Change to Gilead Assistance Program Threatens PrEP Access, HIV Advocates Say
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Safety-net clinics especially are bracing for how the drugmaker’s policy shift could reduce their budgets and hamstring their ability to provide care to an at-risk population.
What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child?
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
The federal government has extended the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents, adding nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19.
Vacuna de Pfizer para adolescentes: lo que tienes que saber
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
El gobierno federal aprobó para uso de emergencia la vacuna de Pfizer para adolescentes de 12 a 15 años. ¿Qué significa esto para tu hijo? La ampliación del uso de emergencia de la vacuna de Pfizer-BioNTech para preadolescentes y adolescentes jóvenes añade casi 17 millones de estadounidenses más al grupo de personas elegibles para ser […]
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: I’ve Recovered From Covid. Why Do I Still Have to Mask Up?
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
The simple answer is that enough remains unknown about covid transmission, post-infection immunity and the threat of emerging variants that masks are still advisable.
Si me recuperé de covid, ¿por qué tengo que seguir usando máscara?
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Más de 120 millones de estadounidenses se han unido al club más selecto de la Tierra: los inmunizados contra el coronavirus. Cómo siguen las pautas de seguridad.
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: How Can Covid Vaccines Be Safe When They Were Developed So Fast?
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Experts say there’s nothing new about the research underpinning the covid vaccines and that they were tested in more participants than many other approved vaccines.
Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Clinicians at pediatric hospitals are experimenting with “smell training” among children who had covid-19 and have now lost this sense.
Tratamiento con aceites esenciales para niños que perdieron el olfato por covid
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
A medida que la pandemia de covid ha ido evolucionando en los últimos 12 meses, un número creciente de niños han desarrollado la enfermedad. Y un grupo cada vez mayor sufre síntomas de larga duración.
Can Vaccination and Infection Rates Add Up to Reach Covid Herd Immunity?
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
A financial research firm offered its take on when states might be reaching the sought-after status of herd immunity. But some experts say the analysis is oversimplified.
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young Covid ‘Long Haulers’
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Pediatric hospitals are creating clinics for the increasing number of children reporting lingering covid symptoms similar to those that plague some adults long after they have recovered.
