Sep 10 Republicans blast Biden's plan to increase vaccinations By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Joe Biden's aggressive push to require millions of U.S. workers to vaccinate against the coronavirus is running into a wall of resistance from Republicans threatening everything from lawsuits to civil disobedience. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:53 Despite rise in delta cases, U.S. police forces pushback against vaccine mandates Following the full FDA approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, an increasing number of cities and states are now mandating vaccinations for their employees — or requiring them to get tested weekly. But there has been some intense pushback from law… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 8:08 African nations struggle with vaccine access, public mistrust and disinformation By Isabel Nakirya Record numbers of COVID-19 cases are being reported across Africa as the delta variant pushes hospitals to a breaking point. ICU beds and oxygen are in desperately short supply, vaccines are increasingly scarce and according to the World Health Organization,… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:51 When will young children be eligible for the COVID vaccine? An expert weighs in The makers of the leading COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. all said Wednesday they have new data showing that an extra shot of their vaccine can boost protection significantly. After Pfizer, the remaining could receive full FDA approval as early… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 7:51 Errin Haines and Lisa Lerer on Afghanistan evacuations, infrastructure debate As President Joe Biden manages the evacuation of Americans in Afghanistan, his domestic policy agenda hangs in the balance on Capitol Hill. To analyze both, Judy Woodruff is joined by Lisa Lerer of The New York Times, and Errin Haines… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:46 COVID-19 boosters shots 'a tough balance' for FDA, epidemiologists By PBS NewsHour The Biden Administration announced last week that COVID-19 booster shots will be available by mid-September for those eight months into being fully-vaccinated. But with many Americans still unvaccinated and vaccine access worldwide varying wildly, are booster shots premature? Stat reporter… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:57 COVID-19 surge: Why we need more data on breakthrough infections By PBS NewsHour In May, the CDC made a decision to reduce tracking and collecting data on breakthrough infections to only those involving hospitalizations and deaths -- leaving a big gap in understanding the impact of variants as COVID-19 cases surge across the… 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 17 Watch 5:29 How booster shots could help protect Americans from the delta variant Judy Woodruff and William Brangham discuss the Biden administration's reported plans to recommend coronavirus booster vaccinations for Americans starting eight months after they received their second shot. An official announcement is anticipated Wednesday. Continue watching
Aug 15 U.S. mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall By Hope Yen, Associated Press Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether extra shots for the vaccinated may be needed as early as this fall, reviewing case numbers in the U.S. “almost daily” as well as the situation in other countries such as… Continue reading