in the early ░░░░░░░░ they didn t even ░░░░░░░░ what Covid was so ░░░░░░░░ didn t list it ░░░░░░░░ we re working to ░░░░░░░░ that corrected Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ so you can go ░░░░░░░░ your institution and have ░░░░░░░░ edited or in your ░░░░░░░░ with FEMA FEMA we ░░░░░░░░ also in conversations with ░░░░░░░░ to see what adequate ░░░░░░░░ that we can add ░░░░░░░░