Why Even Presidential Pressure Might Not Get More Vaccine to Market Faster
Americans are dying of covid-19 by the thousands, but efforts to ramp up production of potentially lifesaving vaccines are hitting...
Month: January 2021
Readers and Tweeters Fight Stigma and Salute Front-Line Workers
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity...
‘We’re Not Controlling It in Our Schools’: Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across US
Computer science teacher Suzy Lebo saw covid-19 dangers frequently in her Indiana high school: classes with about 30 students sitting...
Estados permiten contratar profesionales de salud extranjeros por la pandemia
Cuando los hospitales de todo el país luchan contra la nueva ola de la pandemia, no son camas ni ventiladores...
Vaccine Ramp-Up Squeezes Covid Testing and Tracing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, under growing pressure to jump-start a faltering covid-19 vaccine rollout, jetted to Los Angeles on Jan....
Anti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination
Anti-vaccine groups are exploiting the suffering and death of people who happen to fall ill after receiving a covid shot,...
Amid Covid Health Worker Shortage, Foreign-Trained Professionals Sit on Sidelines
As hospitals nationwide struggle with the latest covid-19 surge, it’s not so much beds or ventilators in short supply. It’s...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Biden Health Agenda
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Joe Biden wasted no time getting down to work....
Door to Door in Miami’s Little Havana to Build Trust in Testing, Vaccination
Little Havana is a neighborhood in Miami that, until the pandemic, was known for its active street life along Calle...
After a Decade of Lobbying, ALS Patients Gain Faster Access to Disability Payments
Michelle Andrews Anita Baron first noticed something was wrong in August 2018, when she began to drool. Her dentist chalked...
Yurts, Igloos and Pop-Up Domes: How Safe Is ‘Outside’ Restaurant Dining This Winter?
With the arrival of winter and the U.S. coronavirus outbreak in full swing, the restaurant industry — looking at losses of...
Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats
Joe Biden on Wednesday took the oath to become the 46th president of the United States, vowing to bring the...
