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 MoreSources and updates for the week of November 13 include booster shot uptake by state, masks in schools, Paxlovid for Long COVID, and more.
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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 MoreSources and updates for the week of November 6 include Omicron bivalent boosters, a Long COVID clinical trial, an RSV vaccine, and more.
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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 for the week of October 30 include booster shot demographics, mortality data by occupation, Paxlovid prescriptions, and more.
Read MoreSources 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 for the week of October 9 include new Long COVID data, updates on RECOVER, Paxlovid utilization, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates for the week of September 25 include new booster shot data, CDC funding for COVID-19 testing and genomic surveillance, Long COVID studies, and more.
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Last Sunday, 60 Minutes aired an interview with President Joe Biden in which he declared the pandemic is “over,” noting that everyone at the Detroit Auto Show “seems to be in pretty good shape.” But there are millions of Americans Biden wasn’t seeing: people who aren’t in good shape.
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