Jan 21 Watch 7:08 With major logistical challenges, companies face a bottleneck in vaccine distribution The pace of vaccinations in the U.S. is failing to meet expectations, in part due to inadequate production and supply. But President Biden is planning to invoke the federal Defense Production Act in an effort to ensure companies, manufacturers and… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 9:18 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on the absence of a national vaccine stockpile By William Brangham Each day the U.S. is averaging more than 130,000 hospitalizations and more than 3,000 deaths. States reported more than 23,000 deaths over last week alone. That's about 25 percent higher than at any point in the pandemic. Vaccinations remain a… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 6:22 Biden promises major changes for vaccine distribution amid skyrocketing deaths By William Brangham One key piece of President-elect Biden's plan to fight COVID is to make major changes to how vaccines are distributed around the country. The plan comes amid a report that the vaccine reserves the Trump administration has promised to ship… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 6:51 U.S. vaccination campaign struggles to keep pace with infections The death toll from COVID-19 has passed 365,000 in the U.S. with 130,000 people hospitalized with it now. But the best hope for moving past the pandemic -- mass vaccinations -- is going slower than had been expected. Dr. Paul… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 10:11 U.S. vaccine rollout remains sluggish, as new coronavirus strain spreads The U.S. is stumbling out of the gate in getting the COVID-19 vaccine distributed in 2021, as a more contagious variant of the virus spreads around the country. Dr. Robert M. Wachter, the head of the department of medicine at… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 8:45 U.S. struggles to distribute vaccinations, falling far short of projections In the first two weeks of America's vaccination campaign, just 2 million people have received the first of the two required doses for their vaccinations -- far short of the Trump administration's projections of 20 million vaccinations by the end… Continue watching
Dec 30 U.K. approves use of ‘vaccine for the world’ By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Associated Press Britain has authorized an easy-to-handle coronavirus vaccine and decided to stretch out the time between doses to allow more people to get some level of protection faster as infections surge. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 9:04 Biden’s pick to lead the CDC: ‘We have a lot of hard work in front of us’ When President-elect Joe Biden enters the Oval Office three weeks from now, his health team will be tasked with taking over the U.S. response to COVID-19, including the vaccine rollout. One of the members of Biden's team is Dr. Rochelle… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 14:28 Fauci says travel ban may be ‘premature’ in light of coronavirus mutation Shipments of the new Moderna vaccine began arriving Monday in the U.S., with more than 6 million doses expected by the end of the week. But that news was almost overshadowed by fears of a mutation in the coronavirus, which… Continue watching
Dec 21 EU drug regulator approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine By Aleksandar Furtula, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The move Monday raises hopes that the 27 nations in the European Union bloc can begin giving the shots shortly after Christmas. Continue reading