Politics Sep 04 4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino
Nation May 28 Watch 7:20 Why public health groups are concerned about changes to COVID vaccine recommendations Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC would drop the COVID vaccines from its list of recommended shots for pregnant women and children. That decision and other recent changes under Kennedy are leading… By Ali Rogin, Azhar Merchant
Health May 28 New COVID variant driving up cases in parts of the world, WHO says A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Nation May 27 Kennedy says government no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Nation May 22 FDA advisers debate COVID vaccine recipe amid questions about fall shots Government vaccine advisers are meeting to decide if the recipe for COVID-19 vaccines needs updating for this fall and winter. By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Mar 28 Watch 8:05 Authors of ‘In Covid’s Wake’ on their criticism of the government’s pandemic response By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. That launched widespread shutdowns, mandates for masks and vaccines and caused enormous social and economic harms. William Brangham spoke with the authors of "In Covid's Wake:… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 9:58 Ex-NIH director and truck driver explore how to bridge divisions deepened by the pandemic By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson Americans were sharply divided over the public health response to COVID-19, including masking, remote learning, business closures and vaccines. Five years after the start of the pandemic, Judy Woodruff sat down with two people on opposing sides of that divide… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 4:00 Restaurant owner reflects on the lasting impact of the pandemic By Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, William Brangham We continue our look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, five years after the virus began spreading in the United States. Our latest reflection is from someone who spent much of his life working at his family's restaurant, only to have… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 4:22 Reflections on working through the pandemic, 5 years after COVID emerged By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane It’s been more than five years since COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S. The virus killed more than a million Americans and reshaped our entire society. Our new series will bring reflections from people, in their own words, who lived… Continue watching
Feb 07 U.S. facing most intense flu season in at least 15 years By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010. Continue reading