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As Georgia Reopened, Officials Knew of Severe Shortage of PPE for Health Workers

By Rachana Pradhan and Victoria Knight August 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State officials said they urgently needed millions more masks and gowns, internal emails show. At least 80 Georgia health workers have died from COVID-19, including after the state reopened its economy.

One-Third Of Women Worldwide Suffer Violence, WHO Reports

March 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

A report from the U.N. highlights the physical and sexual violence that women experience around the globe. In other world news, Italy will make Russia’s coronavirus vaccine and Mexico plans to use China’s version.

Walensky Warns Of ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ Amid Fourth-Wave Worries

March 4, 2021 Morning Briefing

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voiced concerns about slipping anti-coronavirus habits as case numbers in the U.S. and across the world seem to stop falling.

‘Entirely And Completely Incorrect’: Fauci, Paul Wrangle Again, This Time Over Covid Origins

May 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

In a verbal clash during a Senate hearing with the nation’s top public health officials, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky alleged an unproven theory that the NIH funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology that played a role in the coronavirus crisis. Dr. Anthony Fauci pushed back and said those claims are completely false.

Abbott’s Fast COVID Test Poses Safety Issues, Lab Workers Say

By Rachana Pradhan April 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

HHS said this test would “save personal protective equipment.” But Abbott’s very design ― devised for mobile testing — means those working with specimens need even more protection, experts warn.

US Invests $230M To Boost Access To At-Home Rapid Covid Testing

February 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

Australian-company Ellume’s coronavirus test delivers results in 15 minutes and already received authorization in December for over-the-counter sale by the FDA, but supply is scarce.

Covid Has Killed 3 Million Worldwide

April 6, 2021 Morning Briefing

As a covid uptick in India takes the daily infection rate past 100,000, variants like P.1 cause worry in Peru and the Philippines is suffering a huge surge, it’s estimated 3 million people have died as a result of the pandemic coronavirus.

Millions Of Older Americans Live In Counties With No ICU Beds As Pandemic Intensifies

By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas and Jordan Rau and Liz Szabo and Jay Hancock March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Health News analysis shows that counties with ICUs average one ICU bed for every 1,300 older residents, those most at risk for needing hospitalization.

Spring Break Is Coming, But Study Says Teens More Likely To Catch Covid

March 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

A new multistate study shows that teens and young adults are more likely to catch coronavirus than older people. The news comes as a California university offers to pay students to stay home and skip spring break.

Variants Vs. Vaccines: Scientists Prepare For Future Mutations

February 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

While identified variants’ response to existing vaccines is already an area of concern, vaccine makers must also look further ahead to new ways the coronavirus could change.

Trump Was More Severely Ill From Covid Than Revealed To Public: Reports

February 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

Low blood oxygen levels and lung infiltrates caused by the coronavirus prompted considerations of putting then-president Donald Trump on a ventilator last October, The New York Times reports.

In-Person College Openings And Rise In Covid Cases Linked: CDC Study

January 8, 2021 Morning Briefing

Researchers found that counties with large universities where students returned to campus this fall experienced a 56% jump in coronavirus infections.

Readers And Tweeters: Doctors Weigh In On Telemedicine Costs

May 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Biden Beefs Up His Coronavirus Task Force

November 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

A nurse, epidemiologist and Navajo Nation Department of Health director are the three latest members to join the Biden transition team. Other aspects of the president-elect’s plans to tackle the pandemic are also in the news.

Covid Cases Back Down To Mid-October Levels

March 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

That’s still around 58,000 new cases a day. Dr. Anthony Fauci worries that new coronavirus infections on the U.S. may “plateau again at an unacceptably high level.” Hospitalizations are also down.

Estudiantes de minorías analizan datos de COVID sobre disparidades raciales

By Esther Landhuis August 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los datos para abordar las brechas raciales en la atención en las comunidades más necesitadas, y sus resultados, han sido escasos durante la pandemia.

FEMA Announces Reimbursement Plan For Covid Victim Funerals

March 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

As worries spread that another coronavirus surge is about to happen, and daily case numbers tick up in Michigan, FEMA says it will reimburse funeral expenses for families who have buried covid victims since Jan 20, 2020.

Variants ‘Stand To Reverse’ Ground Gained Against New Covid Infections

February 25, 2021 Morning Briefing

As new cases continue to decline, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky and other top U.S. health officials worry that the new forms of the coronavirus could undermine that progress.

Contagious Covid Variant Spreading As Cases Rise Across U.S.

April 1, 2021 Morning Briefing

Worries rise that the more contagious B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. will cause another surge, as the CDC notes it’s the most prevalent strain found in five states. Meanwhile an uptick in infection numbers is reported.

Analysis: How A COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cost Americans Dearly

By Elisabeth Rosenthal July 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The United States is the only developed nation unable to balance cost, efficacy and social good in setting prices.

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