Feb 26 WATCH: FDA committee endorses emergency use for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press If granted emergency use, Johnson & Johnson's vaccine would be the third available vaccine in the United States, but the first to require one dose rather than two. Continue reading
Feb 26 Vaccination ‘passports’ may help reopen the world. They also may foster inequity By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Governments say getting vaccinated and having proper documentation will smooth the way to travel, entertainment and other social gatherings in a post-pandemic world. But who stands to gain and who is at risk of being left behind?… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: House Democrats poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package By Alan Fram, Associated Press The relief bill would provide millions of people with $1,400 direct payments. It contains billions of dollars for vaccines and COVID-19 testing, schools, state and local governments, the ailing restaurant and airline industries and emergency jobless benefits while providing tax… Continue reading
Feb 25 As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get some relief By Heather Hollingsworth, Todd Richmond, Associated Press Now the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. has dropped by 80,000 in six weeks, and 17 percent of the nation’s adult population has gotten at least one dose of a vaccine, providing some relief to front-line… Continue reading
Feb 25 COVID vaccine websites violate disability laws, create inequity for the blind By Lauren Weber, Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News Many COVID vaccination registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels violate disability rights laws, hindering the ability of blind people to sign up for a potentially lifesaving vaccine, a KHN investigation has found. Continue reading
Feb 25 Feds OK’d export of millions of N95 masks even as U.S. workers needed more By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News In the hours before President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowed a Texas mask maker to ship the high-quality masks overseas. Continue reading
Feb 25 Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks in the South By Melinda Deslatte, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Cities across Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi are still grappling with outages that crippled health care facilities and forced families to wait in line for potable water. Continue reading
Feb 25 Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus By Carley Petesch, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Biden, Harris commemorate 50 million COVID-19 vaccine shots By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As part of the ceremony, four front-line workers — a pair of emergency medical technicians, a school counselor and a grocery store worker — received vaccine doses on live television. Continue reading
Feb 25 Get whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available, Fauci says By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci says it’s a race “between the virus and getting vaccines into people” and “the longer one waits not getting vaccinated, the better chance the virus has to get a variant or a mutation.”… Continue reading