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October 16, 2020 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.

Swab, Spit, Stay Home? College Coronavirus Testing Plans Are All Over the Map

By Michael McAuliff and Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, KBIA and Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media and Stephanie O'Neill August 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

2020 will be a year like no other on college campuses, as every institution makes its own rules. Some have no plans to routinely test students for the coronavirus; others aim to test every student and staff member twice a week.

Despite All the Talk, Covid Vaccination Does Not Infect People With Shingles

By Julie Appleby April 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19 vaccinations do not infect recipients with shingles or any form of herpes virus, despite some misleading headlines.

In California, Caregivers of People With Disabilities Are Being Turned Away at COVID Vaccine Sites

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist March 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities in California are supposed to be near the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine. But some are hitting roadblocks at vaccination sites.

Where COVID Is on the Menu: Failed Contact Tracing Leaves Diners in the Dark

By Anna Almendrala December 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State and local public health officials are sure that bars and restaurants are spreading COVID. But they don’t always have much concrete evidence to support their convictions.

Democrats Are Running Hard on Health Care in Georgia’s Senate Runoffs. Republicans? Not So Much.

By Sam Whitehead, WABE December 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democrats are treating health care as a more critical issue than their Republican counterparts in Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoffs. It’s a strategy they hope will woo independents and motivate base voters. The results will determine which party controls the chamber during the first years of the Biden administration.

Making Gyms Safer: Why the Virus Is Less Likely to Spread There Than in a Bar

By Will Stone September 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Gyms are reopening with fewer people and more protocols, and they want to rehabilitate their pandemic-battered image. Although there’s not much evidence, they say science is on their side.

When the Pandemic Closes Your Gym, ‘Come for the Party, Stay for the Workout’

By Elizabeth Lawrence September 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As gyms throughout New York City had to close because of the coronavirus pandemic, some trainers just moved outdoors to the parks.

California Budget Reflects ‘Pandemic-Induced Reality,’ Governor Says

By Angela Hart January 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 budget blueprint would direct billions in state covid assistance to schools, businesses and the state’s vaccination effort. But he didn’t propose more funding for the state’s 61 local health agencies, which have taken on increased responsibility for testing, contact tracing and enforcement of health orders.

Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Fly Free as Health Departments Focus on Coronavirus

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Lauren Weber July 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health departments and other public agencies tasked with protecting the nation from disease-carrying mosquitoes are overstretched amid the coronavirus pandemic — even as the nation is told it’s safest to be outside.

Analysis: We Follow Laws on Seat Belts and Smoking. Why Not on Masks?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal October 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Americans have gotten used to all sorts of mandates, from cleaning up after dogs to stopping at intersections. There’s no reason it should be this hard to enforce ones around the coronavirus.

Children’s Hospitals Are Partly to Blame as Superbugs Increasingly Attack Kids

By Laura Ungar January 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A growing body of research shows that overuse and misuse of antibiotics in children’s hospitals is helping fuel superbugs, which typically strike frail seniors but are increasingly infecting kids. And the pandemic is making things worse.

Tourists Tote Dollars — And COVID — To U.S. Caribbean Islands

By Chaseedaw Giles and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez September 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Tension rises among residents and travelers as U.S. island territories work to stymie the coronavirus while attempting to keep their doors open to tourism.

Pandemic Highlights Need for Urgent Care Clinics for Women

By Rachel Scheier April 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

For years, women with painful gynecological issues have faced long waits in ERs or longer waits to see their doctors. During the pandemic, women have increasingly turned to women’s clinics that handle urgent issues like miscarriage or serious urinary tract infections.

Medicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients

By Jordan Rau November 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The penalties are the ninth round of a program created as part of the Affordable Care Act’s broader effort to improve quality and lower costs. The average reduction in federal payments is 0.69%, with 613 hospitals receiving a penalty of 1% or more.

Pence Said Biden Copied Trump’s Pandemic Response Plan. Pants on Fire!

By Victoria Knight October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The vice president went on to point out the underlying philosophical differences between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding their approaches to COVID-19.

Democratic Convention, Night 4: ‘Facts Over Fiction’ in Biden’s Speech

The Staffs of KHN and PolitiFact August 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The impact of the novel coronavirus, and the current administration’s response to it, were central themes in Joe Biden’s presidential nomination acceptance speech.

Public Health Programs See Surge in Students Amid Pandemic

By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Kathy Young, The Associated Press November 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Catalyzed by the paltry response to the pandemic and the inequities it is causing, people are flocking to graduate programs in public health to become the next front-line workers.

VA Joins Pentagon in Recruiting Volunteers for COVID Vaccine Trials

By Patricia Kime November 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Veterans Affairs hopes to enroll 8,000 people in advanced-stage trials of four leading vaccine candidates. The Defense Department earlier announced plans to enlist 3,000 volunteers in trials.

These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners

By Rachana Pradhan September 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Data and safety monitoring boards work under a cloak of secrecy meant to prevent undue influence by stakeholders, such as companies or the government. In the Trump era, some worry the anonymity could actually invite it.

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