Stories tagged: "PPE"

Coronavirus In this photo taken Saturday, June 27, 2020, medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people lined up in vehicles in Phoenix's western neighborhood of Maryvale in Phoenix for free COVID-19 tests organized by Equality Health Foundation, which focuses on care in underserved communities. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Coronavirus Months Into the Pandemic, Hospital Workers Are Still Reusing Masks and Gowns

“We remain participants in an unnecessary, chaotic, 50-state scramble to secure badly needed PPE,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wrote.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 30, 2020 12:27 pm EDT
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Coronavirus States Still Fighting With the Trump Administration for Coronavirus Supplies

The Trump Administration wants states to conduct "robust" testing. There's just one problem: They're hoarding the supplies.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 15, 2020 3:18 pm EDT
Health President Donald Trump speaks after a tour of Owens & Minor Inc., a medical supply company, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning About Need to Replenish National Stockpile to Fight Coronavirus

If the national stockpile is not replenished by September, the scientists warned that the U.S. stands to repeat the “extraordinary shortage of supplies” experienced in March and April.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 22, 2020 9:13 am EDT
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Coronavirus 7 States Partner to Get Medical Supplies After Trump Told Them They’re On Their Own

“We can work together to provide the things that we need to allow our healthcare system to have the capacity it needs to fight this fight,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 4, 2020 12:55 pm EDT

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A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
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