Nov 03 Watch 5:35 D.C.’s door-to-door COVID vaccine program hopes to increase trust among the hesitant By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Laura Santhanam, Maea Lenei Buhre Even as vaccinations for younger children are expected to ramp up, COVID-19 vaccination rates for adults have slowed across much of the country. Nationally, about 70% of Americans 18 years and older are fully vaccinated. But many cities and states… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 5:15 Why police, firefighters are fighting vaccine mandates and what that means for their jobs By John Yang, Claire Mufson Friday afternoon was the deadline for all New York City workers to get at least one COVID vaccine dose or go on unpaid leave. It could mean several thousand officers may have to stay home as early as Monday. In… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 9:17 CDC director on vaccinating children, booster guidance, vaccine hesitancy New COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are down nearly 60% and deaths have fallen by nearly a third. Americans are getting boosters, and young children may be able to start getting vaccinated as soon as next week. But the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 26 Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users By David Klepper, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Despite evidence that it worked, Facebook took a full month to implement the changes at a pivotal time in the global vaccine rollout. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:41 What parents need to know about vaccinating young children against COVID-19 By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Claire Mufson The White House laid out plans Wednesday for children between the ages of 5 and 11 to soon receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If approved, shots could begin as soon as November. But many parents are still wondering about whether to… Continue watching
Oct 02 COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in U.S. as delta variant rages By Heather Hollingsworth, Tammy Webber, Associated Press It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to happen this soon. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday — a number greater than the population of Boston. The last 100,000 deaths occurred during a time… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:10 How one Texas county is approaching the challenge of vaccinating the hesitant By William Brangham, Alison Thoet More than 575,000 Americans lost their lives to COVID-19. Although more than half of all U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine, there are still challenges to getting people to take the shot, especially in Texas. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:32 After botched Ebola vaccine trial, Ghana struggles with vaccine hesitancy By Nabil Ahmed Rufai Misinformation, the colonial past, and a botched Ebola vaccine trial all come into play in Ghana as it fights to get the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of the 30 million people who live there. Praised by the African CDC… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:50 Pastor reveals the reasons behind COVID vaccine hesitancy in the evangelical community By John Yang, Saher Khan As of Thursday, more than 64 million Americans are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, and many others are eagerly waiting for their shots. But among white evangelical Americans, interest in the vaccine isn't as widespread. John Yang speaks with one… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 8:41 Why 41 percent of Republicans don’t plan to get the COVID vaccine By Yamiche Alcindor, Mike Fritz, Rachel Wellford, Murrey Jacobson Although nearly 41 million Americans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one segment of the population remains steadfast in its opposition to getting the vaccine: Republicans. Recent polls, including our latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, shows at least 41 percent of… Continue watching