Jun 19 How ‘vaccine nationalism’ could hurt vulnerable populations By Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation Should the U.S. be able to pre-order vaccines for its citizens when other populations around the globe are at greater risk?… Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: World Health Organization offers update amid spiking global coronavirus cases By Associated Press At a press briefing on Friday, Dr. Michael Ryan noted that “strains and viruses have moved around the world” throughout the pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 7:28 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on managing COVID-19 as the state reopens Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is one of many state officials across the country weighing the trade-offs between public health and a functioning economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the COVID-19 trends Ohio is seeing, the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:29 Grieving Northern Italians mount campaign to investigate officials’ pandemic response By Malcolm Brabant Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to the disease. Continue watching
Jun 18 Judge approves housing for 7,000 Los Angeles homeless living near freeways By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Officials say the city will provide 6,000 new beds within 10 months and another 700 beds over 18 months. And the county will spend $300 million over five years to fund services for the people. Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Trump holds roundtable with governors on reopening small businesses amid COVID-19 By Associated Press Three months after the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country, U.S. employers are still shedding jobs at a heavy rate, a trend that points to a slow and prolonged recovery from the recession. Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Officials testify on international response to COVID-19 By Associated Press The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing June 18 on U.S. international pandemic preparedness, prevention and response as it relates to COVID-19. Continue reading
Jun 18 ‘The system wasn’t designed to ramp up to millions.’ Here’s why U.S. is struggling with coronavirus testing By Laura Santhanam Testing for COVID-19 has improved but remains a major stumbling block for reopening as large and small communities across the United States try to resume a more normal pace of life. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 6:53 Is Japan’s pandemic response a disaster or a success? By Grace Lee Japan has gone its own way on the coronavirus pandemic from its beginning, with a delayed response, limited testing and a gentler lockdown. But with cases of COVID-19 nearing 20,000 in the country, public health experts are asking whether Japan’s… Continue watching
Jun 17 WATCH: Washington D.C. could move to phase 2 reopening next week By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Washington, D.C., officials are targeting next Monday for the start of phase two of reopening the nation's capital after months of social restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading