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FILE PHOTO: People wait to take coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests at a pop-up testing site in New York

Health Jul 16

How omicron subvariants are causing a surge in COVID infections

Health May 21

U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE
Watch 5:14
White House COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha discusses the growing virus surge

A new COVID wave is accelerating across the U.S. with cases rising in almost every state. New daily cases are up by more than 50 percent from just two weeks ago, while COVID-related hospitalizations rose by 12 percent over the…

By Juliet Fuisz, Ian Couzens, Andrew Corkery

Health Jan 25

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated in Houston
Watch 6:28
Rising COVID hospitalizations in San Antonio burden fatigued health care workers

The highly contagious omicron variant has brought new daily COVID-19 case numbers to record highs this month. The magnitude of infections have again left many hospitals under tremendous pressure and on the brink. In Texas, where just 58 percent of…

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris

Health Jan 18

U.S. President Biden speaks about administration's COVID-19 response at the White House in Washington
Watch 7:55
It’s time to rethink America’s pandemic strategy, experts say. Here’s what they recommend

COVID-19 cases are surging in many parts of the country with nearly 800,000 new cases a day. Hospitalizations and deaths are up significantly compared to two weeks ago. There are close to 140,000 people currently admitted to a hospital with…

Health Jan 17

Children are seen outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site in Brooklyn, New York
Watch 5:17
Everything you need to to know about at-home COVID testing, masks

A shortage of COVID testing has been a major problem across the country. Beginning this Wednesday, people will be able to order free at-home rapid tests from a government website. While the site's launch is being anticipated, many people also…

By Nicole Ellis, Karina Cuevas, Laura Santhanam

Jan 05

Watch 6:34
Unvaccinated children among those driving COVID surge in Louisiana hospitals

By William Brangham

The omicron variant now accounts for 95 percent of COVID cases in the United States. Public health officials say its effects are milder than the delta variant, but omicron’s high transmissibility is still sending large numbers of people into the…

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Dec 29

Watch 8:24
U.S. sees rise in pediatric COVID patients as WHO warns of global ‘tsunami’ of cases

By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings

The World Health Organization is warning of a global "tsunami" of COVID cases as the omicron surge builds on the delta wave. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a significant surge in U.S. pediatric hospital admissions in…

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Nov 10

Watch 5:58
Colorado hospitals overwhelmed by young, ‘dramatically ill’ unvaccinated COVID patients

By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas

Nationwide hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have been on the rise again. The numbers are rising in the Midwest and New England, and remain dangerously high in parts of the West. Some states like Colorado have seen spikes that threaten…

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Oct 07

Watch 6:21
Overwhelmed by COVID patients, Alaska’s health care workers also face harassment

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

New COVID-19 cases continue to fall around the United States — down nearly 25% over the past two weeks, with deaths dropping by more than 10%. But there are still far too many losing their lives, especially in Alaska where…

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Oct 05

Watch 7:26
New book shows how failure to implement quick, accurate testing compounded COVID’s spread

By William Brangham, Claire Mufson

The United States has now passed yet another tragic pandemic milestone. COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of more than 700,000 Americans. William Brangham talks to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former FDA commissioner and author of new book "Uncontrolled Spread:…

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