Mar 23 Watch 6:26 AstraZeneca scrambles to address concerns about vaccine efficacy data By Nick Schifrin AstraZeneca is facing new questions today after a highly unusual reprimand from a board overseeing the company’s clinical vaccine trials.The company is scrambling to respond to allegations that it used misleading data when claiming its vaccine was 79 percent effective… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 2:10 Remembering the lives lost in Atlanta shootings As we continue to learn more about the circumstances of Monday's mass shooting in Colorado, Americans are still mourning eight people, including six Asian women, who died in a series of attacks in Georgia one week ago. Here's what we… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 5:51 Separated by only a few miles, geographic quirk forces families apart during pandemic The pandemic has forced us all to cut back on seeing friends, going to concerts and dining in at restaurants for safety. But for the residents of one town in Washington state, it is an entirely different experience with heightened… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 5:05 Therapy dog Max helps people find the spring in their step By Malcolm Brabant Our pets are not only family members, they've been a constant for so many of us throughout the last year. And one dog in particular, a Springer Spaniel named Max, not only saved his human from despair, but has been… Continue watching
Mar 23 Germany extends virus lockdown until mid-April as cases rise By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Germany has extended its lockdown measures by another month and imposed several new restrictions, including largely shutting down public life over Easter, in an effort to drive down the rate of coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 6:26 AstraZeneca vaccine 79 percent effective at preventing COVID symptoms, U.S. trial shows By William Brangham In the largest COVID vaccine trial yet, AstraZeneca's vaccine was 79 percent effective in preventing symptomatic infections, the company announced Monday. AstraZeneca's vaccine has also been shown to be extremely effective at preventing the most serious outcomes from COVID-19, the… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 6:01 How one doctor’s love for poetry helps him communicate with patients better By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport As a part of our Arts and Culture series, CANVAS, Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the intersection of the alchemy of health and art with his profile of Fady Joudah, the physician-poet — or perhaps poet-physician. Continue watching
Mar 21 Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19 By Associated Press Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate was flown to France after suffering COVID-19 complications. Continue reading
Mar 21 Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion. Sunday's announcement of the big drop came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets. Continue reading
Mar 20 Germany: police clash with protesters against virus measures By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Police in central Germany have used water cannons, pepper spray and batons against people trying to break through barriers during a protest against coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading