High-Poverty Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of COVID’s Scourge
Phillip Reese Over the course of the pandemic, COVID-19 infections have battered high-poverty neighborhoods in California on a staggeringly different...
Month: December 2020
Pediatricians Want Kids to Be Part of COVID Vaccine Trials
If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens...
Behind Each of More Than 300,000 Lives Lost: A Name, a Caregiver, a Family, a Story
More than 300,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. It is the latest sign of a generational...
Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders
Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Hannah Recht and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Lauren Weber This story also ran...
Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots
If there’s such a thing as a date with destiny, it’s marked on Dr. Taison Bell’s calendar. At noon Tuesday,...
In COVID Hot Zones, Firefighters Now ‘Pump More Oxygen Than Water’
Firefighters are often the first on the scene following a 911 call. In mid-March, paramedic Robert Weber told his wife...
Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). With front-line health workers and...
Supply Is Limited and Distribution Uncertain as COVID Vaccine Rolls Out
High stakes and big challenges await as the U.S. prepares to roll out vaccines against COVID-19, with front-line health care...
Going Home for the Holidays? For Many Americans, That’s a Risky Decision
Vivek Kaliraman, who lives in Los Angeles, has celebrated every Christmas since 2002 with his best friend, who lives in...
I Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.
Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I went in for my annual physical. My...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccines Coming Soon but COVID Relief Bill Still Stalled
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The first vaccine to protect against COVID-19 could be approved...
Voces de la comunidad para rastrear contactos de COVID entre latinos
Al comienzo de la pandemia, Ximena Rebolledo León, enfermera registrada en el Centro Médico Regional de Telluride, en el suroeste...
