Journalists Explore Inefficiency and Inequities of Vaccine Rollout
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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Californiaās Rural Counties Endure a Deadly Covid Winter
In the past two months, covid-related infection and death rates have jumped exponentially in Californiaās least populated counties. The winter surge has scarred corners of the state that went largely unscathed for much of 2020.
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A Recipe for Trouble? Reversal of California Outdoor Dining Ban Has Heads Spinning
Who knows whether banning outdoor dining was a good idea in the first place. But even the experts arenāt sure it was smart to bring it back.
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Dispelling Vaccine Misinformation and Myths in Californiaās Breadbasket
Even though farmworkers are vulnerable to covid, many hesitate to get the vaccine, worried the shot could have severe side effects or signal their whereabouts to immigration officials. Immigrant advocates in the Coachella Valley and other farming regions are visiting workers to try to allay their fears.
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Head-Scratching Over Newsomās Choice of Blue Shield to Lead Vaccination Push
Gov. Gavin Newsomās surprising choice of Blue Shield to lead the stateās covid vaccination effort raised questions about the role politics played in the decision ā and whether the insurer is up to the task.
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Journalists Stay on Top of Rocky Vaccine Rollout
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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Vaccination Chaos in California Fuels Push to Recall Gov. Newsom
The growing public backlash over Californiaās messy vaccine rollout is putting immense pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, a first-term Democrat facing a Republican-driven recall effort.
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New Covid Cases Plunge 25% or More as Behavior Changes
End of holiday gatherings or fear of the virus may be at play ā or hope for the vaccine
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Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead ā Boosted by Taxpayers
With U.S. cases skyrocketing, demand for Gileadās dark horse antiviral is only growing. Biden appointees propose potential legal tactics to tamp down the price for patients.
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Californiaās Top Hospital Lobbyist Cements Influence in Covid Crisis
Carmela Coyle, who represents Californiaās hospitals in the state Capitol, is a power player whose clout has grown during the pandemic. Though she hasnāt won every battle, she has helped shape the stateās response to the crisis.
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Vaccine Ramp-Up Squeezes Covid Testing and Tracing
The ability of California health officials to multitask in a pandemic will be severely tested as they scramble to find staff for vaccination sites while maintaining testing and contact tracing.
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Trumpās Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds
Those walking away free were facing years in prison for crimes of āunbounded greed.ā
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California Is Overriding Its Limits on Nurse Workloads as Covid Surges
As covid patients flood California emergency rooms, hospitals are increasingly desperate to find enough staffers to care for them all. But some nurses worry hospitals will use the pandemic as an excuse to permanently roll back their hard-won nurse-patient ratios.
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CVS and Walgreens Under Fire for Slow Pace of Vaccination in Nursing Homes
A federal program that sends retail pharmacists into nursing homes to vaccinate residents and workers has been hindered by bureaucratic hurdles and scheduling woes.
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Journalists Examine How Covid Polarizes Communities
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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Perspective
In Search of a Baby, I Got Covid Instead
As the pandemic raged, I made dozens of visits to a fertility clinic. Did I catch covid on one of those visits? Iāll never know, but the guilt is still there.
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California Counties āFlying the Plane as We Build Itā in a Plodding Vaccine Rollout
In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with covid-19 testing and contact tracing. Itās a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.
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California Budget Reflects āPandemic-Induced Reality,ā Governor Says
California Gov. Gavin Newsomās 2021-22 budget blueprint would direct billions in state covid assistance to schools, businesses and the stateās vaccination effort. But he didnāt propose more funding for the state's 61 local health agencies, which have taken on increased responsibility for testing, contact tracing and enforcement of health orders.
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āPeer Respitesā Provide an Alternative to Psychiatric Wards During Pandemic
A growing number of āpeer respites,ā nonclinical settings for psychiatric recovery, can help people in distress who mainly need to talk to people who understand their problems.
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In Los Angeles and Beyond, Oxygen Is the Latest Covid Bottleneck
The oxygen delivery infrastructure is crumbling under pressure in Los Angeles and other covid hot spots, jeopardizing patientsā access to precious air and limiting hospital turnover.
By Rae Ellen Bichell and Lauren Weber