Biden’s $50 billion coronavirus testing fix calls for a new federal testing board, more supplies, rapid tests and better technology to fill gaps
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
‘Move heaven and earth’: President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 plan calls for 100 million shots in first 100 days
The president-elect pitches $20 billion for national vaccination program that will include community vaccination centers and mobile vaccination units.
‘It’s what we feared:’ Hospitals from Georgia to California face surging COVID-19 cases, staff shortages and rising deaths
Despite available COVID vaccines, doctors and nurses across the U.S. remain overburdened in emergency rooms and intensive care units as deaths soar.
Toilet paper, patio heaters and surgical gloves: Amazon vendors hiked prices on pandemic items, report says
New report found 409 of 750 ‘essential’ pandemic products sold by Amazon vendors saw price hikes of more than 20% over the past year.
‘A major breakthrough’: FDA authorizes nation’s first at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 test
The FDA authorized the nation’s first home COVID-19 test without a prescription. The test, made by Australia-based Ellume, will cost about $30.
‘Momentous event’: HHS Secretary Alex Azar touts COVID-19 vaccine as a key to US herd immunity
Hospitals nationwide began immunizing health care workers Monday after the FDA’s authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
‘A very, very dark place’: Hospitals brace for crisis-care mode with too many patients, not enough staff
Hospital ICUs are filled with a record number of critically ill Americans with COVID-19, and there’s no relief in sight.
‘Our neighbors, our family members’: Small-town hospitals overwhelmed by COVID deaths
As COVID deaths surpass 2,000 a day, public health officials say the pandemic is straining rural hospitals short on staffing and expertise.
Hospitals overwhelmed: Exhausted staffs, surging COVID-19 cases push nation’s limits
The worsening COVID-19 outbreak, fueled by Americans’ fatigue, means hospitals are scrambling for more doctors, nurses and therapists to fill shifts.
‘I was floored’: Coronavirus test prices charged by some hospitals and labs stun consumers, spur questions
Some out-of-network hospitals and labs charged thousands of dollars for routine COVID-19 tests. A congressional committee wants answers.