Nation Mar 23 News Wrap: Moderna seeks approval for COVID vaccine for children younger than age 6 By PBS NewsHour
Nation Mar 22 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: CDC says half of all eligible U.S. adults have not received COVID booster shots In our news wrap Tuesday, the CDC reports that half of all eligible adults in the U.S. have not yet received booster shots, a federal judge convicted a New Mexico county commissioner in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol,…
Health Feb 17 Watch 13:04 Fauci on the uncertain future of COVID-19 amid changing public health guidelines The World Health Organization reported infections are down globally. In the last two weeks, new cases in the U.S. have decreased by more than 60 percent and a number of states and cities have been lifting masking requirements. But experts…
Health Feb 16 Watch 6:57 Balancing risk and safety as states ease mask mandates The average number of daily new COVID cases in the U.S. from omicron has finally dropped below the peak of the delta wave. But the nation is still averaging more than 145,000 new cases and 2,400 deaths per day, leaving… By John Yang, Courtney Norris
Health Feb 02 Watch 7:13 Why the COVID death rate in the U.S. is so much higher than other wealthy nations More than two years into this pandemic, the United States death toll is the highest in the world. The country is closing in on 900,000 deaths, and its death rate is alarming -- particularly given that the U.S. was the… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Dec 22 Watch 8:56 What Hartford has learned in its fight to raise Black vaccination rates By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News About 72 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. During much of the vaccine rollout, Hispanic and Black Americans have been less likely to get vaccinated. The gap between white and Hispanic Americans has… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 6:54 The pandemic may not end anytime soon, but these tools can help stem its impact By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas The number of new COVID-19 infections in the United States is rising once again despite booster shot rollouts, a new vaccine for children and a promising pill that can reduce hospitalizations and deaths. Experts disagree on whether we can expect… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:35 What the pandemic taught us about American preparedness COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 5 million people globally and nearly 750,000 Americans. While questions about its origins still exist, the world has learned a lot about how it evolves, and gained insight into preparing for future pandemics. Continue watching
Sep 02 Medicaid vaccination rates founder as states struggle to immunize their poorest residents By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data. Continue reading
Jul 25 Fauci says U.S. headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus By Associated Press The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. Continue reading