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‘No National Shutdown,’ Biden Pledges As Transition Impasse Extends

November 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Biden team continues to plan for its coronavirus crisis response, though President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday: “Unfortunately, my administration hasn’t been able to get everything we need” with the ongoing transition delay.

More Leaders Realize College Kids Will Get COVID

September 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

At colleges across the country, school and state officials are recognizing that the coronavirus spreads among students. And a football player dies of COVID.

Republicans March Toward Barrett Vote As Democrats Demand COVID Tests

October 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

Republican Senate leaders defended their decision not to slow down the nomination process for President’s Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick even as coronavirus rips through Washington.

What’s Going On Around The Globe

August 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

News on how other countries are trying to deal with renewed coronavirus outbreaks.

Hackers And Fraudsters Target COVID Vaccines, Treatments

December 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal reports on one scheme in which North Korean hackers launched a cyberattack on at least six pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., the U.K. and South Korea. Meanwhile, law enforcement warns about potential for fake coronavirus vaccine sales.

No Proof That Food — Or Its Packaging — Transmits COVID, Experts Say

September 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

Other public health news is on vaping risks, COVID symptoms in children, how the coronavirus has outsmarted us and more.

How States Are Faring In The Epidemic

July 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

An update of coronavirus cases and deaths from across the United States.

US Life Expectancy Improved In 2019 — But That Was Before COVID Hit

December 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

The average person lived to be 78.8 years old, data released Tuesday show. But the coronavirus is expected to erase last year’s slim gain when the government releases 2020 figures next year. One early estimation predicts that the life expectancy for 2020 could decline by two to three years.

Empleadores evalúan hacerles pruebas para COVID-19 a sus trabajadores

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Algunos empleadores dicen que las pruebas y los exámenes de detección pueden ayudar a reducir las transmisiones y los temores de los trabajadores.

Colleges Helped To Spread COVID

September 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Just what you’d think would happen, bringing college kids back to campus helped to refuel the spread of the coronavirus, a study says.

Maskless Trump Holds First Campaign Trail Rally Since COVID Infection

October 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump is traveling again, telling supporters in Sanford, Florida, that he is feeling “so powerful” after his coronavirus treatment and praising his administration’s handling of the pandemic.

As If COVID Pandemic Isn’t Hard Enough, Scammers Make Things Worse

November 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

The IRS is warning people about scammers who reach out about stimulus payments via text and email. Other coronavirus scam-related news is on fake clinical trials, fake COVID tests, fake cures and more.

People Who Had Covid Suffer Stronger Vaccine Effects, May Need Only 1 Dose

February 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

A study posted online Monday says people who previously had coronavirus reported fatigue, headache, chills, fever and muscle/joint pain after the first shot more frequently than people who never had covid. In other news, infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says people previously infected have a “very high rate” of reinfection from a new strain.

As Coronavirus Spreads, New Orleans Closes The Bars Again

July 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the new restrictions, which allow bars to continue to offer takeout service or delivery. In other state coronavirus news, concerns in Indian country, visits to nursing homes ease in Michigan and quarantines among states get tighter.

Trump Has No Role In Vaccine Rollout

December 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump isn’t playing much of a role in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, either because he doesn’t want to or because the new team coming into the White House doesn’t want him to. Plus, a look at the “deep state” scientists who helped develop a vaccine.

Trump Tells Rallygoers ‘It’s Ending Anyway’ Despite Deluge Of New Cases

October 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Without evidence, President Donald Trump continues to try to convince voters that the coronavirus outbreak is fading. On the other side of the ballot, Democratic nominee Joe Biden takes a cautious approach to the final campaign days.

Health Care Issues Heat Up On Campaign Trail

September 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

While the coronavirus crisis dominates national attention, 2020 candidates are highlighting broader health care policy messages on the trail and in ads.

Biden Advisers: Potential Lockdowns Would Look Different Than Spring’s

November 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

Biden’s coronavirus task force co-chair Vivek Murthy said the nation needs a “national alert system” to “help states and localities determine when to dial up and down their restrictions,” as well as “adequate resources for them to put these restrictions in place.”

Falling Case Fatality Rate Means COVID Battle Entering New Phase, Experts Say

August 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Other topics in the news include a new, milder coronavirus strain, COVID in breast milk and antibiotic timeouts.

Skewing The Data?: South Dakota Including NICU Beds In Hospital Count

November 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

Hospital bed availability a key metric that Gov. Kristi Noam, a Republican, has used to defend her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Also in the news: El Paso’s University Medical Center, Detroit Medical Center, Tower Health and more.

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