Minimum Wage Hike Nixed From Relief Bill By Senate Parliamentarian
February 26, 2021
Morning Briefing
The decision dashed Democrats’ hopes to bump the hourly minimum wage up to $15 through the budget reconciliation process that they’re using to push through the coronavirus stimulus package. The measure will still be in the version that the House votes on today.
Trump Ends Coronavirus Relief Talks — Then Tweets Otherwise
October 7, 2020
Morning Briefing
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone Tuesday afternoon just after the president called off negotiations. Mnuchin, according to Pelosi’s office, confirmed that talks were off. But hours later on Twitter, the president demanded that aid be passed.
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.
Remdesivir Becomes First Drug Approved By FDA To Treat Coronavirus
October 23, 2020
Morning Briefing
Gilead’s antiviral drug has been given to some people with COVID-19, including President Donald Trump, under emergency use authorization until now. It has been shown to help shorten recovery times of some hospitalized patients.
Study: Coronavirus Lives On Your Skin For 9 Hours
October 6, 2020
Morning Briefing
Comparatively, influenza A survives on human skin for less than two hours. In other COVID-19 research, a study has shown that nearly a third of hospitalized patients experienced some type of altered mental function.
CDC Confirms Coronavirus Spreads Through Airborne Transmission
October 6, 2020
Morning Briefing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the virus may be transmitted between people who are more than 6 feet apart. Yet Monday’s guidance was more cautious than previous guidance that the CDC released last month, before pulling it down shortly thereafter.
US Suffers Deadliest Week Since April, And Thanksgiving Spike ‘Isn’t Even Here Yet’
December 8, 2020
Morning Briefing
As the coronavirus death toll continues to accelerate in the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci and WHO health officials deliver stark holiday warnings.
Potential Super-Spreader Event, A Massive Wedding, Averted
October 19, 2020
Morning Briefing
Other events that drew massive crowds are linked to the spread of the coronavirus to a large number of people.
El miedo a COVID-19 hace que adultos mayores rechacen ser intubados
By Judith Graham
May 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Para los adultos mayores que piensan en lo que les podría pasar durante esta pandemia, los ventiladores son un símbolo de la falta de control y el poder de la tecnología.
The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
An early morning text. A lawyer-filled meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Emotional journal entries. And, ultimately, action. In the 24 hours before San Francisco Bay Area public health officials issued the country’s first stay-at-home order, they debated how to tackle the alarming rise in COVID-19 infections. Their decision set the course for the nation.
California Running Out Of Hospital Beds As Pandemic Spirals Out Of Control
December 18, 2020
Morning Briefing
California is, once again, the nation’s hottest spot of the coronavirus outbreak, forcing officials to activate the state’s “mass fatality” protocol. Deaths are being counted by the hour.
Más de 5,000 centros de cirugía serán hospitales improvisados durante la crisis de COVID-19
By Liz Szabo Cara Anthony
March 30, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Esto le dará al país miles de camas hospitalarias y salas quirúrgicas adicionales, algunas de las cuales cuentan con respiradores o máquinas de anestesia que podrían ser reconvertidas en respiradores.
New Treatments Hold Promise To Help COVID Patients, Make Big Money
October 1, 2020
Morning Briefing
News outlets report the latest efforts to develop ways to treat the coronavirus.
Alaska Is Stretched Thin By COVID
November 2, 2020
Morning Briefing
How Alaskans’ health care is affected by the coronavirus pandemic and other news about the health care industry.
Trump Blocks $200M In Medicaid Funds For California
December 17, 2020
Morning Briefing
In other administration news, Vice President Mike Pence will receive the COVID vaccine Friday and Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for the coronavirus.
COVID Pandemic Is Now Truly Global
December 23, 2020
Morning Briefing
The coronavirus has reached Antarctica. Other news on the virus from Peru, Taiwan–which just had its first locally transmitted case of COVID–and Mexico.
Revised AstraZeneca Vaccine Data Still Shows Shot Is Very Effective
March 25, 2021
Morning Briefing
Following questions raised by U.S. safety board officials, AstraZeneca updated its clinical trial analysis — finding its coronavirus vaccine to be 76% effective, rather than the 79% reported Monday. The report maintains that it is 100% effective at protecting against severe covid.
Optimism Grows For COVID-Relief Bill
December 15, 2020
Morning Briefing
Splitting the stimulus package into parts has raised the odds that Congress will pass this week some form of economic relief for states, people and businesses affected by the coronavirus.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
Morning Briefing
Tuesday’s roundup covers the coronavirus mutation, first Moderna vaccines given, stimulus bill passes, health worker shortages, U.S. life expectancy and more.
New York Confirms Its First Case Of Virus Variant; UK Locks Down
January 5, 2021
Morning Briefing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that his state is now the fourth in the U.S. to identify an infection by the more contagious coronavirus strain that is forcing the United Kingdom to shut down again.
