Dec 10 Watch 3:59 FDA panel endorses emergency use of a Pfizer vaccine As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll topped 291,000, a panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration late Thursday endorsed the emergency use of a Pfizer vaccine to save lives for those who are 16 and older. It's… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 4:58 Do states have what they need to conduct mass vaccinations? Many are hoping the first doses of a Pfizer vaccine could be given out in the U.S. as soon as next week, and a vaccine by Moderna could follow before the month's end. But there are real concerns about how… Continue watching
Dec 10 U.S. panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers. The advisory group, in 17-4 vote with one abstention, concluded that the shot appears safe and effective against the coronavirus in people 16… Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: Pence participates in COVID-19 vaccine roundtable By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence will participate in a roundtable Dec. 10 about COVID-19 vaccines in Greenville, South Carolina. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:19 What this Texas emergency room physician needs to treat COVID patients More than 9,000 people are now hospitalized in Texas, and the death toll there is now above 23,000. Cases are spiking across the state including in and around Houston. Dr. Richina Bicette, of the Baylor College of Medicine and an… Continue watching
Dec 09 Iran says U.S. sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press While the U.S. insists that medicines and humanitarian goods are exempt from sanctions, restrictions on trade have made many banks and companies across the world hesitant. Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: Your questions about COVID-19 and the holiday season, answered By Courtney Vinopal With PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz, Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones answered viewer questions about everything from the vaccine rollout process to the risk of gathering with loved ones amid the ongoing pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 09 Americans want more COVID-19 economic relief. Most think Congress should compromise By Laura Santhanam More than two-thirds of Americans also say they or someone they know has been sick with the virus, and more people said they would get vaccinated against the virus, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: How mayors are preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccine By Candice Norwood and Associated Press PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff will moderate a discussion Wednesday about distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee holds hearing on VA’s COVID-19 response By Candice Norwood The VA has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a coronavirus vaccine distribution plan, which is expected to begin this month. Continue reading