Apr 21 The rare and unnerving reality of catching COVID after being vaccinated By Steven Findlay, Kaiser Health News As more Americans every day are inoculated, a tiny but growing number are contending with the disturbing experience of getting COVID despite having had one shot, or even two. Continue reading
Apr 16 Vaccines may help some ‘long COVID’ patients By Will Stone, KJZZ Scientists who study the post-illness syndrome are taking a close look at patients’ reports of this unexpected benefit of the vaccine. Continue reading
Mar 31 Dramatic drop in common viruses raises question: Masks forever? By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio Hospitalizations are down 62% for childhood respiratory illnesses, a study shows. Masking and social distancing are keeping a variety of viruses in check this flu season. Continue reading
Mar 26 Birx joins air-cleaning industry amid land grab for billions in federal COVID relief By Christina Jewett, Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News The former top White House coronavirus adviser under President Donald Trump, Dr. Deborah Birx, has joined an air-cleaning company that built its business, in part, on technology that is now banned in California due to health hazards. 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 17 How fears driven by years of anti-immigrant rhetoric are complicating vaccine rollout By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News The confluence of aggressive attitudes and a highly contagious virus has prompted concerns in some states that lackluster vaccination of people in the country without legal permission will short-circuit efforts to achieve herd immunity for the broader community. Continue reading
Feb 16 Uninsured in the pandemic? Here’s how to navigate the newly reopened ACA marketplace By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News In January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months as of Feb. 15 so uninsured people can buy a plan and those who want to change their marketplace coverage… Continue reading
Feb 11 Why the U.S. is underestimating COVID reinfection By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News As millions of Americans struggle to recover from COVID and millions more scramble for the protection offered by vaccines, U.S. health officials may be overlooking an unsettling subgroup of survivors: those who get infected more than once. Continue reading
Feb 09 Native Americans use technology to keep traditions, language alive during pandemic By Sara Reardon, Kaiser Health News Tribes across the U.S. have turned to social media and the internet as leaders worry about COVID-19’s threat to their culture and elders. Continue reading
Feb 01 Older adults without family or friends lag in race to get vaccines By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Seniors with family members or friends to help them are getting vaccine appointments, even if it takes days to secure them. Those without reliable social supports are missing out. Continue reading