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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.

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.

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.

A pesar del aumento de casos, California frena fondos multimillonarios para pruebas de COVID

By Angela Hart and Rachel Bluth July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El estado ya no financiará nuevos sitios de prueba, a pesar de las súplicas de los condados para obtener asistencia adicional. También ha cerrado algunos espacios y los ha trasladado a otros lugares.

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.

Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Anna Almendrala June 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts estimate local and state health departments will have to hire 100,000 to 300,000 people as contact tracers to get the economy back on track. Many states are trying hard to hire from the racial and ethnic minority communities hit hardest by the virus.

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.

El Congreso dijo que los tests de COVID-19 debían ser gratuitos, pero ¿quién paga?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio May 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A fines de marzo, el Congreso aprobó dos leyes, que esencialmente establecieron no solo que las pruebas para COVID tenían que estar cubiertas, sino que los pacientes no debían pagar un centavo.

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.

Primer médico de ER en EE.UU. que muere en el frente de batalla contra COVID-19

By Alastair Gee, The Guardian April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Guardian y Kaiser Health News están lanzando un nuevo proyecto, “Lost on the Frontline” (Perdidos en el Frente), para monitorear estos casos, y contar sus historias.

Anatomy Of A COVID Conspiracy Theory

October 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

How a coronavirus conspiracy theory collapsed.

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.

COVID Bailout Cash Goes To Big Players That Have Paid Millions To Settle Allegations Of Wrongdoing

By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Schulte May 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

At least half of the top 10 recipients, part of a group that received $20 billion in emergency HHS funding, have paid criminal penalties or settled charges related to improper billing and other practices.

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.

Fauci’s Mask Forecast: Indoor Rules Could Relax, Use May Become Seasonal

May 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

Appearing on several weekend news programs, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that federal guidance on masks should “start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated” — a message echoed by White House covid crisis coordinator Jeff Zients. Fauci also talked about the flu and undercounted coronavirus deaths in the U.S.

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.

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.

Studies Warn We’ve Counted Only A Fraction Of Youth Covid Cases

March 5, 2021 Morning Briefing

New studies warn of big miscounts of children who caught coronavirus. Other news reports describe how farmworkers have been adversely infected and how we can learn from Brazil’s pandemic missteps.

Winter’s Coronavirus Deluge Already Straining Health Systems To Breaking Point

December 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

From new infections to hospitalizations to deaths, the U.S. COVID trends all continue to rapidly spiral up and experts say the worst is yet to come. “This is going to be the biggest stress test of American health care in history,” a doctor tells NPR.

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