Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots for Covid. Not So Fast, Experts Say.
By Arthur Allen
March 21, 2022
KHN Original
A corporate CEO’s call for a fourth mRNA shot struck those closely watching the pandemic as self-serving. It creates public pressure for a fourth dose of vaccine before government experts have time to assess the evidence and settle on the best course forward.
Covid’s ‘Silver Lining’: Research Breakthroughs for Chronic Disease, Cancer, and the Common Flu
By Liz Szabo
March 17, 2022
KHN Original
Billions of dollars invested in mRNA vaccines and covid research could yield health care dividends for decades to come.
Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys
By Liz Szabo
December 21, 2021
KHN Original
A mother’s immune response to covid can be a greater danger to the fetus than the virus itself.
Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s Covid Vaccine Mandates
By Rachel Bluth
May 31, 2022
KHN Original
Even in deep-blue California, Democratic lawmakers pulled their proposed covid vaccine requirements before they had a vote. The lawmakers blamed the ebbs and flows of the coronavirus, the public’s short attention span, and opposition from public safety unions.
Las misteriosas mutaciones que hacen de delta la variante del virus de covid más contagiosa hasta ahora
By Liz Szabo
July 28, 2021
KHN Original
Delta ha mantenido algunas de las mutaciones más exitosas encontradas en variantes anteriores, pero también contiene nuevos cambios genéticos que le permiten propagarse dos veces más rápido.
Travel in the Time of Covid: Getting There Is Easy — It’s Getting Home That’s Hard
By Damon Darlin
April 4, 2022
KHN Original
The part of my London visit that I didn’t plan was testing positive for the coronavirus. I couldn’t get back to the U.S., but the U.K. didn’t care what I did or where I went.
Colorado Hospitals in ‘Critical Condition’ as State Weathers Another Surge
By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio
December 15, 2021
KHN Original
Patients with other ailments are frustrated, and nurses and doctors are stressed and burned out, as unvaccinated covid-19 patients fill ICU and acute care beds.
Covid Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants
By JoNel Aleccia
April 13, 2021
KHN Original
Nearly 60 organ transplants have been performed after the coronavirus “basically destroyed” patients’ hearts and lungs.
Científicos analizan los sistemas inmunes únicos de los niños mientras más son víctimas de covid
By Liz Szabo
September 17, 2021
KHN Original
Aunque no hay evidencia de que la variante delta cause una enfermedad más grave, el virus es tan infeccioso que los niños están siendo hospitalizados en gran número, principalmente en estados con bajas tasas de vacunación.
Hospital Financial Decisions Play a Role in the Critical Shortage of Pediatric Beds for RSV Patients
By Liz Szabo
December 9, 2022
KHN Original
Yes, the U.S. is experiencing an unusual spate of childhood RSV infections. But the critical shortage of hospital beds to treat ailing children stems from structural problems in pediatric care that have been brewing for years.
5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
By Damon Darlin
January 19, 2022
KHN Original
Telling insurance companies to pay for rapid covid-19 tests is just the latest covid-related cost the federal government expects them to bear. But who really ends up paying for it?
Analysis: When Is a Coronavirus Test Not a Coronavirus Test?
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
July 29, 2020
KHN Original
If it takes 12 days to get results, testing is basically pointless.
‘American Diagnosis’: ‘Water Warriors’ Tap Diné Resilience to Increase Access on Navajo Land
March 29, 2022
KHN Original
Over decades, federal and state policies have left many tribal communities without access to clean, running water. This episode explores what separates some Diné and other Native people in the western United States from this critical resource.
Unraveling the Interplay of Omicron, Reinfections, and Long Covid
By Liz Szabo
August 26, 2022
KHN Original
The omicron variant has proved adept at finding hosts, often by reinfecting people who recovered from earlier bouts of covid. But whether omicron triggers long covid as often and severe as previous variants is a matter of heated study.
Centro comunitario hispano lidera la vacunación infantil contra covid en Chicago
By Giles Bruce
November 10, 2021
KHN Original
Esperanza Health Centers ha liderado la vacunación contra covid en la población infantil y adolescente de Chicago, ayudando a grupos que han sido más vulnerables al coronavirus.
Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways
By Liz Szabo
March 4, 2021
KHN Original
Researchers are testing treatments to overcome autoimmune reactions that begin when the body’s defenses respond to the coronavirus.
Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus
By Daniel Funke, PolitiFact Katie Sanders, PolitiFact
December 16, 2020
KHN Original
It’s no worse than the flu, and other deadly disinformation about the coronavirus
Científicos buscan la causa de una misteriosa inflamación en niños relacionada con covid
By Liz Szabo
October 20, 2021
KHN Original
Más de 5,200 de los 6,2 millones de niños estadounidenses a los que se les ha diagnosticado covid han desarrollado MIS-C. Un 80% de los pacientes con MIS-C son tratados en unidades de cuidados intensivos, el 20% requiere ventilación mecánica y 46 han muerto.
Biden Kept His Promise to Increase Covid-Testing Capacity, Even as Demand for Testing Drops
By Victoria Knight
June 11, 2021
KHN Original
Experts told us that the system’s capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.
Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?
By Rae Ellen Bichell
April 19, 2021
KHN Original
For some, a vaccine appointment a few hours away is no biggie. For others, it’s a major barrier to gaining protection from the coronavirus.
