Mar 18 Watch 5:37 With states reopening widely, new COVID hotspots surface By William Brangham The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have reduced substantially since the height of the last wave, but with states reopening widely those numbers are spiking again. New data shows the development of several hotspots, with new cases up… Continue watching
Mar 18 WATCH: Biden says U.S. to hit 100 million vaccination goal on Friday By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Ahead of Biden's remarks, the White House said it was finalizing plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots. Continue reading
Mar 18 Black blood bank inventor's daughter says the health care inequities her father fought still exist today By Bria Lloyd A Black doctor's key medical innovation from the 20th century is being used in the 21st century to try to treat patients with COVID-19. Dr. Charles Drew, the first African-American to receive a doctorate degree from… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 8:00 How politics is disrupting the vaccine rollout for inmates Prisons and jails have been hit hard by the pandemic, with major outbreaks across the country. But when it comes to allocating scarce vaccines, states have dramatically different ideas about how inmates should be prioritized. And the experience of one… Continue watching
Mar 14 Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package By Hope Yen, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican… Continue reading
Mar 14 Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports By Associated Press Irish health officials have recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 7:05 Extra space, flexibility, luck: For restaurants that survived the pandemic, it could take all three By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Pre-pandemic, 10% of Connecticut's workforce was in restaurants. Since COVID-19 at least 600 of the state’s restaurants have closed and tens of thousands remain unemployed. For those still open, the road ahead is still uncertain. In our “Roads to Recovery”… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 5:02 One year into COVID-19 in the U.S.: vaccine rollout, hesitancy, and supply By PBS NewsHour One year after the first COVID-19 shutdowns began in the U.S., over 500,000 people have died from the disease, businesses have opened and closed, and several vaccines have emerged. President Biden has set a May 1 deadline for universal vaccine… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 7:10 Biden moves up vaccine timeline in the U.S., vows to expand global supplies By William Brangham, Nick Schifrin President Biden moved up the timeline for vaccine allocation Thursday by ordering all states, tribes and territories to make every U.S. adult eligible for the COVID vaccines by May 1. And on Friday, he also vowed to expand the vaccine… Continue watching
Mar 12 Tussle between U.S., allies over vaccine supply escalates By Zeke Miller, Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Even though it is not approved in the U.S., well over 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine are stockpiled in the country for domestic use and cannot be exported under the terms of the company’s agreement with the federal government. Continue reading