- What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child?by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News May 14, 2021
The federal government has extended the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents, adding nearly 17 million more Americans […]
- Los latinos son los que más quieren vacunarse, y los que más obstáculos enfrentanby Anna Almendrala May 14, 2021
Una nueva encuesta revela que los hispanos tienen el doble de interés en vacunarse “lo antes posible” que los blancos no hispanos o personas de raza negra […]
- Listen: Exploring Controversial Efforts to Waive Drugmakers’ Vaccine Patent RightsMay 14, 2021
KHN's Julie Rovner joins The Atlantic's “Social Distance” podcast, hosted by Dr. James Hamblin and Maeve Higgins, to talk about President Joe Biden's […]
- KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Drug Price Effort Hits a SnagMay 13, 2021
Democratic leaders in Congress have vowed to pass legislation to address high prescription drug prices this year, but some moderates in their own party appear […]
- Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated, Survey Shows — But Face Obstaclesby Anna Almendrala May 13, 2021
A new survey shows that unvaccinated Hispanics are almost twice as likely as unvaccinated Blacks or whites to want a covid vaccination. But many still face a […]
- You’ve Added Your Kids to Your Health Plan. What About Mom?by Samantha Young May 13, 2021
A bill in the California legislature would require state-regulated health plans to cover policyholders’ dependent parents. Advocates say the measure would […]
- Another Pandemic ‘To Do’ on the List for Schools: Contact Tracingby Brett Dahlberg, WCMU May 13, 2021
Struggling to keep up with a covid-19 surge in Michigan, overwhelmed health departments relied on an unlikely new crew of contact tracers: school principals.
- Behind the Byline: The Quest to Bring Spanish Language to KHNby Paula Andalo May 13, 2021
Check out KHN’s video series — Behind The Byline: How the Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insider’s view of health care […]
- Biden Boasts About Equitable Senior Vaccination Rate by Race Without Data to Back It Upby Victoria Knight May 12, 2021
There is no public national data source that tracks vaccination rates based on a combination of race or ethnicity as well as age. Most state-level data shows […]
- Covid Fears Keep Many Latino Kids out of Classroomsby Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News May 12, 2021
Latinos got hit disproportionately hard by covid-19. When faced with the choice of sending their kids back to school or keeping them in online classes, many […]
