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Claims That CDC’s PCR Test Can’t Tell Covid From Flu Are Wrong

By Victoria Knight July 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Posts circulating on Facebook and Instagram incorrectly claim that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is withdrawing its covid test because it can’t differentiate between that virus and flu viruses. These statements could be an attempt to blur the high cumulative numbers of covid cases.

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Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients

By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett December 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Families who believe their loved ones contracted covid-19 while hospitalized are finding they have little recourse following a wave of liability shield legislation pushed by business interests.

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Wildfire Smoke Drives People in Low-Vaccinated Areas Indoors, Raising Outbreak Fears

By Aaron Bolton, MTPR July 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Unvaccinated Westerners are flocking to movie theaters, malls and other indoor spaces to beat the smoke and heat. Health officials worry that may fuel covid outbreaks.

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Firefighters on Front Lines, No Strangers to Risk, Push Back Against Covid Vaccine Mandates

By Sandy West September 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Among the people still reluctant to get vaccinated — and pushing against mandates — are firefighters, many of whom also respond to medical calls as paramedics and EMTs and have witnessed the ravages of the pandemic firsthand.

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Con el fin de las licencias pagas por covid, empleados sienten la presión de ir a la oficina

By Rae Ellen Bichell November 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Economistas y expertos en salud pública dicen que la licencia por enfermedad paga es una herramienta esencial, tanto como las pruebas, las máscaras y las vacunas, para prevenir la infección por covid-19 y mantener seguros los lugares de trabajo.

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Testimony From Fauci, Biden Officials Sought In House GOP Covid Probe

February 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The House’s new Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic kicked off its investigation by sending letters to Dr. Anthony Fauci and other Biden administration officials seeking their documents and testimony.

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With No End in Sight to Pandemic Life, Parents Find Disruption Is the New Normal

By Katharine Gammon January 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Amid covid-related staffing shortages and testing requirements, school systems are stretched thin. And so are parents’ nerves.

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Kemper Williams sits behind a table on the right, handing boxes of masks to Son Chong on the left. Both are wearing masks.

One California University Has Unified Town and Gown to Fight Covid. Why Haven’t Others?

By Mark Kreidler March 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The University of California-Davis has spent close to $50 million preventing the spread of covid on campus — and among residents and workers in the adjacent city of Davis. By most accounts, this town-gown experiment has paid off nicely.

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A digital illustration in watercolor and pencil. Two football players are in the center of the page, back to back, and visible from the waist up. The player on the right is painted in cool tones, while the player on the left is painted in warm tones. Each are having their noses swabbed for a covid test. The background is a lime green with visible watercolor brushstrokes.

The NFL Has Been Using an Unproven Measure to Get Players With Covid Back on the Field Fast

By Rae Ellen Bichell March 8, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and scientists are debating whether a little-known measure in covid testing should be used to distinguish who is infectious from who isn’t. The NFL adopted the practice, but laboratory professionals caution against its use.

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Bounties and Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind in Staffing Wars

By Bram Sable-Smith February 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A hospital in Wisconsin sued to keep seven employees from taking jobs with a competitor. A health system in South Dakota is offering nurses $40,000 signing bonuses. Facilities with fewer resources are finding it difficult or impossible to compete for health care workers.

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Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?

By Amanda Michelle Gomez September 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection.

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Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?

By Rae Ellen Bichell April 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

For some, a vaccine appointment a few hours away is no biggie. For others, it’s a major barrier to gaining protection from the coronavirus.

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‘It Didn’t Really Stick With Me’: Understanding the Rural Shrug Over Covid and Vaccines

By Sarah Jane Tribble April 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Fort Scott, Kansas, was hit hard by the pandemic, and it no longer has a hospital. But residents remain skeptical about the impact of the coronavirus.

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Biden Kept His Promise to Increase Covid-Testing Capacity, Even as Demand for Testing Drops

By Victoria Knight June 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Experts told us that the system’s capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.

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A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say

By JoNel Aleccia September 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

At least three promising antiviral treatments for covid-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.

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Covid Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants

By JoNel Aleccia April 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 60 organ transplants have been performed after the coronavirus “basically destroyed” patients’ hearts and lungs.

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California Vaccine Mandate Extends to Aides for People With Disabilities

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist October 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Even though they perform the same intimate tasks as nursing home and hospital workers, in-home health aides initially were left out of California’s vaccine mandate. They must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30.

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Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ Ever Face the Music?

By Victoria Knight September 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Some of the top spreaders of spurious covid-19 and vaccine information are physicians with active medical licenses. Are medical oversight boards ready to step up to stop them?

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Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus

By Daniel Funke, PolitiFact and Katie Sanders, PolitiFact December 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It’s no worse than the flu, and other deadly disinformation about the coronavirus

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Concert Venues Are Banking on Proof of Vaccines or Negative Tests to Woo Back Fans

By Eric Berger August 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Two days before hosting an outdoor Wilco concert, the St. Louis Music Park announced it would require proof of vaccination or a negative covid test for all ticket holders, sending some attendees scrambling and upending plans. Concertgoers, promoters and venues nationwide are all having to pivot quickly to find safer ways of enjoying live music amid the pandemic’s delta surge.

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