A month into his stay-at-home order and under pressure to lift restrictions, Gov. Gavin Newsom drew a line in the sand: In order to safely reopen and suppress the coronavirus, California needed to be able to test everyone with COVID-19 symptoms and trace the contacts of confirmed cases. “The most important framework is our capacity…
Burma Love on San Francisco's Valencia Street is open for takeout on March 19, 2020, amid a shelter-in-place order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Burma Love on San Francisco's Valencia Street is open for takeout on March 19, 2020, amid a shelter-in-place order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: A. Graff Burma Love…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pushback as state lawmakers have begun demanding details of his nearly $1 billion deal to receive 200 million masks per month from a Chinese manufacturer.Just two weeks after announcing the deal, Newsom has remained…
Gov. Gavin Newsom said 86 more people who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus died in California on Tuesday, bringing the statewide COVID-19 death toll to 1,354. During his Wednesday press briefing, Newsom said the death toll increased by 6.8% over a 24-hour period and provided an indication deaths that took place as far…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday plans to give cash payments to adult immigrants living illegally in the state to help them weather the coronavirus crisis.The plan, which would use a mix of taxpayer money and charitable donations from…
3 min read This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda