3 Covid-19 Stories We’re Reading

Funding problems, smell tests, and vaccine questions

For decades, the U.S. public health system has been grossly underfunded. A new report from Kaiser Health News and the Associated Press reveals just how dire the situation is. The two newsrooms interviewed more than 150 public health workers, policymakers, and experts; analyzed spending records from hundreds of state and local health departments; and surveyed statehouses. They found that the U.S. health system is underfunded and under threat and cannot protect Americans’ health. Read the…