Jan 31 Watch 5:49 Mississippi nurses struggle to contend with soaring COVID cases By Lisa Desjardins, Claire Mufson The pandemic continues to take a heavy toll, with the U.S. averaging more than 2,500 deaths per day. In Mississippi, where just 50 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, hospitalizations have soared and there are simply not enough nurses… Continue watching
Jan 31 For low-income Pittsburgh, clean air remains an elusive goal By Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360 Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution —… Continue reading
Jan 31 Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine wins full U.S. approval By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. Continue reading
Jan 31 If you test positive on a rapid COVID test, don't stop isolating just yet, virologists say By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News If a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19, experts say they are most likely still carrying a viral load high enough to infect others. Continue reading
Jan 31 Canadian prime minister tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19, but is ``feeling fine″ and will continue working remotely. Continue reading
Jan 30 U.S. cities mark 1st anniversary of Thai grandfather's killing By Associated Press Hundreds of people in San Francisco marched Sunday demanding justice for 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, who died a year ago. People in five other U.S. cities joined to honor the grandfather from Thailand who was assaulted while on a morning walk… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 4:23 Omicron cases are falling – but the caseload remains dangerously high By PBS NewsHour The Omicron-fueled surge is slowing down in many parts of the U.S., but is still setting records nationally and internationally. While new cases in Russia broke records, many cities around the world are seeing mass protests against vaccine mandates even… Continue watching
Jan 28 Omicron has caused higher increase in U.S. daily death count than delta variant By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s delta wave. Continue reading
Jan 27 3 things to expect on COVID vaccines this year, according to Moderna's chief medical officer By Laura Santhanam Dr. Paul Burton told the PBS NewsHour’s chief correspondent and substitute anchor Amna Nawaz that omicron will not vanish after the current surge in cases subsides. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 7:21 A Moderna official on COVID vaccines for kids, omicron-specific shot, waiving patents By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Laura Santhanam Moderna and Pfizer announced they are moving forward with trials of a new booster designed to guard specifically against omicron. This comes as the CDC reported Thursday that a third shot of either of those vaccines substantially reduced the risk… Continue watching