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Exhausted Hospital Workers Crushed As Coronavirus Patients Flood In

November 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

With no relief in sight from the current unrelenting surge of sick Americans into medical facilities, front-line workers are feeling the physical and mental toll. They are begging Americans to take more care.

Study: Dogs, Cats Tested Positive For COVID — Even If Their Owners Didn’t

December 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

Also in the news: mother-to-infant coronavirus transmission while sharing the same hospital room.

‘I Wasn’t Eating’: Senior Twin Sisters Battle Pandemic Anxiety Together

By Cara Anthony April 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Twins Edna Mayes and Ethel Sylvester, 92, are relying on each other through the pandemic, in which one of the hidden dangers is to their mental health.

For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

By Judith Graham May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The guidance to stay sheltered as society slowly reopens wears on older Americans, who have a growing sense of isolation and depression.

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.

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.

Anatomy Of A COVID Conspiracy Theory

October 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

How a coronavirus conspiracy theory collapsed.

Hopeful Milestone: More Americans Vaccinated Than Have Been Infected By Covid

February 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

According to Bloomberg’s data, the U.S. has already crossed this mark, with 26.5 million inoculated and over 26.3 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

More Than 5,000 Surgery Centers Can Now Serve As Makeshift Hospitals During COVID-19 Crisis

By Liz Szabo and Cara Anthony March 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Under pressure, the federal government announced it will let surgery centers, hotels and even college dorms serve as hospitals to treat an overflow of patients.

Mask Confrontation Jolts Senate Floor; Two More House Members Test Positive

November 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the usual course of business on Capitol Hill.

Vaccinations Pick Up Pace, But Real Doses Are Found On The Dark Web

March 5, 2021 Morning Briefing

The U.S. reaches new highs in vaccinating citizens. Dark web sites have been selling some real coronavirus vaccines, according to reports, and the threat of fake vaccine sales emerges across the globe.

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.

Global Manufacturers Push Biden To Protect Covid Drug Patents

March 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

The WTO is considering a pharmaceutical patent rights waiver to boost coronavirus efforts in poorer nations, but drugmakers want President Joe Biden to say no. Meanwhile Russia’s vaccine will be made in Switzerland, and the Pope defends his Iraq visit.

Free Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance

By Michaela Gibson Morris April 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The volunteer medical providers at the Tree of Life Free Clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi, give crucial health care to the uninsured in the best of times, drawing crowds who line up for hours. Amid the current COVID pandemic, clinic staffers were advised to close. Instead, they chose to adapt — even without critical N95 masks to protect themselves — as the economic crisis intensifies the need for free care.

Variants ‘Barely Getting Started’ To Spread, Could Explode By March

January 14, 2021 Morning Briefing

Scientists fear that the progression of coronavirus mutations is only beginning to take hold and outbreaks will surge even further in the coming months, particularly in the U.S.

The Pandemic Is Hurting Pediatric Hospitals, Too

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Children’s hospitals were generally in good shape before COVID-19, but now their revenues are plunging as beds they reserved to assist in the pandemic effort remain empty.

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