Economy Sep 07 Meat, farm workers to get $600 grants in new $700 million aid plan By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Health Feb 10 Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam The foreign-made knockoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to spot and could put health care workers at grave risk for the coronavirus. A federal official says these masks are giving first responders "a false sense of security."… By Colleen Long, Associated Press
World Sep 03 South African health care workers protest, threaten strike More than 100 South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the purchase of COVID-19 personal protective equipment. By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press
Nation Aug 20 1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound One in five U.S. nursing homes faced severe shortages of protective gear like N95 masks this summer even as the Trump administration pledged to help, according to a study released Thursday that finds facilities in areas hard-hit by COVID-19 also… By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Health Jul 08 U.S. to advise health care workers to reuse PPE, says Pence Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. government will issue guidance encouraging front-line health care workers to reuse personal protective equipment. By Associated Press
Jul 07 Personal protective gear for U.S. medical workers begins to run low again By Geoff Mulvihill, Camille Fasset, Associated Press The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 6:31 How the pandemic is reshaping American manufacturing By Paul Solman Long before the coronavirus pandemic, manufacturing in the U.S. was transformed -- and with it, daily life. Now COVID-19 is delivering a new blow to the industry. But some companies are pivoting to create the personal protective equipment that the… Continue watching