Corporations Encourage Employee Vaccination but Stop Short of Mandates Anna Almendrala May 25, 2021   This story also ran on U.S. News & World Report. It can be republished for free. Many of the companies with the largest number of employees say they’ll do almost anything to encourage their employees to get vaccinated. But […]

  If You Are Vaccinated, You Can Dance the Night Away Aneri Pattani May 21, 2021 Marissa Castrigno was walking through downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, when she spotted the sign in the window of one of her favorite dance clubs. After months of being shuttered by the pandemic, Ibiza Nightclub was reopening April 30, it […]

  Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated, Survey Shows — But Face Obstacles Anna Almendrala May 13, 2021 Hispanics who have yet to receive a covid shot are about twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites or Blacks to say they’d like to get vaccinated as soon as possible, according to a survey released […]

  What the Slowing Vaccine Rates Mean for One Rural Montana County Katheryn Houghton May 11, 2021 KALISPELL, Mont. — The covid vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the shots a day. This story […]

  This Small Canadian Drugmaker Wants to Make J&J Vaccines for Poor Nations. It Needs More Than a Patent Waiver. Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News and Arthur Allen May 6, 2021 Biolyse Pharma Corp., which makes injectable cancer drugs, was gearing up to start making generic biologic drugs, made from living organisms. Then the […]

  CVS and Walgreens Have Wasted More Vaccine Doses Than Most States Combined Joshua Eaton and Rachana Pradhan May 3, 2021 Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN. The Centers for Disease […]

  Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News April 26, 2021 Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats on airplanes — so, too, are health insurers. Many voluntarily waived  all deductibles, copayments […]

  California and Texas Took Different Routes to Vaccination. Who’s Ahead? Anna Almendrala and Sandy West California and Texas, the country’s two most populous states, have taken radically different approaches to the pandemic and the vaccination campaign to end it. Use Our Content.It can be republished for free. California has trumpeted its reliance on science […]

  Ask KHN-PolitiFact: I’ve Recovered From Covid. Why Do I Still Have to Mask Up? Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News April 16, 2021 More than 120 million Americans have joined arguably the most sought-after club on Earth: those immunized against the coronavirus. Fully vaccinated people were given the green light in March by the […]

  Pandemic Highlights Need for Urgent Care Clinics for Women Rachel Scheier April 16, 2021 SAN JOSE — Last spring, only weeks into the pandemic, Christina Garcia was spending her days struggling to help her two young sons adjust to online schooling when she got such a heavy, painful period she could barely stand. After […]