Jan 19 Watch 5:00 Tribute held in nation’s capital for those lost to the pandemic The U.S. passed another sad milestone Tuesday with 400,000 COVID-related deaths now recorded. President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris spoke at a special tribute on the National Mall to remember the lives lost in the pandemic. It featured music, remarks… Continue watching
Jan 15 Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million By Associated Press While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher. Continue reading
Jan 13 Kennedy Center to honor Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, others in rescheduled ceremony By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events. The honorees are country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen,… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:29 Glacial pace of the U.S. inoculation campaign raises questions about priorities By John Yang Operation Warp Speed may have produced effective COVID vaccines in record time, but administering them has been another matter. Just 9 million of the more than 25 million doses distributed have been given out, according to the CDC. But the… Continue watching
Jan 09 Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations By Associated Press Buckingham Palace officials said in a statement that the 94-year-old monarch and Philip, 99, received their jabs Saturday, joining some 1.5 million people in Britain who have been given a first dose of a vaccine. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 9:06 The pandemic’s toll in 2020 and the difficult road ahead Since the first reported case of COVID-19 a little more than a year ago, the pandemic has taken a devastating toll in the U.S. -- far worse than in many other developed countries. Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and… Continue watching
Dec 29 For some colleges, COVID-19 ‘accelerated innovation’ in how to adapt By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The pandemic has accelerated innovation in an industry that’s usually slow to change. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 8:09 3 tragic mistakes that made the 2020 pandemic worse At key moments over the last year leaders around the globe made critical mistakes that worsened the pandemic and led to more deaths. That’s the argument put forth by the New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright in “The Plague Year,” an article… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 3:33 On Christmas, honoring some of those lost to the coronavirus As many Americans adjust to a drastically different Christmas holiday, we remember some of the more than 326,000 people who have died from the coronavirus this year. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 7:01 With vaccinations set to begin, ‘a huge moment’ for nursing homes Residents and staff in most long term-care facilities will start receiving vaccinations next week. More than 1 million Americans live in nursing homes and they've been especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Amna Nawaz spoke with Dr. Richard Feifer, chief medical officer… Continue watching