Patterns in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities in 2020
This analysis assesses when new LTCF cases and deaths were highest in states across the country in 2020, as well as how national trends in LTCF COVID-19 cases/deaths compare to national trends in overall COVID-19 cases/deaths in 2020.
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January 15, 2021
This Week in Coronavirus: January 8 to January 14
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January 12, 2021
We Need a Better Way Of Distributing the COVID-19 Vaccine. Here’s How To Do It.
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January 12, 2021
The Challenge Of Vaccine Hesitancy In Rural America
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January 11, 2021
Joe Biden’s New Health Care Agenda (and CMS’s Big Role In It)
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Immigrant Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: Key Issues to Consider
This brief provides an overview of key issues to consider for reaching noncitizen immigrants as part of COVID-19 vaccination efforts. As of early January 2021, some states have specified plans or actions to specifically address potential barriers to vaccination among immigrant families.
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Potential Health Policy Administrative Actions Under President Biden
This brief outlines the potential health policy actions that President Biden could take using executive authority, based on campaign pledges, and actions that would reverse or modify regulations or guidance issued by the Trump Administration.
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Factors Associated With COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities: Findings from a Literature Review
This issue brief reviews findings from 30 studies that have examined potential factors associated with COVID-19 cases and/or deaths in long-term care facilities.
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Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanic Adults
Based on data from the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, this poll finding explores attitudes among Hispanic Americans toward the coronavirus and a generational gap in willingness to get a potential vaccine.
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When People See Wearing a Mask as Part of Everyone’s Responsibility, They Are More Likely to Do So
Adherence to public health guidance in the coronavirus pandemic is likely affected by the public framing of the issue. A new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that the use of protective face masks varies depending on whether people view it as a personal choice or collective responsibility.
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