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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.”

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Kids With Mild Or No COVID Symptoms More Contagious Than Sick Adults, Study Finds

August 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

The new research raises alarms about the role of children in spreading coronavirus, especially at a time when many are returning to school.

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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.

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New CDC Guidance Expected: COVID Patients Don’t Need To Be Retested

July 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

With the U.S. coronavirus system again under strain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release guidelines saying that coronavirus patients don’t need to be tested again — after symptoms clear — in order to prove they are no longer contagious.

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Texas Prepares For Overflow Of Morgues As Daily Case Record Reported

July 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

Developments in the coronavirus pandemic are reported out of Texas, Nebraska, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Missouri.

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Survivors Share Tales Of Another Sad COVID Side-Effect: Losing Clumps Of Hair

September 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

Doctors think it’s due to the physiological stress of fighting off the coronavirus. Other research is on the risks of inflammation, what sewage shows, how dogs detect COVID and more.

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Court Action Continues Around Trump Policies To Separate Detained Immigrant Families

July 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

The spread of the coronavirus among this population played into a recent order by a federal judge.

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Losing Buddy: First Dog In US To Test Positive For Coronavirus Dies

July 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

Other news on pandemic-related topics includes reporting on prison conditions; income and physical distancing; immunity; pregnancy; primary care; and more.

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Barron Trump Contracted COVID-19, Now Tests Negative

October 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Melania Trump revealed that her son, Barron, did test positive for the coronavirus. The 14-year-old did not show any symptoms, while the first lady says that she experienced mild ones.

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How Back-To-School Is Going

September 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

In most places, not well, mostly because of the fears of teachers and other staff that they could catch the coronavirus. Also, students in Wuhan, China return to class.

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Facebook Bans Ads Describing Vaccinations As Unsafe, Useless

October 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

The tech giant’s head of health initiatives says Facebook wants to help spread information about the efficacy of vaccines. Other coronavirus-related news is on bird songs, glam masks, sports, schools and more.

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Trump’s COVID-19 Tests Now Negative, Doctor Says

October 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

Dr. Sean Conley’s memo states that President Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus on consecutive days and that his medical team assessed him to no longer be contagious. Others question the effectiveness of the test used.

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Ohio’s Governor Will Quarantine But Probably Doesn’t Have COVID

August 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

The governor of Ohio tested positive for the coronavirus before a scheduled greeting of President Trump, misses that meeting, but then tested negative.

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COVID-Related Medical Research Findings

August 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

Ozone as a coronavirus disinfectant, antigen tests in men vs. women, flu and heart disease are among the more significant research recent findings.

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For AIDS Activists, Government’s Response To Coronavirus Feels Familiar

June 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

In other LGBTQ-related news: Black trans women speak out; Pride parades; gay activist Kenneth Lewes dies.

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Louisiana Prison Didn’t Isolate Inmates Who Had COVID, Report Finds

November 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

In other news from the states: North Dakota’s coronavirus mortality rate is the highest of any U.S. state or country; Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) is quarantining after members of his security detail tested positive for COVID-19; and more.

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Health Agency Heads Field Heated Questions On Vaccines, Independence Of Scientists

September 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, NIH infectious disease chief Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Robert Redfield testified on the state of the coronavirus pandemic before a Senate panel Wednesday.

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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.

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Hate-Crime Killings Hit Record In 2019, But COVID May Have Eased Violence

November 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Brian Levin, director of California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, said preliminary data from 2020 show overall declines in hate crimes, which he explained as a result of social distancing measures and business closures from the coronavirus pandemic.

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¿Cómo salir del aislamiento? Contratando una legión de trabajadores de salud pública

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Autoridades en todo el país están tratando de descubrir cómo reanudar algo similar a la vida normal sin desencadenar una ola catastrófica de enfermedad y muerte.

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