Dec 27 Watch 4:02 2020 in Review: Stories on Climate Change, COVID-19 budgets, and the election By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend producer Sam Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this year’s "Roads to Election 2020" coverage: taking a whole show on the road during the pandemic, keeping climate change front and center and finding and telling election stories that… Continue watching
Dec 17 Pandemic backlash drives exodus of public health leaders By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Hannah Recht, Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press At least 181 state and local public health leaders in 38 states have resigned, retired or been fired since April 1, according to an ongoing investigation by The Associated Press and Kaiser Health News. Continue reading
Dec 13 Italy surpasses UK for worst COVID-19 death toll in Europe By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Italy has eclipsed Britain to become the nation with the worst official coronavirus death toll in Europe, with 64,520, to Britain’s 64,267. Continue reading
Dec 12 Italy’s staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Italy could soon reclaim a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and the government delayed imposing new restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 03 Vaccines against the coronavirus will have side effects – and that’s a good thing By Matthew Woodruff, The Conversation The side effects of new SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are a result of immune system activation. While uncomfortable, they are both normal and expected. They are a sign that the vaccine is working. Continue reading
Dec 03 U.S. virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time By Associated Press The number of Americans hospitalized with the virus has also eclipsed 100,000 for the first time. Continue reading
Dec 02 As hospitals fill with COVID patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — it’s the health care workforce. Continue reading
Dec 01 Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic? By Associated Press As the holiday season gets underway, health experts say to avoid shopping in stores when possible. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 5:03 Mistakes, victories in one hospital during COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour What has it been like handling the COVID-19 pandemic day to day in a busy hospital? Dr. Adam Jarrett, Chief Medical Officer at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey and co-author of: “In the Time of COVID: One… Continue watching
Nov 27 Los Angeles issues stay-home order as coronavirus surges By Associated Press Los Angeles County has announced a stay-home order as coronavirus cases surge out of control in the nation’s most populous county. The three-week order takes effect Monday. Continue reading