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Dr. Robin Hauser (center), a pediatrician in Tampa, Florida, got COVID in February, seven weeks after receiving her second dose of vaccine. Daughter Molly and son Brady (right) live at home and also got COVID , while husband Brian and son Jacob (left) did not.\Carrie Wildes Photography

The Shock and Reality of Catching COVID After Being Vaccinated

As more Americans are inoculated, a tiny but growing number are contending with the disturbing experience of getting COVID despite having had one shot or two.

Apr 19, 2021

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Four Portland area hospital systems are running the mass vaccination site at the Oregon Convention Center. | OHSU

4 Things To Know About The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Health experts said regulators have to strike a balance between addressing small but serious risks while encouraging millions to get vaccinated.

Apr 14, 2021

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Biden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control Rules

Since the Trump rules took effect, Planned Parenthood and other providers have dropped out of the program, resulting in six states with no Title X providers.

Apr 14, 2021

Biden Seeks $400 Billion to Buttress Long-Term Care. A Look at What’s at Stake.

Prospects for the president’s proposal are uncertain. Republicans decry its cost and argue that much of what the plan contains doesn't count as real infrastructure.

Apr 12, 2021

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12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 U.S. Health Workers Died in COVID's First Year

Calls are mounting for the federal government to track the death of U.S. health care workers from COVID-19 as a media project draws to a close.

Apr 8, 2021

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Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say; It Does Not Explain Black Vaccine Hesitancy

The infamous experiment that allowed Blacks to suffer from syphillis for decades has little role in COVID-19 vaccination scepticism today, vaccine advocates say.

Apr 7, 2021

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Despite COVID, Many Wealthy Hospitals Had a Banner Year With Federal Bailout

Some of the nation's richest hospitals and health systems recorded hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses last year after accepting the lion's share of federal health care bailout grants.

Apr 5, 2021

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Mardell Reed says she wasn’t sure she’d get the vaccine originally but she changed her mind “once we all started hearing from actual scientists rather than politicians.”Heide De Marco/Kaiser Health News

‘I Can Breathe Again’: Older Adults Begin to Test Freedom After COVID Vaccinations

Mar 31, 2021

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COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Drops Among All Americans, New Survey Shows

A new poll shows Americans are growing more enthusiastic about being vaccinated, with the biggest change among Black Americans.

Mar 30, 2021

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Analysis: How the US Invested in the War on Terrorism at the Cost of Public Health

After 9/11, the United States rapidly shifted resources to create a massive infrastructure to ferret out and combat terrorism while forgetting that terrorism of nature can be equally deadly.

Mar 29, 2021