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Door to Door in Miamiâs Little Havana to Build Trust in Testing, Vaccination
It's time-consuming but worthwhile: Residents respond to messages about Covid testing and vaccines when outreach teams speak their language and make a personal connection.
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Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats
On health care, President Joe Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority. âWe must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,â he said. âWe will get through this together.â
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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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Bidenâs Covid Challenge: 100 Million Vaccinations in the First 100 Days. It Wonât Be Easy.
But keeping campaign promises regarding the nationâs covid response will go beyond stepping up the rollout of the vaccines.
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Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted Covid Antibody Treatments
Months after President Donald Trump credited monoclonal antibody therapy for his quick recovery from covid-19, only a trickle of the product has found its way into regular people. While hundreds of thousands of vials sit unused, sick patients who might benefit from early treatment have been left on their own to vie for access.
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On Trump’s Last Full Day, Nation Records 400,000 Covid Deaths
On the day before the inauguration of a new president, the country marks a once unthinkable milestone of 400,000 deaths. The winter surge of the pandemic claimed 100,000 Americans in just five weeks.
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Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccines at a much lower rate than their white peers due to a combination of mistrust and access issues, leaving them behind in the mission to vaccinate the nationâs population.
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Biden Terms Vaccine Rollout âA Dismal Failureâ as He Unveils Pandemic Response Plan
President-elect Joe Biden has delivered two speeches within the past 24 hours focused on his ambitious plans to address the âtwin crisesâ of the covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the economy.
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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. Hereâs a collection of their appearances.
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When Covid Deaths Arenât Counted, Families Pay the Price
Inaccurate and incomplete death certificates hurt those seeking relief, recourse and closure after a loved one dies.
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5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After Youâre Vaccinated
Vaccination, face coverings and physical distancing are essential parts of a team effort against the coronavirus.
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Geography Is Destiny: Dentistsâ Access to Covid Shots Depends on Where They Live
A handful of states are making dentists a lower priority than other health professionals for inoculations, even though they have their hands in peopleâs mouths and are exposed to aerosols that spray germs in their faces.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences
Several large business groups, including health industry organizations, are cutting off contributions to Republicans who voted against the certification of Joe Bidenâs election even after riots shut down the Capitol on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the outgoing Trump administration not only approved a Medicaid block grant for Tennessee, but also made it difficult for the incoming Biden administration to undo. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Victoria Knight about the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ episode.
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Vaccination Disarray Leaves Seniors Confused About When They Can Get a Shot
As covid cases and deaths soar, itâs difficult to get up-to-date, reliable information about inoculations, and many older adults donât know where to turn for help. Navigating Aging columnist Judith Graham answers questions from several readers.
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California Counties âFlying the Plane as We Build Itâ 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. Itâs a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.
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Delicate Covid Vaccines Slow Rollout â Leading to Shots Given Out of Turn or, Worse, Wasted
âThaw. Rest 15 minutes. Do not shake. Do not refreeze.âDo not shake. Do not refreeze.â Modernaâs vaccine comes with complicated instructions. And both available vaccines are good for only six hours once the vial is open. So at dayâs end, health workers are left to either throw out precious doses or get shots into any arm thatâs available.
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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? Iâll never know, but the guilt is still there.
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Hospitalsâ Rocky Rollout of Covid Vaccine Sparks Questions of Fairness
The lack of a federal strategy on how distribution should work at the local level means that states, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies are making decisions on their own about who gets vaccinated and when.