Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rise-in-new-covid-19-infections-raises-questions-about-u-s-approach-to-the-pandemic Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Cases of COVID-19 are moving back up again at a rapid pace, driven by a highly contagious offshoot of the original omicron strain. Meanwhile, parents of young kids are eagerly awaiting approval of Pfizer’s and likely Moderna’s vaccines for kids under 5 years old. Katherine Wu, a writer for The Atlantic who has a Ph.D. in microbiology, joins William Brangham to discuss. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from May 24, 2022