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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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:… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 7:33 Examining the politicization of school mask mandates in Florida’s Broward County By John Yang, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre Students returned to school in a number of states this week amid a new surge of COVID cases and a fierce battle over mask mandates. Republican governors in states like Arizona and Texas have tried to stop school districts from… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 5:50 Texas doctor urges vaccines amid ‘dire shortage’ of health workers, ICU beds Less than half the people in Texas are currently fully vaccinated. 96% of ICU beds are full, leaving just over 300 available across the state. The state’s health department has requested additional mortuary trailers from FEMA in anticipation of more… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 7:49 How Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is responding to the delta threat By PBS NewsHour The recent surge of COVID-19 and the new and contagious delta variant have the Biden administration as well as state and local officials facing tough decisions, including whether to impose vaccine mandates. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching