Nation Mar 09 The COVID pandemic’s lingering physical and mental toll, five years later By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela, Zoie Lambert
Health Dec 08 How uninsured adults can still get vaccinated against COVID To address disproportionately low levels of COVID vaccine protection among adults who are uninsured or underinsured, the CDC in September launched the Bridge Access Program, a $1 billion effort to deliver free COVID vaccine doses to a group of people… By Laura Santhanam
Politics Dec 06 Watch 12:47 How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from public health Just over 15 percent of American adults have gotten the latest COVID booster. Demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since it was first introduced at the height of the pandemic. That's partly because the government's response to COVID-19 has… By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman
Arts Sep 22 Watch 9:06 How COVID lockdown helped save the Tedeschi Trucks Band The husband-and-wife creative duo behind the 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band have been called two of the best roots musicians of their generation. But after a decade of success and touring, they hit a rough period after the death of a… By William Brangham
Health Sep 13 Should you get the updated COVID vaccine? Here’s the latest guidance for the fall This latest COVID vaccine is recommended for virtually everyone. Here's what one physician says it means for you. By Laura Santhanam, Casey Kuhn
Oct 25 Watch 6:19 Hospitals caring for high numbers of children infected with RSV By John Yang With COVID still a concern and the flu season now underway and showing signs it could be severe, there’s a third virus that’s surging and has physicians worried about a potential “tri-demic” this winter. Pediatric hospitals are struggling to deal… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, nuclear plant in Ukraine reconnected to grid By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, Moderna announced it's suing Pfizer and BioNTech accusing them of copying its technology for their COVID vaccine, workers at a nuclear plant in Ukraine began reconnecting it to the power grid, Britain says the war… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:06 How millions of Americans suffering from long COVID can find support Millions of Americans are suffering from long COVID, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with symptoms ranging from mild to debilitating. Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health San… Continue watching
May 21 As COVID funding runs out, U.S. could see rationing of supplies By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that was dedicated directly to COVID-19 response. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 7:53 Inconsistent data masks the pandemic’s toll on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre, Leah Nagy As COVID-19 swept across the United States it became clear that the virus disproportionately affected certain racial and ethnic groups. But the outsized impact of the pandemic on one community -- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- has been largely… Continue watching