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Children may be more contagious than adults; deaths should fall next week, CDC director says — 6 COVID-19 updates

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, Public Health
August 21, 2020

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DeSantis Says COVID Is a Lower Risk for School-Aged Kids Than Flu

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News in CDC, children's health, COVID-19, Florida, Kaiser Health News, KHN & PolitiFact HealthCheck, Public Health, states
August 21, 2020

Although it is still early, available numbers provide backup.

California’s Data Failures Stymie Efforts to Curb the Virus

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Angela Hart in California, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, Public Health, states
August 21, 2020

Counties say the ripple effects of the state’s COVID-19 data failures are impeding their ability to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as they must make life-or-death decisions about business and school reopenings.

Deadly Mix: How Bars Are Fueling COVID-19 Outbreaks

By Will Stone in Audio, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, Public Health, states
August 21, 2020

In some states, bars and taverns have brought legal challenges to the coronavirus restrictions that have slowed sales and business.

Democratic Convention, Night 3: Making the Party Lines Clear

By Syndicate – Kaiser Health News in CDC, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, KHN & PolitiFact HealthCheck, Public Health
August 20, 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president amid strong arguments against Donald Trump.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Democrats in Array (For Now)

By Syndicate – Kaiser Health News in children's health, COVID-19, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Medicare, mental health, Multimedia, Podcasts, prescription drugs, Public Health, Trump Administration
August 20, 2020

In a highly produced, made-for-TV political convention, Democrats papered over their differences on a variety of issues, including health care, to show a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to complicate efforts to get students back to school, and a federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.