Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/february-24-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the NewsHour... Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Biden continues to push for COVID relief and a minimum wage increase as a Cabinet nominee faces opposition in the Senate, global disparities and uneven distribution of COVID vaccines becomes more visible as the first shipment of doses arrives in Africa, and the pandemic highlights the discrimination African Americans encounter in the health system. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: FDA reports Johnson & Johnson vaccine is effective against COVID symptoms 6 min House nears vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan 4 min Sen. Jon Tester on COVID relief, minimum wage and Biden’s Cabinet nominees 8 min Global disparities highlighted by uneven access to COVID vaccines 7 min With a history of abuse in American medicine, Black patients struggle for equal access 12 min After 10 years of civil war, COVID-19 takes hold in Syrian opposition’s last stronghold 5 min Boston restores monument to Black Civil War troops 6 min During Black History Month, students reflect on their modern-day heroes 3 min