Jun 15 Watch 7:40 Meet people volunteering to be exposed to COVID-19 for vaccine research By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre As the world anxiously awaits development of a vaccine for COVID-19, new and controversial research measures are being considered for the first time. These include the possibility of deliberately exposing volunteers to the disease to see if they are infected. Continue watching
Jun 15 Coronavirus death rate is higher for those with chronic illnesses By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press Monday's report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the dangers posed by these conditions. They include heart disease, diabetes and chronic lung ailments, such as asthma or emphysema. Continue reading
Jun 15 Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic's effects on the movie industry. Continue reading
Jun 15 Blame game breaks out over COVID-19 toll in nursing homes By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A harrowing blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents. Older and frail, they represent a tiny slice of the population but a shockingly high proportion of pandemic deaths. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: New York's Cuomo offers coronavirus update By Associated Press On Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo decried “rampant” violations of virus restrictions and threatened to reinstate business closings in areas where local governments failed to enforce the rules. Watch Monday's news conference here. Continue reading
Jun 15 U.S. revokes emergency use of malaria drugs to treat coronavirus By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration said the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective in treating the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jun 15 Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim By Kat Stafford, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Eleven percent of African Americans say they were close with someone who has died from the coronavirus, compared with 5% of Americans overall and 4% of white Americans. Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: In rural Texas, some students are back in the classroom By PBS NewsHour Millions of children have been out of school since March, but one of the first districts in the nation to bring students back to the classroom during the pandemic is in rural Premont, Texas. A small number of students there… Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: Is India emerging as the new coronavirus hotspot? By PBS NewsHour India, one of the world’s most densely populated nations, is fast becoming a coronavirus hotspot, weeks after it eased lockdown restrictions. COVID-19 cases have surged past 321,000 and more than 9,000 deaths have been recorded. New York Times South Asia… Continue reading
Jun 14 Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press WASHINGTON — How accurate are the coronavirus tests used in the U.S.? Months into the outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to do… Continue reading