Sep 21 Watch 8:13 Inmates released to home confinement during pandemic fear ‘devastating’ reincarceration By John Yang, Mike Fritz Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Justice Department has released more than 30,000 non-violent inmates to home confinement to try to limit the virus' spread in prison. But, as John Yang reports for our ongoing "Searching for Justice"… Continue watching
Sep 21 What to expect from COVID-19 this winter By Helen Branswell, STAT A COVID season + a flu season = a whole lot of bad news. Continue reading
Sep 21 Johnson & Johnson says booster dose of COVID shot revs up protection By Associated Press Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a booster of its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:49 How the White House plans to combat the ‘silent killer’ of rising heat levels By PBS NewsHour 2021 had one of the hottest summers on record, with July being the hottest single month recorded. Extreme heat is expected to worsen with climate change. The Biden administration announced a plan Monday that would develop new workplace standards for… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:51 What pediatricians are prioritizing in Pfizer data about vaccinating kids ages 5 to 11 Kids now account for more than one in five new COVID cases, and the highly contagious delta variant has put more children in the hospital than at any other point in the pandemic. While there is no vaccine available yet… Continue watching
Sep 20 WATCH: United Nations General Assembly 2021 — Day 1 By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.'s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”… Continue reading
Sep 20 Reports say people are dying of hunger in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press For months, the U.N. and aid groups have warned of famine. Now accounts reveal the first starvation deaths since Ethiopia's government imposed what the U.N. calls "a de facto humanitarian aid blockade."… Continue reading
Sep 20 COVID has killed about as many Americans as estimated toll from 1918-19 flu By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. And like the worldwide scourge of a century ago, the coronavirus may never entirely disappear. Continue reading
Sep 20 Biden easing foreign travel restrictions, requiring vaccines By Zeke Miller, Associated Press All foreign travelers flying to the U.S. will need to demonstrate proof of vaccination before boarding, as well as proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of flight. Continue reading
Sep 20 COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11, Pfizer says By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press With kids now back in school and the extra-contagious delta variant causing a huge jump in pediatric infections, many parents are anxiously awaiting vaccinations for their younger children. Continue reading