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Utilizing CRISPR, Scientists Develop Prototype For Coronavirus Test That Could Be As Quick, Easy As A Pregnancy One

May 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

Wide-spread testing has long been the Achilles’ heel of the U.S. response efforts. Shortages, false negatives, and inaccurate kits have plagued efforts to provide quick and easy results to Americans. But scientists hope a new test can be the answer to that problem. In other testing news: antibody tests, false negatives and states’ ongoing efforts to ramp up screenings.

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Governors Become Generals Of Coronavirus Crisis As Federal Government Dawdled

March 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

While President Donald Trump downplayed the seriousness of the outbreak, governors were thrust into the spotlight as they tried to manage the crisis in their states. “Our leaders in the federal government at every level ought to be thinking of this moment as December 8, 1941,” said Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, whose state was one of the first hit by the pandemic. He said states should be calling for “the same federal response we had the morning after Pearl Harbor.” Meanwhile, about half of Americans support stringent measures to curb the outbreak, and New York City leaders warn that a “shelter in place” order may be coming eventually. Media outlets look at how other states are dealing with the crisis, as well.

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Global Watch: New Cases In Chinese Epicenter Drop Sharply; More Countries Report Fatalities; WHO Raises Global Risk To Highest Level

March 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Trump Administration Confirms It Will Pay Hospitals To Help Cover Costs Of Uninsured Coronavirus Patients

April 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

HHS Secretary Alex Azar Azar declined to specify how much money would be allotted to help hospitals providing uncompensated care for COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, CMS warns that COVID-19 treatment could cause Medicare reserves to run out and Medicaid waivers are approved to help deal with costs.

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FDA Sets Bar For COVID-19 Vaccine Approval: Must Prevent Or Decrease Disease Severity For At Least Half

July 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

The FDA released guidance Tuesday on the criteria it will use to approve any coronavirus vaccine. Any candidates must prevent or decrease disease severity in at least 50% of the people inoculated. Temporary authorizations may be considered on a “case-by-case basis,” the agency said.

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Friends And Family Of Coronavirus Patients Have To Say Their Goodbyes Through Nurses, If They Get To At All

March 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

Visitors are banned from coronavirus wards in many hospitals, creating a situation where the patients are dying alone and friends and family don’t get to say proper goodbyes.

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20% Of Tested NYC Residents Have Coronavirus Antibodies, But Experts Say Take Results With Grain Of Salt

April 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

The serological survey data that’s been trickling in over the past few days has been shocking–showing just how much the coronavirus has spread through mild or asymptomatic cases. While experts say that the tests are an important tool, the results shouldn’t be taken as gospel.

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Antibody Drug Designed To Treat COVID-19 Specifically Could Be Ready By September

June 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

Eli Lilly officials say the therapies could beat a vaccine to widespread use as a COVID-19 treatment. Meanwhile, FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn says he is committed to expediting coronavirus treatments and products.

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A Look Inside Army’s Efforts To Create Coronavirus Strains To Support Vaccine Research

March 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

The work being done at Maryland’s Fort Detrick provides a glimpse at the administration’s vaccine-related research efforts. “This is the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus,” said Army Chief of Staff James McConville of the Fort Detrick scientists. “And I would suggest that some of the people here are going to be the heroes that are going to help us defeat it.”

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As Doctors And Patients Take To Telehealth, Pressure Mounts For Option To Be Allowed Even After Crisis

June 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Regulatory restrictions that previously limited the use of virtual appointments have been temporarily lifted during the coronavirus pandemic. Many in the industry want that change to become permanent as more health systems and medical personnel adopt the technology.

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Coronavirus Highlights Humans’ Psychological Shortcomings In Assessing Danger

February 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

How the world is reacting to the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has killed far less people than the common flu, illustrates the unconscious biases in how human beings think about risk, as well as the impulses that often guide our responses — sometimes with serious consequences. “We’re hearing about the fatalities,” said said Paul Slovic, a University of Oregon psychologist. “We’re not hearing about the 98 or so percent of people who are recovering from it and may have had mild cases.” In other news: the “thermometer guns,” the infection rate, the symptoms and treatment for coronavirus, and more.

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From California To Virginia, More States Confirm Coronavirus Cases As U.S. Total Surpasses 700

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

As of Tuesday morning, at least 729 people in 36 states and Washington, D.C. have tested positive for coronavirus.

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Global Watch: South Korea’s ‘Drive-Thru’ Testing; Japan Closes All Schools; Italian Officials Trade Blame As Cases Climb; And More

February 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Curve Keeps Rising At Alarming Pace: US Sets Another Daily Case Record

July 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Nearly 1,000 infected Americans died over the last 24-hours from COVID-19 as the death rate also continues to climb. Meanwhile, India joins the U.S. and Brazil in a grim group: countries with more than one million confirmed coronavirus cases.

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Global Governments Brace For A Pandemic; South Korea Wows With Nimble Testing Response; Outbreak Calls Into Question Europe’s Borderless Dream

February 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Physical And Mental Complications Can Linger For Patients Who Recover From Coronavirus

April 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

While a life-saving tool, ventilators can cause long-term physical and emotional side effects. And physicians say they can’t offer recovered patients who aren’t retested any guarantees about whether they can still transmit the virus. Meanwhile, experts warn of a mental health crisis brewing. More public health news related to the outbreak report on a drop in heart attacks and strokes, fears of dying alone, loneliness, how the virus attacks the body, an anticipated surge in foster care placements, uncertainty for cancer patients, and more.

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Trump Describes ‘Good’ Relationship With Fauci While Calling Out ‘Mistakes’

July 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

“He’s a little bit of an alarmist — that’s OK,” President Donald Trump said of his top infectious disease expert. Despite recent criticisms from a few fellow administration officials, Dr. Anthony Fauci continues to urge Americans to take more precautions to stem the coronavirus outbreak.

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America Is Buying Time With Containment Strategy, CDC Director Says As 14th Coronavirus Case In U.S. Is Confirmed

February 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

CDC Director Robert Redfield says it’s likely the U.S. is going to see human-to-human transmission and thus more cases of the coronavirus. “We’re not going to be able to seal this virus from coming into this country,” Redfield said. Meanwhile, the CDC says that some coronavirus testing kits that have been sent to states are flawed. And a 14th person tests positive for coronavirus.

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Drug Pricing Legislation Fades Into Background As Coronavirus Dominates Lawmakers’ Attention

March 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

Read about the biggest pharmaceutical development and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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From The Swimming Pool To The Dating Pool, How People Are Reclaiming Their ‘Normal’ Lives

June 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

Churches in New York City are offering free coronavirus tests. Airplanes may add shields between seats or ask you to fill out a questionnaire. Still, life goes on for Americans as they adapt to new safety rules.

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