Sources and updates, January 15
Sources and updates for the week of January 15 include a Long COVID review paper, COVID-19 on airplanes, nursing home issues, and more.
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Looking ahead to the big COVID-19 stories of 2023
As someone who’s been reporting on COVID-19 since the beginning, a new year is a good opportunity to parse out what feels like an eternity of pandemic reporting. So this week, I reflected on the major trends and topics I hope to cover in 2023—both building on my work from prior years and taking it in new directions.
Read MoreNew CDC report vastly underestimates deaths with Long COVID
On Wednesday, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NHCS) released a major report on deaths from Long COVID. To identify a small (but significant) number of deaths, NCHS researchers searched through the text of death certificates for Long COVID-related terms. Their study demonstrates how bad our current health data systems are at capturing the results of chronic disease.
Read MoreThe future of tracking Long COVID
I had two new articles about Long COVID published this week. The reporting process for both stories gave me a lot to think about, in considering potential improvements in recording who has Long COVID and how this chronic disease impacts people.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 27
Sources and updates for the week of November 27 include more data on bivalent booster shots, Long COVID research, and more.
Read MoreLong COVID book recommendations
Two new books about Long COVID were published this month, and I’d like to recommend both of them to any readers interested in learning more about the condition—especially to other journalists covering COVID-19.
Read MoreHow data gaps contribute to financial challenges for people with Long COVID
This week, I had a story published at Kaiser Health News (KHN) about barriers that people with Long COVID are facing as they apply for disability benefits, focusing on programs offered by the federal Social Security Administration. For me, working on this story highlighted the consequences of the U.S.’s poor data collection on Long COVID.
Read MoreLong COVID patients, I want to hear from you for a new reporting project
This week, MuckRock (the public records and investigative nonprofit where I work part-time) launched a new project looking at the U.S. government’s response to the Long COVID crisis. We’d like to hear from Long COVID patients and community members who have story ideas.
Read MoreSources and updates, October 16
Sources and updates for the week of October 16 include a new paper on the U.S.’s data failures, indoor air quality measures from the federal government, testing out of isolation, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, October 9
Sources and updates for the week of October 9 include new Long COVID data, updates on RECOVER, Paxlovid utilization, and more.
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