Businesses Struggle With Reopening Plans
July 13, 2020
Morning Briefing
How will businesses ensure workers are safe at work from the spread of the coronavirus? Meanwhile, pity the poor interns who must work alone from home.
Heading Back To The Office After The Pandemic? Maybe Not So Fast!
December 11, 2020
Morning Briefing
A survey by Pew finds that more than half of people who shifted to work from home after the coronavirus hit would like to keep that arrangement, and many others would like the flexibility to work outside the office some of the time. Also in health news, your sleep may be affected by diet, flu shots are up this year and volunteering may have a surprise benefit.
A Look At What Medicare Covers In Terms Of Coronavirus Treatment
March 25, 2020
Morning Briefing
Medicare beneficiaries are some of the Americans with the highest-risk of needing coronavirus treatment.
Vaccine Safety Will Not Be Undercut By Politics, Administration Experts Pledge
September 10, 2020
Morning Briefing
Testifying in front of a Senate panel, NIH Director Francis Collins said that “science and science alone” will drive any decisions on a coronavirus vaccine. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said: “There’s been no politicization of the vaccine process whatsoever.”
Trump And The Credibility Gulf
August 5, 2020
Morning Briefing
President Trump continues to say that the United States is doing “very well” in its fight against the coronavirus. Evidence suggests otherwise and a number of media outlets fact check his statements.
170,000 People In US Have Died From COVID-19
August 17, 2020
Morning Briefing
As the nation passes that tragic mark — with a lack of collective mourning that could be damaging, mental health experts say — new confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit the lowest daily level since June.
And In Pan-Global Pandemic News . . .
August 3, 2020
Morning Briefing
Singapore makes visitors wear electronic tracking tags, Berliners wants to party and the minks in Spain get coronavirus and scientists study why. Other news, too, from around the globe.
Health Issues Slip Into Chaotic First Debate Between Trump, Biden
September 30, 2020
Morning Briefing
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blasted while President Donald Trump defended the administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The health law and coverage of preexisting conditions also got air time. And news outlets attempt to fact check a debate littered with false claims.
It’s Not The Heat, It’s The COVID
July 21, 2020
Morning Briefing
Very high temperatures across the country, coupled with social distancing, make it harder to deal with heat-related health problems. And, by the way, the heat isn’t killing the coronavirus.
Experimental Antibody Cocktail, Steroids: What We Know About Trump’s Treatment
October 5, 2020
Morning Briefing
The army of doctors treating Donald Trump have taken an aggressive approach, giving the president Regeneron’s experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail and dexamethasone, a steroid primarily given to patients with severe cases of the disease. He has received supplemental oxygen, as well, according to Dr. Sean Conley.
Senate Republicans May Offer New Stimulus Bill Soon, Mnuchin Says
September 1, 2020
Morning Briefing
“Hopefully Mitch [McConnell] will enter new legislation next week,” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Fox Business Network, as current coronavirus relief negotiations between the White House and House Democrats remain deadlocked.
Stimulus Talks Edge Toward Breakdown With Sides Still Far Apart
August 7, 2020
Morning Briefing
With Democratic lawmakers and White House negotiators both pointing fingers at each other, hours of tense negotiations on overdue coronavirus relief measures end Thursday with little progress and an uncertain path forward.
House Democrats Push Bill To Provide $25 Billion To Postal Service
August 18, 2020
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, Republican Senate leaders are putting together an alternative coronavirus relief package that would also include funds for the U.S. Postal Service. Mail-in voting during the pandemic continues to be a hot-button issue.
In Just 8 Months, COVID-19 Rises To No. 3 Cause Of Death In U.S.
August 18, 2020
Morning Briefing
Coronavirus only lags behind heart disease and cancer. Meanwhile, nursing homes infections reach record levels and Texas joins a grim group of states that have reported more than 10,000 deaths.
In Fla., Case Counts Mount; Gov. DeSantis In The Hot Seat
June 29, 2020
Morning Briefing
The recent surge is triggering concern among the state’s tourism workers, who worry whether the increase in coronavirus will undermine the state’s ability to attract visitors.
Trump Admits He Downplayed Virus Dangers In Early Months Of Pandemic
September 10, 2020
Morning Briefing
In February President Donald Trump told journalist Bob Woodward, in taped interviews for a book, that the coronavirus was more deadly than the flu and could be transmitted in the air — but communicated none of that to the American people. The president now says he did it to avoid panic.
Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases Is A Result Of States Reopening Too Soon, Health Experts Say
July 6, 2020
Morning Briefing
States like Texas, Arizona, Florida and Georgia, which were the first to lift restrictions put in place to curb the disease’s spread, continue to report daily increases of confirmed COVID-19 cases. The U.S. death toll is nearing 130,000.
Girl, 9, Is Youngest To Die Of COVID In Fla., Didn’t Have Underlying Illness
July 24, 2020
Morning Briefing
In other public health news related to the coronavirus: chronic health risk for U.S. adults; safety at the library; how to skip your friend’s party; and the Virginia state fair.
