How Many Adults Are at Risk of Serious Illness If Infected with Coronavirus? Updated Data April 23, 2020 Issue Brief About four in ten adults (37.6%) ages 18 and older in the U.S. (92.6 million people) have a higher risk of developing serious illness if they become infected with the novel coronavirus, due to their older age (65 and older) or health condition. The share who have a higher risk varies across the country. An estimated 5.1 million of these adults are uninsured.
Media Briefing on Coronavirus: KFF Experts Explore Public’s Views and Nation’s Response March 18, 2020 Event On March 18, 2020, KFF held a reporters-only web briefing with its key policy and public opinion experts to discuss the nation’s rapidly changing public and policy responses to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic across the country and the world. After the presentation on the public’s views of the…
Data Note: How might Coronavirus Affect Residents in Nursing Facilities? March 13, 2020 Issue Brief This is a short piece intended to highlight the key data points about the potential implications of COVID-19 on nursing facility residents and overall operations.
This Week in Coronavirus: March 27th to April 3rd April 3, 2020 Blog Every Friday we’ll recap our new policy analysis, polling, and updates on coronavirus from the past week.
This Week in Coronavirus: October 30 to November 5 November 6, 2020 Blog During the 42nd week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, worldwide cases surpassed the 48 million mark and U.S. cases are over 9 million and nearly 235,000 deaths.
This Week in Coronavirus: October 23 to October 29 October 30, 2020 Blog During the 41st week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, worldwide cases surpassed the 45 million mark and U.S. cases are at 9 million and 228,000 deaths.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taken a Higher Toll on Nursing Homes with Relatively High Shares of Black or Hispanic Residents October 27, 2020 News Release Nursing homes with a relatively high share of Black or Hispanic residents are more likely to have had a resident die of COVID-19 than homes with lower shares of such residents, finds a new KFF analysis. Nationwide, 63 percent of nursing homes with a relatively high share of Black residents…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Nursing Homes October 27, 2020 Issue Brief This data note presents national data that shows that nursing homes with a high share of Black or Hispanic residents were more likely to have at least one coronavirus case, at least one COVID-19 death, and (among facilities with cases) more severe case outbreaks than facilities with a low share of Black or Hispanic residents. This piece also includes state-level data from 21 states where a sufficient sample of facilities with a high share of Black or Hispanic residents was available.
Addressing Racial Equity in Vaccine Distribution December 3, 2020 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of barriers to vaccination that disproportionately affect people of color and discusses how current national recommendations and state vaccine allocation plans address racial equity.
COVID-19 Has Claimed the Lives of 100,000 Long-Term Care Residents and Staff November 25, 2020 Blog More than 100,000 residents and staff have died in long-term care facilities since the start of the pandemic. This post discusses the implications of the likely rise in cases due to holiday gatherings and the share of total COVID-19 deaths that have happened in long-term care facilities.