FDA Panel Unanimously Backs Johnson & Johnson Single-Shot Covid-19 Vax
VRBPAC talks one dose vs two dose vaccinations down the line The FDA’s Vaccines and Related...
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Politics & Policy
Calling All Vaccinators: Closing the Next Gap in Covid Supply and Demand
In the herculean effort to vaccinate America, the emphasis so far has been on trying to increase the number of vaccine doses available. Soon there could be a shortfall in people to administer the shots.
Read MoreLessons From California Prison Where Covid ‘Spread Like Wildfire’
One California county is home to the two worst clusters of covid in prisons in the country. Ninety-four percent of Avenal State Prison’s inmates contracted the virus. Physical distancing has proved impossible in a facility housing 50% more people than it should.
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Covid Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for the Blind
A KHN investigation found covid vaccine registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels are flouting disability rights laws and limiting the ability of people who are blind or visually impaired to sign up for shots.
Read MoreCountless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
Health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors, but the efforts are slow and spotty.
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Covid-19: U.S. Logs Half-a-Million Dead
Fauci calls milestone ’stunning;’ FDA issues new guidelines for addressing virus mutations The...
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All British Adults Should Have First COVID-19 Shot by July 31: Government
MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Every adult in Britain should get a first COVID-19...
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Covid-19 Spurs Growth of Telemedicine, But Licensing Issues Remain
Can Zoom remake medical licensing? The world is a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, and much of...
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Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech Say VaccineDoesn’t Need Super Cold Storage
Companies ask FDA allow us of standard pharmaceutical freezers Pfizer and partner BioNTech are...
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Prominent Scientists Call on CDC to Better Protect Workers From Covid
The academics insist that more workers should get top-rated N95 masks, the best defense against airborne coronavirus particles.
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Rural Hospital Remains Entrenched in Covid ‘War’ Even Amid Vaccine Rollout
Louisiana’s St. James Parish Hospital thought the vaccine would mean the end of its long covid fight. Then the ICU beds surrounding them ran out.
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Many U.S. Troops Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of U.S. military personnel are refusing...
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Stronger Rules Needed to Reduce Workplace Transmission of COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Immediate action is needed to reduce the...
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by the WHO
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has received...
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Covid-19: CDC Releases Guidance For Reopening School
Agency calls for mitigation strategies, monitoring of community transmission The CDC released its...
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CDC: COVID-19 Quarantines Not Necessary for Vaccinated People
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fully vaccinated Americans can now skip...
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Schools Walk the Tightrope Between Ideal Safety and the Reality of Covid
Across the country, politics have muddied the question of when and how to reopen schools. Even though teachers continue to fear for their safety, lawmakers and parents are demanding that schools take advantage of declining infection rates to open safely and quickly.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Scammers Proliferating on the ‘Dark Web’
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Online COVID-19 vaccine scams are becoming more...
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Covid and Kids
Can schools safely reopen before all teachers and staffers are vaccinated against covid? And what’s the best way to communicate that science — and scientific recommendations — change and evolve? Also, get ready for a redo of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage, this time with help and outreach to find those eligible. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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Covid-19: Weekly Testing, 2-Week Isolation is Cost Effective in Areas with High Spread
Modeling study considered testing strategies by community spread In communities where Covid-19 is...
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