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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
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Delta variant accounts for 93% of U.S. COVID cases

The Delta variant now makes up more than 93% of circulating coronavirus cases in the U.S. Experts warn the surge will likely get worse in the coming weeks. As CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports, Florida and Texas are leading the nation in new infections. Then, Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, an adjunct assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to break down the day's headlines.

  • Aug 4, 2021
  • 12:23
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Confusion over face masks as Delta variant spreads

There is mounting confusion in the U.S. over face masks after the W.H.O. recommended coverings regardless of vaccination status, but the CDC said it's not changing its guidance. David Begnaud shows us how states are responding amid a rise in cases of the Delta variant. Then, Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, a professor in vaccinology and the director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the day's coronavirus headlines.

  • Jun 30, 2021
  • 06:45
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Delta COVID-19 variant detected in all 50 U.S. states

As CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reports, the Delta variant of the coronavirus is now reported across the entire country. Its fast spread has prompted one major city to reverse course on its mask recommendation. Then, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Nancy Chen with the latest on the fight against the pandemic.

  • Jun 29, 2021
  • 08:10
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WorldView: Spain to pardon 9 Catalan leaders

The Spanish government is set to approve controversial pardons for nine Catalan leaders who were convicted of sedition following a failed attempt to secede in 2017. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization is warning a large number of poor countries are at risk of running out of COVID-19 vaccines, and the president of the Philippines is threatening to imprison anyone who refuses to get vaccinated. Also, an infestation of mice at an Australian prison forced hundreds of inmates and staff to evacuate. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with those international headlines.

  • Jun 22, 2021
  • 03:12
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WorldView: Teen takes own life after assault

Five teens are in custody in Belgium after they allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, who later took her own life. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said nearly 200,000 Palestinians in Gaza are in need of medical aid, and a military court in Myanmar sentenced two journalists to prison after accusing them of spreading "false news." Also, the president of Chile is vowing to push a bill allowing same-sex marriage through Congress. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with these headlines from around the world.

  • Jun 3, 2021
  • 03:09
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Expert discusses COVID-19 origins, vaccine

A Wall Street Journal report says lab researchers in Wuhan, China, sought hospital care for "symptoms consistent with both COVID-19 and common seasonal illness" in November 2019, a month before the first case of coronavirus was officially confirmed there. Dr. Jessica Justman, senior technical director at ICAP and associate professor of medicine in epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, joins "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with her reaction, plus insights into reports of heart problems in a small number of vaccinated young adults.

  • May 24, 2021
  • 07:42
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