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Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their COVID Booster?

Most states lag Oregon as a third of older people nationwide haven't received their first COVID vaccine booster shot.

May 12, 2022

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Better Ventilation Can Prevent COVID Spread. But Are Companies Paying Attention?

A growing coalition of epidemiologists and aerosol scientists say that improved ventilation could be a powerful tool against the coronavirus — if businesses are willing to invest the money.

Apr 26, 2022

NICHOLAS KELLY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS AS AN INFANT AND HAS NEVER BEEN HEALTHY ENOUGH TO WORK FULL TIME. HE WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED FOR 2½ MONTHS DUE TO A LUNG INFECTION, A COMMON COMPLICATION FOR THE 30,000 AMERICANS WITH THIS DISEASE, MANY OF WHOM ARE BLACK AND/OR HISPANIC. ALTHOUGH NOVEL MEDICATIONS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF MOST PEOPLE WITH CF, THEY DON’T WORK IN 10% OF PATIENTS. “NOBODY WANTS TO BE HOSPITALIZED,” SAYS KELLY, WHO LIVES IN WILLOUGHBY, OHIO, A SUBURB OF CLEVELAND. “IF SOMETHING COULD DECREASE MY SYMPTOMS EVEN 10%, I WOULD TRY IT.”/KEN BLAZE FOR KHN

COVID’s ‘Silver Lining’: Research Breakthroughs For Chronic Disease, Cancer, And The Common Flu

Researchers hope advances made to battle COVID-19 will contribute to progress battling influenza, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and other diseases.

Mar 17, 2022

KIA SLADE WAS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN SHE WAS STRICKEN WITH A SEVERE CASE OF COVID PNEUMONIA LAST SPRING./ROSEM MORTON/KHN

Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved At ‘Warp Speed’

A year ago, there was little to no vaccine safety data for pregnant people, leaving health experts divided about how to advise expectant parents.

Feb 24, 2022

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CDC Tells Pharmacies To Give 4th COVID Shots To Immunocompromised Patients

After eligible people were being turned away from pharmacies, the health agency reiterated its recommendation.

Jan 27, 2022

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Pharmacies Turn Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking 4th COVID Shot

Patients with weakened immune systems, who are at high risk from COVID-19, say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials.

Jan 25, 2022