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
Mar 12 The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Jaywon Choe, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go,… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 7:37 How the coronavirus pandemic has transformed our lives one year later By Amna Nawaz It was one year ago when the World Health Organization declared the COVID crisis a pandemic. This was the week shutdowns rapidly escalated, large public gatherings began coming to an end and the country faced the prospect of a very… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 4:30 Biden to address the nation after signing historic COVID relief bill into law By Yamiche Alcindor It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. On Thursday, days after Congress passed a $1.9 trillion aid bill with a party-line vote, President Biden signed the legislation into law. The president will… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 3:12 Teenagers reflect on how their worlds changed during the pandemic For teenagers, this year of quarantine and remote school forced an unprecedented experiment in learning and coping. We asked our network of student journalists to reflect on how their worlds changed and what they're looking forward to once the pandemic… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: U.S. to buy 100 million more Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses In our new wrap Wednesday, the federal government is buying another 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine, doubling its current order. Also, the federal budget deficit has hit an all-time high, Texas marked the end of… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 4:37 How the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill will bolster the Affordable Care Act A key part of the COVID aid bill creates the most significant changes to the Affordable Care Act since it was passed more than 10 years ago, including larger subsidies to buy insurance, reducing deductibles and more money for Medicaid… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 6:18 A Texas Democrat on the Lone Star State ending COVID restrictions As of Wednesday, Texans can work and gather without a statewide mandate for masks or social distancing, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order earlier this month that declared the state "100 percent open." Judge Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 7:12 Denmark is introducing vaccine passports, eliminating the need to quarantine By Malcolm Brabant, Layla Quran Europe's tourist industry has taken a beating during this pandemic, spurring Denmark to introduce vaccine passports as a way to boost travel. The digital documents will provide proof of a traveler’s COVID-related health, eliminating the need to quarantine upon arrival… Continue watching