Dec 02 Watch 6:59 Britain approves a COVID-19 vaccine, raising questions about a U.S. rollout Britain’s approval Wednesday of Pfizer's COVID vaccine dialed up the anticipation, pressures and questions about vaccines in the U.S. and how the distribution will be handled. William Brangham spoke with Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific officer for the federal government's… Continue watching
Dec 02 The essential COVID-19 vaccine FAQ By Laura Santhanam The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the need for face masks, hand-washing and social distancing remain. But the largest vaccination campaign in United States history has also begun protecting its first recipients. Continue reading
Dec 02 Putin orders ‘large-scale’ COVID-19 vaccination in Russia By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a “large-scale” COVID-19 immunization campaign to start by late next week. Putin said that doctors and teachers set to be first in line to get a Russian-designed vaccine named Sputnik V. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: U.S. Chamber of Commerce holds virtual discussion with the CDC By Candice Norwood In total, the U.S. has seen more than 13.7 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 270,000 COVID-related deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Continue reading
Dec 02 UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use By Associated Press The go-ahead for the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech comes as the virus surges again in the United States and Europe. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 6:19 Health care workers, nursing homes should get COVID-19 vaccine earlier, CDC panel says The recommendations made on Tuesday by the CDC advisory committee about who should get the earliest doses of a COVID vaccine kick off a series of crucial decision points for the coming weeks, including how states make their own decisions… Continue watching
Dec 01 U.S. panel to consider who should get the first COVID-19 shots By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press An influential scientific panel on Tuesday is set to tackle one of the most pressing questions in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic: When the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine become available, who should be at the front of the line for… Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: U.S. advisers say health workers, care homes should receive vaccines first By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press An influential government advisory panel convened on Tuesday to answer one of the most pressing questions in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Who should be at the front of the line when the first vaccine shots become available?… Continue reading
Dec 01 European regulator to decide Dec. 29 on 1st virus vaccine By Frank Jordans, Maria Cheng, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the regulator said… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:49 COVID-19 infections spike again as restrictions are reimposed Even as hopes grow about the distribution of vaccines in the coming months, COVID-19's impact continues to ripple across the U.S. with enormous consequences. Twenty-six states set records for COVID-related hospitalizations during Thanksgiving week. William Brangham spoke with Dr. Céline… Continue watching