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Covid Vaccination Uptake Receding With Omicron

February 28, 2022 Morning Briefing

Demand for vaccinations and booster shots is dipping to its lowest levels, even among vulnerable groups. Meanwhile, new research points to the Wuhan animal markets as the origin of the novel coronavirus.

Salesforce, Google, Facebook. How Big Tech Undermines California’s Public Health System.

By Angela Hart May 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has outsourced his way through the covid-19 pandemic, tasking his private-sector allies in Silicon Valley and the health care industry with fundamental public health duties such as testing, tracing and vaccination. Among the losers: the state’s weakened public health system.

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.

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.

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.

Aiding Her Dying Husband, a Geriatrician Learns the Emotional and Physical Toll of Caregiving

By Judith Graham May 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

When the covid pandemic hit, Dr. Rebecca Elon was thrust into a new role, primary caregiver for her severely ill husband and her elderly mother. “Reading about caregiving of this kind was one thing. Experiencing it was entirely different,” she says.

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.

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.

Trump-Biden Race Could Hinge on How Florida’s Pinellas County Swings

By Phil Galewitz and Margo Snipe, Tampa Bay Times September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Few places loom as large in the race for the White House as here in Pinellas County, the largest swing county in the ultimate swing state. And polls show that many people will have the pandemic and its public health and economic consequences on their minds when they cast their votes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

El coronavirus prolifera entre trabajadores latinos en un condado rico de California

By Rachel Scheier August 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos, especialmente los latinos, sufren cada vez más el peso de la pandemia de coronavirus en el estado.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Orange County Struggles With Health Equity — And Battles State Restrictions

By Anna Almendrala November 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Disneyland can’t reopen until Orange County’s coronavirus infection rates improve — especially among its poorest and most vulnerable residents. Local officials are protesting the requirements, saying the economy will suffer, and residents’ health along with it.

Biden Wins, but His Health Agenda Dims With GOP Likely to Hold Senate

By Julie Rovner November 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democrats had hoped not only to defeat President Donald Trump but also to capture the Senate so they could make major policy changes, such as bolstering the Affordable Care Act and reducing the number of uninsured.

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