Sep 30 Watch 5:18 Only 32% of pregnant Americans are vaccinated, with divide worsening along racial lines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its most urgent appeal for pregnant individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. New CDC data shows that pregnant people are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to the virus. Just… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 9:32 Mozambicans fleeing IS-affiliated insurgents feel failed by government, exploited by big business By Neha Wadekar, Ali Rogin The Southeast African nation of Mozambique is being terrorized by "Al Shabaab," an ISIS-affiliated insurgency that has killed 3,000 people and displaced many more. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Ed Ram report… Continue watching
Sep 30 Military suicides rise 15 percent as senior leaders call for action By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Data released by the Pentagon showed there were 580 suicides last year, compared to 504 the prior year. Continue reading
Sep 30 U.S. stem cell clinics boomed while FDA paused crackdown By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration gave clinics three years to show that their questionable treatments were safe and worked. But today none of the clinics have won FDA approval and there are more businesses than before selling the treatments for… Continue reading
Sep 30 Yes, you can get a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Health experts are worried Americans might have vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu shot. Continue reading
Sep 30 The U.S. ranks 48th in per capita vaccination. Political polarization is one reason why By Laura Santhanam Unease amid the nation's pandemic response and protracted budget wrangling in Congress may be costing President Joe Biden political capital he needs to advance his ambitious agenda, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH : Gloria Steinem, lawmakers, doctors testify on abortion laws By Jim Salter, Associated Press Social Activist Gloria Steinem, doctors and lawmakers will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday about abortion rights and access. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Education officials testify about supporting schools during COVID, School board group asks US for help policing threats By News Desk and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra are expected to testify before a Senate committee on Thursday about schools during the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 6:18 Vaccine mandates can become a 'political battleground,' former FDA commissioner says By William Brangham, Claire Mufson YouTube on Wednesday announced it will remove videos that spread false information about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and any other commonly used vaccines. Accounts associated with several prominent figures — such as Robert Kennedy Jr. —… Continue watching
Sep 29 Health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats By Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, Associated Press Some hospitals are so concerned that they equipped workers with panic buttons, while others have limited the number of public entrance to their facilities. Continue reading