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En la línea de batalla, socorristas se preparan para el coronavirus, y para protegerse

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

En Seattle, al jueves 5 de marzo, 27 bomberos y tres policías estaban en cuarentena. Doce mostraban síntomas parecidos a la gripe. A otros dos los sacaron del aislamiento.

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Experts Down Play Lab-Leak Theory Amid Covid Origins Debate

July 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

Bat scientists in particular are saying no one may accurately pin down the origin of the novel coronavirus. In other covid developments: breathalyzer test may be in the works, though, making it easier to detect it. And a worrying report notes a British woman died infected with two variants.

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Fighting COVID And Police Brutality, Medical Teams Take To Streets To Treat Protesters

By LJ Dawson June 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Off-duty medical professionals joined protests in Denver and elsewhere sparked by George Floyd’s death to treat injured protesters, risking injury themselves.

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A Senator From Arizona Emerges As A Pharma Favorite

By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas May 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has received almost $100,000 from drug companies in the current election cycle, a KHN analysis shows, one of the largest cash hauls in Congress. And it’s only her first term.

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Should You Bring Mom Home From Assisted Living During The Pandemic?

By Judith Graham March 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Families are weighing the challenges of providing home care with the isolation or potential danger of leaving folks in senior housing or long-term care.

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A Colorado Ski Community Planned To Test Everyone For COVID-19. Here’s What Happened.

By Christie Aschwanden April 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A couple decided to donate a new test from their company to enable coronavirus testing for everyone in their ski resort community. It was an experiment that promised to show what widespread testing could do to fight the spread of COVID-19. But even the best-intended plans run into problems during this pandemic.

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Studies Dig Deeper Into Aerosol Transmission Of Coronavirus

February 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

People who suffer from obesity appear to exhale more, increasing their rate of potentially spreading covid; researchers are looking harder at air conditioning’s role in the pandemic; the EPA now says handrails and doorknobs made with at least 95.6% copper can be marketed as “virus-killing.”

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¿Puede este fin de semana de vacaciones disparar otra ola de casos de COVID?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio September 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El doctor Anthony Fauci advirtió el miércoles 2 de septiembre que los estadounidenses deben tener cuidado para evitar otro aumento en las tasas de infección.

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Wildfires Provide Another Reason to Mask Up

By Bernard J. Wolfson August 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the long U.S. fire season gets underway, it’s even more important for Western residents to have a good face mask. Unfortunately, most of the masks we’re wearing for COVID-19 aren’t great for smoke.

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¿Pueden los pacientes de COVID tener el tratamiento de Trump? Está bien preguntar

By JoNel Aleccia October 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Muchos pacientes desconocen estas opciones o simplemente no pueden, o no saben, cómo acceder a ellas. Otros desconfían de los tratamientos no probados.

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Coronavirus Made 2020 The Deadliest Year In Recorded US History

March 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

While new infection numbers wobble both upward and downward, the CDC will report that 2020’s pandemic-driven death rate made it the deadliest year on record.

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Idaho Governor Expected To Sign Bill Curbing His Office’s Emergency Powers

May 6, 2021 Morning Briefing

And in Florida, the Department of Education tells schools that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ orders aimed at rolling back local coronavirus protections don’t apply to them.

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Scientists Delve Deeper Into How Coronavirus Spreads

February 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

New studies report on the risks from dementia, childhood colds, summer camps and nonporous surfaces. The accuracy of pulse oximeters in people with darker skin is also examined.

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Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals

By LJ Dawson May 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A rural Montana county of 5,000 people lays claim to the state’s highest COVID-19 infection rate. The community risks additional spread, though, because of a private prison situated there. If the virus infiltrates the prison and just a fraction of inmates get sick, the area’s limited health resources may not endure.

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Keeping The COVID Plague At Bay: How California Is Protecting Older Veterans

By Dan Morain May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Even as COVID-19 has ravaged nursing homes around the country, California has managed to keep the virus at bay at its eight state-run homes for frail and older veterans. What exactly went right?

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Southwest CEO’s Boast About Airplanes’ Low COVID Risk Flies By Key Concerns

By Victoria Knight May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Airplanes are small enclosed spaces where social distancing poses special challenges, making this statement an overstatement.

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Cumplimos reglas con el cinturón de seguridad o el cigarillo. ¿Por qué no con las máscaras?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal October 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Treinta y cuatro estados y Washington, D.C., tienen algún tipo de mandato sobre el uso de máscara, pero muchos ciudadanos y agencias del orden los ignoran descaradamente.

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Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs ‘Kick Your Door In’

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In an interview, Dennis Carroll, who until last fall headed up the emerging threats unit at USAID, spoke about the threat of more germs, like the novel coronavirus, appearing and whether the world is prepared for this pandemic.

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Nueve estados reabren mercados de seguros de salud, para ayudar a frenar a COVID-19

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Buscan calmar las preocupaciones y para que las personas que se sienten enfermas no dejen de ir al médico por los costos, y terminen propagando el virus sin darse cuenta.

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Without Ginsburg, Judicial Threats to the ACA, Reproductive Rights Heighten

By Julie Rovner September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lawsuit brought by Republican state officials has become the latest existential threat against the federal health law, scheduled for oral arguments at the Supreme Court a week after the general election in November.

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