Some Meatpackers Question New COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
OSHA issued new safety guidelines recently, but some meatpacking workers and worker advocates, wonder whether the rules protect employees, or employers.
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Market For Blood Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors Heats Up
As many firms and academic researchers vie for blood donations from survivors in hopes of isolating components for new treatments, one project is turning for help from 10,000 Orthodox Jewish women.
The People Flying During The Pandemic And How Airlines Are Trying To Protect Them
Planes are carrying medical personnel, essential workers and people returning from abroad or visiting critically ill relatives. Airlines are blocking middle seats and taking other safety measures.
Chief Medical Officer's Handling Of Coronavirus Inspires Alaskans To #ThinkLikeZink
Dr. Anne Zink works from a yurt 40 miles north of Anchorage. She has the ear of the Republican governor and has helped keep the state's number of COVID-19 deaths the lowest in the nation.
Public Health Experts Say Many States Are Opening Too Soon To Do So Safely
By Monday, at least 31 states will be open or partially open, often in opposition to guidelines from scientists. President Trump has been pushing for the country to get back to work.
Wanted In New York: Thousands Of COVID-19 Contact Tracers
Starting this month, health departments in New York are trying to hire thousands of workers to build up what could become one of the country's largest contact tracing programs for the coronavirus.
Wildland Fire Camps Need Dramatic Change Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
As the wildfire season is beginning, some wild land firefighters are worried their safety could be at risk since the government has been slow to adopt new COVID-19 protocols.
Mystery Inflammatory Syndrome In Kids And Teens Likely Linked To COVID-19
Doctors in the U.S. and Europe are reporting a small wave of cases of what looks like a "shock syndrome" in young people. They have low blood pressure, inflamed hearts and other serious symptoms.
Former CDC Official Warns Of 2nd COVID-19 Wave: Most Americans Are Still Susceptible
Dr. Ali Khan, former director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the CDC, discusses what the U.S. needs to do to soften the impact of a second wave of COVID-19.
California's Coronavirus Testing Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots
Access to testing is still uneven in the nation's largest state. Even as some urban counties offer tests to anyone who wants one, a rural county is testing raw sewage to track the virus.