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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.

Congress Inching Toward Deal That Includes Stimulus Checks

December 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Progress is reported on a new round of coronavirus relief talks, as lawmakers face a Friday night government shutdown deadline.

Antibody Tests Were Hailed As Way To End Lockdowns. Instead, They Cause Confusion.

By Christie Aschwanden May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some communities considered community antibody testing as a way out of lockdown. But they’ve pulled back as they realized antibody testing is the Wild West in an oversight vacuum.

More Evidence Backs Worries That Variant Identified In UK Is Deadlier

February 16, 2021 Morning Briefing

The latest research by British scientists confirms preliminary findings that the B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus does cause more severe cases of covid-19 and can lead to more deaths.

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.

Ultra-Cold Storage Of Pfizer Vaccine No Longer Required By FDA

February 26, 2021 Morning Briefing

The FDA approved Pfizer’s application for a change in policy that allows its coronavirus shot to be transported and stored in ordinary freezers. The move could make it easier to administer shots from more locations around the U.S.

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.

Biden: 90% Of Americans Eligible For Covid Vaccine By April 19

March 30, 2021 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden confidently declared that at least 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines by April 19. States follow with expanded eligibility requirements. Meanwhile, all the “Operation Warp Speed” trappings have been jettisoned by the Biden administration.

Rush Is On To Detect And Study Virus Mutations

January 20, 2021 Morning Briefing

News outlets sum up what scientists know so far about emerging coronavirus strains and what you can do to try to avoid them.

UK Approves A Coronavirus Vaccine, The First Western Nation To Do So

December 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Britain authorized emergency use for the COVID-19 shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

EU Regulator Backs AstraZeneca Shot; France, Italy To Restart Vaccinations

March 17, 2021 Morning Briefing

After many European nations suspended use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, the European Union’s drug regulator joined other health authorities in saying there is “no indication” that it causes blood clots and that the benefits of inoculations outweigh a possible rare side effect.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union

February 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time on health issues in his State of the Union address, but not everything he said checks out. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats heading into the caucuses said health is their top issue, but it’s hard to see how that played out in their actual choices. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby and NPR’s Selena Simmons-Duffin about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.

Biden Coronavirus Task Force To Meet With Vaccine Makers This Week

November 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration’s refusal to ascertain the election results bars the Biden transition team from getting crucial information about vaccine distribution plans from government officials. While calling on the White House to stop stalling, Biden officials will meet with Pfizer and other vaccine makers.

Variant Detected In South Africa Now In The US

January 29, 2021 Morning Briefing

Two adults in South Carolina, who aren’t connected to one another and hadn’t traveled to South Africa, were identified as having the more contagious strain of coronavirus.

Ray Of Hope: Models For Future Covid Deaths Revised More Optimistically

February 24, 2021 Morning Briefing

But a big variable is the impact of coronavirus variants on the trajectory of infections. Disease experts fear the U.S. may be just weeks away from cases spiking back up for a spring surge before falling again by summer.

Nearly 100K Died In January; Spread Of Variants Signal ‘Race Against Time’

February 1, 2021 Morning Briefing

On the good news front: Hospitalizations are dropping from their peak. But health officials warn that any progress may be reversed by the spread of mutant coronavirus strains and that the vaccination pace needs to pick up.

Mexico Set To Legalize Personal, Medical Marijuana Use

March 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

Mexico nears legalizing personal cannabis use, with strict limits, as the lower house of Congress approved a decriminalization bill. Around the globe, the EU approves Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, but Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccines over clotting worries.

Moderna Now Testing Updated Vaccine As UK Variant Proves More Deadly

March 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

A new study suggests the UK coronavirus variant is 64% more deadly than previous versions of the virus, at least for people over 30. Meanwhile, a worldwide hunt for adapted vaccines is underway as variants cause chaos in Brazil, New York and elsewhere.

‘A Catastrophic Moral Failure’: WHO Chief Slams Rich Nations For Hogging Covid Vaccine

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

The World Health Organization also criticized China for its slow response to the initial coronavirus outbreak. Other global news is from India, Pakistan, Israel, China and Slovakia.

Looking For A Path To Reopen, Employers Weigh COVID Testing Of Workers

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As some states begin the delicate task of lifting stay-at-home orders and allowing businesses to reopen, many employers are considering whether their strategy should include wide testing of workers.

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