May 07 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force says 110 million in U.S. are fully vaccinated By Associated Press Officials with President Joe Biden's coronavirus task force say 110 million Americans will be fully vaccinated by the end of Friday, with a total of 150 million vaccinated through the first shot. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 5:05 India records 400,000 new infections for the second time during second wave In our news wrap Thursday, the COVID emergency is growing ever more desperate in India as new infections top 400,000 for a second time, with nearly 4,000 deaths in 24 hours. French President Emmanuel Macron voiced support for releasing COVID… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 6:44 Waiving the vaccine patent may come down to giving pharmaceutical companies incentives By William Brangham, Diane Lincoln Estes President Joe Biden has given the initial nod for the U.S. to waive patent rights on COVID vaccines to boost international production. But there are real questions over how effective these moves would be, what other countries feel about it,… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 7:31 Indian doctors in the US have deep ties to India. Here's how they're helping from afar By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Adam Raney, Sarah Clune Hartman As India suffers through a devastating surge in COVID-19 infections, the 4.2 million members of the Indian diaspora in the U.S. are stricken with panic, pain and grief. Many are volunteering to help. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 7:24 The 'ignored characters' of the pandemic and why their premonitions were pushed aside By William Brangham, Alison Thoet A new book shows that there were a handful of researchers, scientists and public health officials who seemed to have an early, prescient understanding of how bad the pandemic would hit the U.S., and what we could do to avert… Continue watching
May 06 Remote learning still widespread even after Biden hits goal By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Education Department has released survey data finding that 54% of public schools below high school offered full-time classroom learning in March. But most students were still learning at least partly away from school. Continue reading
May 06 How social media is saving lives during India's COVID crisis By Vaishnavee Sharma In the midst of a brutal second wave and a shortage of crucial life saving supplies, India's COVID-19 patients and their loved ones are turning to social media to save lives. As India set a grim … Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Republicans move to oust Cheney over Trump impeachment, criticism In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican leaders stepped up calls to oust Rep. Liz Cheney as the third highest ranking Republican in the House after she backed President Trump's second impeachment. A federal judge in Washington threw out a national… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 6:26 Waiving vaccine patent rights may be the 'only way' to end the pandemic By William Brangham President Biden announced that the U.S. will support waiving patent rights for the COVID vaccines — a major move that follows a call domestically, and internationally, for America to provide much quicker and greater assistance to the rest of the… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 9:36 Bolsonaro faces criminal investigation, possible impeachment over COVID response in Brazil By Simon Ostrovsky, Charles Lyons Brazil formalized a criminal investigation last week into President Jair Bolsonaro’s response to the pandemic. It could lead to his impeachment. The country just passed 400,000 total fatalities so far, with no significant slowdown in sight. With support from the… Continue watching