Military programs aiming to end pandemics forever

Bill Whitaker reports on the Pentagon projects that helped combat COVID-19 and may help end pandemics forever.

• Sep 5, 2021

Coronavirus: How U.S. hospitals are preparing

CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook talks with medical staff at The Johns Hopkins Hospital about how they're preparing for coronavirus, and leading disease and epidemic experts weigh in on the U.S.

• Mar 8, 2020
• 13:17

Pandemic surge pricing remains for PPE

The cost of medical gloves and gowns has increased as the number of COVID-19 cases have spiked across the nation.

• Dec 6, 2020
• 03:55

OCD pill being tested for COVID-19 patients

A new randomized trial is testing a 40-year-old OCD drug to possibly help COVID-19 patients.

• Mar 7, 2021
• 02:38

COVID drug studies look at repurposed drugs

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, on the how the medical community is looking at repurposing drugs to lessen the blow of pandemic.

• Mar 7, 2021
• 02:39

The longshot candidate to treat COVID

Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the unusual path fluvoxamine, a drug commonly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, has had to becoming an early treatment candidate for COVID-19.

• Mar 7, 2021
• 13:24

The controversy surrounding ivermectin

Doctors are being pushed by some of their patients to prescribe Ivermectin, despite it being an "unproven" medication for COVID-19. Arthur Caplan, the director of the division of medical ethics at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain why this drug is dangerous and how some doctors are feeding into misinformation.

• Sep 5, 2021
• 08:55

Fauci says Moderna boosters might not be ready by September 20

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Pfizer's COVID-19 boosters will "likely meet" the administration's deadline of September 20 to begin administering third doses to adults.

• Sep 5, 2021
• 07:38

Help Wanted: The new sign of the times

While customers are back in restaurants and businesses around the country, many employees are not, creating job openings on this Labor Day weekend that few expected. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty talks with former restaurant employees who say the COVID shutdown gave them a rare chance to pursue a new, better-paying career – and with a restaurant owner who says the pandemic may have changed the hospitality business for the better.

• Sep 5, 2021
• 08:38

U.S. aids global vaccine distribution efforts

A total of 40% of the global population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. And while distribution has been moving quickly in richer nations, efforts have been slow in poorer countries. Less than 2% of people in low-income countries have gotten at least one shot. The U.S. has donated and shipped vaccines to dozens of countries. Jeremy Konyndyk, executive director of USAID's COVID-19 task force, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the agency's vaccine distribution efforts.

• Sep 4, 2021
• 06:34

COVID-19 infections soar ahead of Labor Day

The U.S. is in a familiar spot as it takes the global lead for most daily coronavirus cases, recording more than a million cases this week. And with millions traveling for the Labor Day weekend, the numbers are expected to increase. Lilia Luciano has more.

• Sep 4, 2021
• 02:04

Delta variant fears curb Labor Day travel

Americans are scaling back their travel plans this Labor Day weekend as concerns spread about the highly contagious Delta variant. There were a little more than 92,000 COVID-19 infections in the U.S. during the week of July 4, but the number of cases topped 1 million this week. That's more than 10 times the number of weekly cases from the last big U.S. holiday. Nancy Chen reports.

• Sep 4, 2021
• 01:55

New Zealand reports first COVID death in over 6 months

New Zealand remains in lockdown as it tries to eliminate an outbreak of the delta variant that began last month.

• Sep 4, 2021

Hospitalization rates up among unvaccinated teens

The CDC says unvaccinated teens are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with those who have been fully vaccinated. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 200,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed in children last week. Right now, only children between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible for the vaccine. Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 06:37

Broadway reopens in NYC

A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic closed the curtains on Broadway shows, theaters are officially starting to reopen for enthusiastic audiences. Leigh Scheps, senior reporter for Inside Edition Digital, spoke with CBSN's Christina Ruffini about the changes fans can expect.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 06:25

Northeast recovering after deadly storm Ida

The Northeast is recovering after the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered the region. Plus, top U.S. health officials ask the Biden administration to scale back their rollout of a COVID-19 booster shot. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN's Lana Zak to preview this week's "Face the Nation."

• Sep 3, 2021
• 07:32

"They said they were vitamins": Jail inmates unknowingly got ivermectin

"They used us as an experiment," one inmate told CBS News. "Just because we wear stripes and we make a few mistakes in life, doesn't make us less of a human."

• Sep 3, 2021

Fewer holiday travelers expected amid Delta surge

The surging Delta variant and the CDC’s recommendation that the unvaccinated avoid travel have caused many travelers to rethink their plans for Labor Day. Nancy Chen takes a look.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 01:46

Jobs report reveals slowdown in economic recovery

President Biden blamed the Delta variant on the disappointing jobs report. Ed O’Keefe reports.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 01:51

Biden’s COVID booster shot plan in limbo

Top health officials told the Biden administration that regulators need more data on Moderna’s COVID booster shot before signing off on it, limiting who may initially be able to receive a booster later this month.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 00:23

Biden on jobs report, Afghan refugees

President Biden is blaming the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant for the disappointing jobs numbers in August. The release of the jobs report comes as the president taps former Delaware governor Jack Markell as his administration's new Afghan refugee resettlement czar. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with details.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 06:19

Stories from COVID-19's unequal recession

While many middle and high-income workers are back at work, the country's low-wage workers are still suffering from a recession that has annihilated their jobs. Scott Pelley reports.

• Mar 7, 2021
• 13:23

Doctor on COVID in kids and new Mu variant

Cases of COVID-19 in children now make up more than 20% of infections across the U.S. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Florida on the fight over mask mandates in schools. Then Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York City, joined CBSN to discuss the latest guidance on how to keep kids safe.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 12:14

Inmates on home confinement could be sent back to prison after pandemic

"I understand the system, but it's not fair to our families to have this pending over their heads," one inmate said.

• Sep 3, 2021

COVID complicates Labor Day travel plans

Heading into Labor Day weekend, federal health officials are urging unvaccinated individuals to avoid traveling during the holiday. The recommendation comes as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise across the nation. Correspondent Errol Barnett reports.

• Sep 3, 2021
• 02:33

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