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Viaje a la cueva de los murciélagos: mientras buscan el origen de covid, científicos reavivan el debate sobre la “fuga de laboratorio” de Wuhan

By Arthur Allen May 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

La idea de que el virus que causa covid escapó de un laboratorio chino, una teoría que en su momento se consideró conspirativa, está cobrando fuerza. Al mismo tiempo, peligra la reputación de renombrados científicos, al igual que su seguridad personal.

Redfield Joins Big Ass Fans, Which Promotes Controversial Covid-Killing Technology

By Christina Jewett and Lauren Weber April 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Robert Redfield, Trump’s CDC director, lends his scientific credibility to its Clean Air Systems subsidiary, which touts a “virus-killing ion technology” added to its fans. But indoor air quality experts question whether some of its technology works in the real world.

Labor Department Issues Emergency Rules to Protect Health Care Workers From Covid

By Christina Jewett June 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Citing the deaths of thousands of health care workers, the new rules will force employers to report fatalities or hospitalizations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and provide higher-quality protective gear, among other actions.

5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated

By Liz Szabo January 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Vaccination, face coverings and physical distancing are essential parts of a team effort against the coronavirus.

Analysis: Why We’ll Likely Never Know Whether a Covid Lab Leak Happened in China

By Elisabeth Rosenthal June 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

If international scientific sleuths are hoping to see a lab log or find a whistleblower, that sort of information won’t be revealed. In China today, it is dangerous to say what you know if it challenges the official government narrative.

A ‘Dose of Hope’? Fact-Checking President Joe Biden’s First Speech to Congress

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact and Amy Sherman, PolitiFact and Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact and Victoria Knight April 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In his first speech before a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government for the benefit of a wider range of Americans, urging investments in jobs, climate change, child care, infrastructure and more.

Many US Health Experts Underestimated the Coronavirus … Until It Was Too Late

By Liz Szabo December 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Scientists learned the wrong lesson from past outbreaks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn’t cast blame.

Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers More Than Others

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR April 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid patients who did not speak English well were 35% more likely to die, data from one Boston hospital shows.

Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic

By Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester September 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

At least 26 states have passed laws to permanently limit public health powers, a KHN investigation has found, weakening the country’s ability to fight not only the current resurgence of the pandemic but other health crises to come.

A Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing

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

With kids back in school, business is picking back up for professional nitpickers. But how are kids getting head lice if they’re physically distancing in the classroom?

Bomberos en la línea de batalla se resisten a los mandatos de vacunación contra covid

By Sandy West September 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los bomberos han estado en el frente de batalla de la pandemia desde el principio. ¿Por qué muchos se resisten a vacunarse contra covid?

High Obesity Rates in Southern States Magnify Covid Threat

By Sarah Varney March 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In the American South — home to nine of the nation’s 12 heaviest states — obesity is playing a role not only in covid outcomes, but in the calculus of the vaccination rollout.

To Help Farmworkers Get Covid Tests and Vaccine, Build Trust and a Safety Net

By Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media and Dana Cronin, WILL / Illinois Public Media March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Testing and vaccinating essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. Missing work to get a test, or to quarantine after a positive result, can be financially devastating.

Prominent Scientists Call on CDC to Better Protect Workers From Covid

By Christina Jewett February 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The academics insist that more workers should get top-rated N95 masks, the best defense against airborne coronavirus particles.

Missouri’s Thin Dental Safety Net Stretched Amid Medicaid Expansion

By Bram Sable-Smith November 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

An estimated 275,000 Missouri adults can get dental insurance now as the state has expanded who is eligible for Medicaid. But with so few dentists participating in the program, the state’s already-backlogged dental clinics are facing a glut of new clients.

Análisis: expertos desestimaron al coronavirus, hasta que fue demasiado tarde

By Liz Szabo December 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Muchos de los principales especialistas en enfermedades infecciosas subestimaron el veloz brote en sus primeras semanas y meses, asumiendo que Estados Unidos, otra vez, saldría ileso.

Teen Traveled to Philly to Get Vaccinated Against His Parents’ Wishes

By Nina Feldman, WHYY February 17, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Nicolas Montero is 16, and that’s old enough to get a vaccine on his own in Philadelphia. Vaccine regulations vary around the country and, in more than a dozen states, teens can consent to their own medical care.

Michigan’s Outbreak Worries Scientists. Will Conservative Outposts Keep Pandemic Rolling?

By Julie Appleby April 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The covid outbreak in Michigan stands out on the U.S. contagion map, but odds are it will be repeated elsewhere. How vaccine hesitancy, relaxed restrictions and a coronavirus variant combined to create the worst outbreak in the country.

Journalists Dissect Covid Vaccines and Variants

March 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

In Missouri and Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard to Track Vaccine Equity

By Alex Smith, KCUR June 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Racial and ethnic categories for vaccination data vary widely from one state to another, complicating efforts to distribute shots where they are needed most. In Missouri, some red flags in the data surfaced, making health officials question its usefulness.

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