Apr 23 FDA says N95 face masks should no longer be reused By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press Now U.S. manufacturers say they have vast surpluses for sale, and hospitals say they have three to 12 month stockpiles. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 7:19 Modi punts responsibility to states as India records highest global single day infections By Amna Nawaz, Harry Zahn This week, India set grim and global new high records Thursday with 315,000 cases in just 24 hours and another 2,100 deaths — the highest one day number of new COVID-19 infections of any nation since the pandemic began. The… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 8:01 Pandemic pollution: Disposable masks, gloves are saving lives but ruining the environment By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin As the world has become hyper-hygienic since the pandemic began, plastic is playing an oversized role in the world's environmental problems. This Earth Day, Stephanie Sy looks at how many of the single-use pandemic items are piling up in our… Continue watching
Apr 22 California public schools see 'sharp decline' in enrollment By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press The California Department of Education says public school enrollment dropped by more than 160,000 this academic year. That's by far the biggest decline in the state in years and the clearest picture yet of the pandemic's devastating toll on public… Continue reading
Apr 22 COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens By Matthew Perrone, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The falling numbers show the country's vaccination strategy is working, easing pressure on the frayed hospital system. But experts note the country will need to make similar progress among younger people, who are making up a bigger portion of new… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: India sets grim new records for COVID cases, deaths In our news wrap Wednesday, India set new high records with 2,000 deaths and 295,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the United States reached 200 million vaccinations. There's word that President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 8:34 Israel pushes forward with successful vaccine program, but Palestinians feel left behind With the world's highest COVID-19 vaccination rate, Israel recently has begun employing a vaccine passport program that allows immunized people access to a normality that's denied people who've not had the shots. But as special correspondent Martin Himel reports, the… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 4:15 Prince Philip is laid to rest after small funeral amid COVID-19 restrictions By PBS NewsHour Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at 99, was laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel on Saturday. The funeral, which was an intimate affair due to COVID-19 restrictions in the… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 7:16 What are my chances of hospitalization even after being fully vaccinated? By PBS NewsHour The latest on COVID-19 and vaccines: Johnson & Johnson shots continue to be on pause as health officials investigate extremely rare side effects; Moderna and Pfizer vaccination appointments are becoming easier to snag in many states; and what scientists are… Continue watching
Apr 17 Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million By David Biller, Maria Cheng, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; or metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal. It is bigger than Chicago (2.7 million) and equivalent to Philadelphia and Dallas combined. Continue reading