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How COVID Colors The Salon Experience

By Markian Hawryluk May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As Colorado gradually reopens, a beauty salon in Loveland is swamped as its clients clamor for haircuts, trims and color. But business isn’t exactly back to normal as new precautions slow every step.

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COVID Survivors’ Blood Plasma Is A Sought-After New Commodity

By JoNel Aleccia May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A possibility that the blood of people who had COVID could save others has set off a mad scramble for donors — with top-dollar offers and a plan that relies on the blood of 10,000 Orthodox Jewish women.

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Many Lawmakers Possibly Exposed To Covid During Riot Lockdown

January 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

House members were isolated in the same room as a person who has tested positive for coronavirus. Authorities haven’t said how many House members were there or how long they were there.

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Thousands Of Covid Patients Sent To NY Nursing Homes; Cuomo Aide Acknowledges Concealing Data

February 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Associated Press obtained records that show 9,056 patients recovering from the coronavirus were directed to nursing homes by New York state in the early days of the pandemic. And an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo admits that his office “froze” the data.

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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.

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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.

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San Francisco Bans Tobacco Smoking Inside Apartments

December 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

In coronavirus news, an Oklahoma school tries in-school quarantines, Vermont urges retesting for several hundred and Pennsylvania cites poor care in a veterans home.

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Confusion Surrounds Possible COVID Stimulus Bill

December 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

Negotiations are fluid and what’s in the coronavirus stimulus package is still far from settled, from the amount people would get to waiving liability for employees’ health.

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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.

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Médicos temen por sus familias, mientras luchan contra COVID-19 con poca armadura

By Laura Ungar March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Miles de médicos de todo el país escribieron una apasionada carta al Congreso pidiendo que se libere el equipo de protección personal de la Reserva Nacional Estratégica, para aquellos en la primera línea de batalla.

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A Desperate Scramble As COVID-19 Families Vie For Access To Plasma Therapy

By JoNel Aleccia April 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As efforts ramp up to collect blood plasma from the first survivors of COVID-19, families of critically ill patients are jockeying to obtain the still-unproven antibody treatment.

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Cases Top 3 Million In California; Cremation Limits Lifted

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

The most populous state in the U.S. rapidly jumped from 2 million new coronavirus cases to 3 million since Christmas. In another dire sign, the backlog of bodies forces California to suspend cremation limits.

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Vaccines Slowly Roll Out Around the Globe

December 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

As a coronavirus vaccine rolls out around the world–Canada got its first shots Monday as well–logistics snafus hit Britain and poor countries wait for vaccines.

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CDC Urges States To Maintain Restrictions Despite Drop In Cases

February 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

New confirmed coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for a second day. Despite the positive trend, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky warned that new variants could drive numbers back up — especially because the risks of reinfection are still not known.

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Pfizer To Apply Today For Emergency Approval Of Its COVID Vaccine

November 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

Pfizer and its partner BioNtech will be the first to file for FDA review of its coronavirus vaccine — an evaluation that is expected to take several weeks.

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Fauci Calls Out Trump Campaign For Using Old Quote Out Of Context In Ad

October 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

In the ad, Dr. Anthony Fauci seemingly praises President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But the quote dates to early in the crisis and was about White House coronavirus task force. And Fauci says his words were used without his permission.

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‘You’ve Been Served’: Wisconsin Hospitals Sued Patients Even During Pandemic

By Bram Sable-Smith, Wisconsin Public Radio April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Wisconsin hospitals had filed at least 104 lawsuits in small claims court since the state declared a public health emergency March 12. Most now say they are suspending the cases; one hospital has dismissed them after a reporter’s calls.

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First Covid-19 Vaccine Vial Used In The US Becomes A Museum Piece

March 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

The vial that was used on America’s first coronavirus vaccine recipient is now a historic artifact, property of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Meanwhile, studies say it’s safe to use a face mask during intense exercise, and other reports link steroid use to bodybuilder’s testicular damage.

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Super-Spreader Holiday? Thanksgiving COVID Warnings Abound

November 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

The White House coronavirus task force is stressing that the new surge in infections can only be minimized through the “significant behavior change of all Americans.”

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‘We’re In A Race Against Time’ As Mutations On The Rise

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

B.1.1.7; B.1.351; P.1: While viruses commonly mutate, worried scientists rush to keep up with all of the emerging coronavirus variants — fearing one that could prove to be even deadlier.

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