Category: Public Health

KHN’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. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Cara Anthony, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature about a family and a baby and a very random insurance rule.

Black Americans more likely to live in vaccine deserts, Pitt study finds

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Biden team may send masks to all Americans, officials say

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US death toll passes 450,000; 1st federal vaccine sites to open in California — 7 COVID-19 updates

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‘Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind

Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are commonplace as states expand who’s eligible to be vaccinated. The oldest Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a distinct disadvantage.

Hard Bargain: Biden and Congress Agree on Basic Relief, but Chasms Remain on Covid Plan

Agreement between the president and Republican senators on funding for basic public health matters such as vaccine distribution and covid testing was an easy target. That money can’t move out, though, until accord is reached on some of the president’s big-ticket economic plans.

A Recipe for Trouble? Reversal of California Outdoor Dining Ban Has Heads Spinning

Who knows whether banning outdoor dining was a good idea in the first place. But even the experts aren’t sure it was smart to bring it back.

‘Computer vision syndrome a real problem’ amid pandemic, physician says

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RWJBarnabas treats nearly 3,000 COVID-19 patients with antibody therapy

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Connecticut health system launches mobile vaccination clinic for the homeless

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