Jan 15 Vaccine registration technology is failing. Here’s how the Biden administration could fix it By Casey Ross, STAT Technology has hampered the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. But it doesn’t have to be that way, health tech experts explain. Continue reading
Jan 15 5 reasons to wear a mask even after you’re vaccinated By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Health experts say the best hope for ending the pandemic isn’t to choose between masks, physical distancing and vaccines, but to combine them. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:29 Glacial pace of the U.S. inoculation campaign raises questions about priorities By John Yang Operation Warp Speed may have produced effective COVID vaccines in record time, but administering them has been another matter. Just 9 million of the more than 25 million doses distributed have been given out, according to the CDC. But the… Continue watching
Jan 12 Health workers unions see surge in interest amid COVID-19 By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News Labor experts say it’s too soon to know if the outrage over working conditions will translate into an increase in union membership, but early indications suggest a small uptick. Continue reading
Jan 02 France’s giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights By Associated Press A French prosecutor said police detained seven people Saturday, including two alleged organizers, after a New Year’s Eve rave party drew at least 2,500 people in western France despite a coronavirus curfew and other restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 6:36 COVID-19 cases drop in rural Missouri, but vaccinations are still weeks away As the pandemic continues spiraling out of control in much of the U.S., the number of infections have declined in recent weeks in Scotland County, Missouri. But despite that good news, medical professionals there may not receive any doses of… Continue watching
Dec 29 More than 2,900 health care workers died this year — and the government barely kept track By Christina Jewett, Robert Lewis, Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Fatalities from the coronavirus have skewed young, with the majority of victims under age 60 in the cases for which there is age data. Continue reading
Dec 28 3 questions scientists are working to answer about the new coronavirus variant By Andrew Joseph, STAT When a new viral variant emerges, experts want to know how well it spreads, whether it changes the disease, and whether it affects immunity. Continue reading
Dec 28 South Korea confirms first cases of more contagious coronavirus variant By Associated Press The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Monday the cases have been confirmed in a family of three people who came to South Korea on December 22. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 4:38 2020 in Review: vaccine hesitancy, elective surgeries and medical caregiving By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend’s Connie Kargbo joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some of her most impactful work from 2020: necessary ‘elective’ surgeries being suspended during the pandemic due to hospital overflow; vaccine hesitancy; and how aging caregivers, at risk for COVID, ask… Continue watching