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Most Adults Wary of Taking Any Vaccine Approved Before the Election

By Jordan Rau September 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

About 60% of poll respondents are worried that federal regulators will rush to allow a vaccine because of political pressure. Opposition to getting a vaccine that might be authorized before the November election is strongest among Republicans.

Covid no discrimina por edad: dramático aumento de casos en adultos jóvenes

By Will Stone May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Es tanto una señal del éxito del país en la protección de los adultos mayores con la vacunación como un recordatorio urgente de que las generaciones más jóvenes pagarán un alto precio si se permite que siga habiendo brotes en todo el país.

‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die

By Liz Szabo November 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Scientists have found that some people have antibodies against parts of their own immune system, allowing viruses to multiply rapidly.

Bat Populations May Harbor Coronavirus Similar to SARS-CoV-2

November 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

A newly published study says researchers back in 2010 found a close cousin to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Cambodian bats. A fascinating French study suggests that having lingering long covid symptoms may have led participants to believe that they had COVID-19, when they did not. Other diseases, anxiety, or deconditioning related to the pandemic could be the cause of the symptoms, the study said.

Republican Convention, Day 3: Revisionist History

By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact August 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Vice President Mike Pence officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term.

Prognosis for Rural Hospitals Worsens With Pandemic

By Sarah Jane Tribble August 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Rural hospitals were already struggling before the coronavirus emerged. Now, the loss of revenue from patients who are afraid to come to the emergency room, postponing doctor’s appointments and delaying elective surgeries is adding to the pressure.

Covid Strikes Clergy as They Comfort Pandemic’s Sick and Dying

By Bruce Alpert February 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Spiritual leaders risk their own lives and health to tend to covid’s victims and their loved ones.

No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County

By Photos by Heidi de Marco December 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As some patients linger near death, staffers at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center seek ways to expand capacity for a surge of cases that isn’t letting up.

Viewpoints: A Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine Could Shield From Future Variants; Covid Has Caused Hikikomori Increase

January 20, 2022 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these covid and vaccine issues.

Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead — Boosted by Taxpayers

By Sarah Jane Tribble January 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

With U.S. cases skyrocketing, demand for Gilead’s dark horse antiviral is only growing. Biden appointees propose potential legal tactics to tamp down the price for patients.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over

October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is “jealous of COVID’s media coverage.” Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic — at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the law’s future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

Anger After North Dakota Governor Asks COVID-Positive Health Staff to Stay on Job

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian November 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and nurses say order puts lives in danger, amid a COVID surge and a statewide shortage of health care workers.

With Becerra as HHS Pick, California Plots More Progressive Health Care Agenda

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has already begun discussing California health care priorities with Xavier Becerra, tapped this week by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary.

Ejercicio y dieta son más importantes que nunca en tiempos de coronavirus

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

En tiempos de COVID, el desafío es doble: proteger nuestra salud, incluyendo nuestro sistema inmunológico, mientras se lucha contra las tentaciones poco saludables.

With Vaccine Delivery Imminent, Nursing Homes Must Make a Strong Pitch to Residents

By Judith Graham December 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than half of long-term care residents have cognitive impairment or dementia, raising questions about whether they will understand the details about the fastest and most extensive vaccination effort in U.S. history.

Can Vaccination and Infection Rates Add Up to Reach Covid Herd Immunity?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A financial research firm offered its take on when states might be reaching the sought-after status of herd immunity. But some experts say the analysis is oversimplified.

How Escalating COVID Cases Forced One State to Change Its Masking Strategy

By Katheryn Houghton November 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Montana is seeking penalties against some businesses that violated its mask and social distancing directives, after months of reluctance to enforce COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, cities, counties and tribal nations still struggle to get people to mask up and avoid crowds.

As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Carrie Feibel, NPR December 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — It’s the health care workforce.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences

January 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Several large business groups, including health industry organizations, are cutting off contributions to Republicans who voted against the certification of Joe Biden’s election even after riots shut down the Capitol on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the outgoing Trump administration not only approved a Medicaid block grant for Tennessee, but also made it difficult for the incoming Biden administration to undo. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Victoria Knight about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.

COVID Vaccine Trials Move at Warp Speed, But Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio September 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The National Institutes of Health has suggested minorities should be overrepresented in COVID-19 vaccine trials — perhaps at rates that are double their percentage of the U.S. population. But efforts to recruit patients from racial minority groups are just beginning, while some trials have already advanced to phase 3.

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