Joe Biden on Wednesday took the oath to become the 46th president of the United States, vowing to bring the nation together in the midst of an ongoing pandemic that has claimed more than 400,000 lives, enormous economic dislocation and civil unrest so serious that the U.S. Capitol steps where […]
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On Trump’s Last Full Day, Nation Records 400,000 Covid Deaths
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). While millions wait for a lifesaving shot, the U.S. death count from covid-19 continues to soar upward with horrifying speed. On Tuesday, the last full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, the death toll reached 400,000 — […]
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Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, according to a new KHN analysis. About 3% of Americans have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far. But in 16 states that have released […]
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CVS and Walgreens Under Fire for Slow Pace of Vaccination in Nursing Homes
The effort to vaccinate some of the country’s most vulnerable residents against covid-19 has been slowed by a federal program that sends retail pharmacists into nursing homes — accompanied by layers of bureaucracy and logistical snafus. As of Thursday, more than 4.7 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna covid […]
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Biden Terms Vaccine Rollout ‘A Dismal Failure’ as He Unveils Pandemic Response Plan
In the past 24 hours, President-elect Joe Biden has delivered two speeches focused on the nation’s covid response. Thursday night, he laid out a $1.9 trillion-dollar plan to address what he’s calling the “twin crises” of the covid-19 pandemic and the economy. Biden proposed, among other things, that Congress allocate […]
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The reverberations from the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump continue. A broad array of business groups, including many from the health industry, are halting contributions to Republicans in the House and Senate […]
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Lost on the Frontline: Explore the Database
Journalists from KHN and The Guardian have identified 3,176 workers who reportedly died of complications from COVID-19 after they contracted it on the job. Reporters are working to confirm the cause of death and workplace conditions in each case. They are also writing about the people behind the statistics — […]
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CDC Gives Pointers on How Establishments Can Limit Pandemic-related Conflict
The CDC provided several guidelines for businesses like retailers on how to protect their employees from anti-masks customers. Despite the plea of health experts for people to wear masks in public settings, there are still those who refuse to do so. This has caused many business establishments to deal with […]
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Early Results Show Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is 90% Effective
The drugmaker Pfizer has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective, after early analysis of clinical trial data. We may finally have a vaccine against COVID-19. On Monday, drug maker Pfizer announced that its vaccine is over 90% effective. If this trend continues, the vaccine may receive […]
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Experts Say Covid-19 Severity Depends on Virus Dose
Experts suggest that the amount of COVID-19 you get determines if you get severely ill, mildly ill, or asymptomatic. Here’s something that might ease your mind if you catch COVID-19. Your level of illness might depend on how much virus you get. So, you could be severely or mildly ill. […]