Should you get one of the new COVID boosters that targets Omicron?
The new shots are rolling out to pharmacies and other vaccination sites around the country.
The new shots are rolling out to pharmacies and other vaccination sites around the country.
Pfizer and BioNTech are working on a trial to test a modified COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joined CBS News to discuss the latest on the pandemic, including why the FDA has halted use of two monoclonal antibody treatments that don't work well against Omicron.
Scientists in South Africa say they're starting to get an idea of how the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting people, including increasing reinfections. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Amesh Adalja joins CBSN's Anne-Marie Green to discuss the new findings and his recommendations for how to protect yourself in public.
All American adults could soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster. Nikki Battiste reports for "CBS Mornings" on Pfizer's request for the FDA to expand eligibility for its booster to people 18 years old and up.
Pfizer and BioNTech said their latest trial shows boosters could help bring a "return to normalcy."
The Wall Street Journal reports that it may be November before the the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for children aged 5 through 11. Meanwhile, as states impose vaccine mandates for health care workers, some employees are resisting. Dr. Toni Gross, chief of the emergency department at Children's Hospital New Orleans, joins CBSN to discuss the latest COVID-19 headlines.
Pfizer has announced its COVID-19 vaccine showed promising results in children ages 5 to 11 years old. CBS News' Mola Lenghi spoke with one family who was part of the trials, then Dr. Ron Elfenbein joins CBSN AM to talk more about the research and when the vaccine could be available for younger age groups.
Nearly a quarter of all new COVID-19 cases are in children, but the process of getting a vaccine authorized for kids under 12 isn't easy. Wall Street Journal reporter Jared S. Hopkins joins "CBSN AM" to talk about his reporting.
President Biden spoke about the nationwide vaccination effort after the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, clearing the way for the U.S. military and a growing number of companies and schools to require the shots. Jeff Pegues anchors this CBS News Special Report with senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and medical contributor Dr. David Agus.
Pfizer and BioNTech have formally begun the application process to get full approval for their COVID-19 vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration. It would be the first coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. to move past the emergency use stage. Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases at St. Joseph Health, joined CBSN to discuss this and other developments in the fight against the pandemic.
Only a handful of people who got the drugmakers' vaccine contracted coronavirus, according to the latest trial.
How the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed; Inside the organization helping prisoners in Africa become lawyers and paralegals; Lalibela, the mysterious holy site
Bill Whitaker reports on the scientists and advances in biotechnology behind a COVID-19 vaccine that could help end the pandemic.
Bill Whitaker reports on the scientists and advances in biotechnology behind a COVID-19 vaccine that could help end the pandemic.
How the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed; Then, inside the organization helping prisoners in Africa become lawyers and paralegals; And, Inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site.
The U.K. began its nationwide vaccination program Tuesday and the U.S. could be right behind it. The Food and Drug Administration determined a clinical trial of the same Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine met the agency's "success criteria." Immunotherapy scientist Dr. Leo Nissola joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the major takeaways.
Pfizer has reported no serious side effects, but some recipients experienced flu-like reactions — including fever, fatigue or muscle aches — especially after the required second dose.
Europe is slowly opening up, but it's still implementing COVID-19 restrictions as the U.K. prepares to roll out a coronavirus vaccine. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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Government grants emergency use authorization and says the vaccine will be distributed from next week following "months of rigorous clinical trials."
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Immunizations are set to start next week, with the elderly and health care workers among the first to receive it. Charlie D'Agata reports.
UK regulators approve Pfizer vaccine; Empowering black women in health care
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced plans to apply for FDA emergency use authorization for their vaccine candidate, after test results showed it was 95% effective at preventing COVID-19. CBS News' Danya Bacchus reports, and then New York Times' "Matter" columnist Carl Zimmer joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact of the coming vaccines.
President-elect Joe Biden is welcoming the progress being made toward a coronavirus vaccine, but said the process must be transparent to ensure confidence and safety. Bina Venkataraman, an editorial page editor for the Boston Globe and former adviser to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology during the Ebola pandemic, spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about the efforts to ensure public trust in a coronavirus vaccine.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday after attending a White House election night party last week. Mark Meadows, who also attended that party, tested positive last week. The man leading President Trump's post-election legal fight, attorney David Bossie, also revealed his positive diagnosis Monday. Dr. Dara Kass, an emergency room physician and a member of the group Doctors for Biden, spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about the promising news from Pfizer's vaccine trial and the crucial period the U.S. is entering in its efforts to contain the virus.
Family members of Uvalde school shooting victims also said they're filing lawsuits against dozens of Texas Department of Public Safety officers and Uvalde's school district.
Florida grandmother Sharitta Grier talked about being detained over ammunition found in her luggage while coming home from a surprise Mother's Day trip.
A company claimed Elvis Presley's estate failed to repay a loan that used the Graceland property as collateral.
If Louisiana's bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances becomes law, the state would be the first to criminalize possession of medication abortion drugs without a prescription.
The Biden administration says it has now wiped away $167 billion of student loans for 4.75 million people, or 1 in every 10 borrowers.
The milestone comes with the confirmation of two judges to the federal district court in Arizona.
The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after two vials of blood were sent, Capitol police confirmed.
There were multiple fatalities from a tornado that ripped through the small Iowa town of Greenfield, which saw homes and businesses destroyed.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set July 4 as the date for a national election, with the opposition Labour Party strongly favored to win.
If Louisiana's bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances becomes law, the state would be the first to criminalize possession of medication abortion drugs without a prescription.
Family members of Uvalde school shooting victims also said they're filing lawsuits against dozens of Texas Department of Public Safety officers and Uvalde's school district.
The air travel service rolls out "white paw treatment" for dogs. Human passengers come second.
A company claimed Elvis Presley's estate failed to repay a loan that used the Graceland property as collateral.
Clarence E. Anderson, better known as "Bud," earned over two dozen medals in his career.
The air travel service rolls out "white paw treatment" for dogs. Human passengers come second.
A company claimed Elvis Presley's estate failed to repay a loan that used the Graceland property as collateral.
The Biden administration says it has now wiped away $167 billion of student loans for 4.75 million people, or 1 in every 10 borrowers.
Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang onto their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much.
Now largely unregulated, "buy now, pay later" lenders will have to provide basic customer protections, federal watchdog says.
If Louisiana's bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances becomes law, the state would be the first to criminalize possession of medication abortion drugs without a prescription.
The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington was placed on lockdown early Wednesday morning after two vials of blood were found in a suspicious package.
The milestone comes with the confirmation of two judges to the federal district court in Arizona.
Craig Mackinlay was given a 5% chance to live. Now he wants to educate others on what caused it.
Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member, had the endorsement of both former President Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy.
A firefighting foam known as AFFF contains PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," that have been linked to cancer.
Actor Taye Diggs is opening about a mental health condition that has affected his younger sister Christian: schizophrenia, which impacts how a person thinks, feels and behaves.
Vital Pursuit will include whole-grain bowls, protein pasta, sandwich melts and gluten-free options.
Stress can impact how your skin looks and feels, dermatologists say. Here's how — and what you can do about it.
Vaccine scare tactics haven't shifted, but more parents are falling for them. Here's what the rhetoric gets wrong and how it endangers children.
A formal review for the U.K. government sheds light on the number of people who died at WWII Nazi camps on a British island – and the failure to hold anyone to account.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set July 4 as the date for a national election, with the opposition Labour Party strongly favored to win.
The "doomsday glacier" packs so much ice that if it were to completely collapse, it could singlehandedly cause global sea levels to rise by more than two feet.
Hamas welcomes 3 EU countries' plan to recognize a state of Palestine, as Israel hammers Gaza with new airstrikes.
Orcas face an "immediate high risk of extinction" in New Zealand – and one man was filmed attempting to "body slam" an adult male as it swam alongside a calf.
Jeremy Renner is returning to "Mayor of Kingstown" after taking some time to recover after a near-fatal snowplow accident last year.
Lenny Kravitz tells "CBS Mornings" co-anchor Gayle King about times he still feels like a "16-year-old kid trying to get the record deal."
Actor Jeremy Renner joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his return to the hit show "Mayor of Kingstown" following a snowplow accident that nearly took his life. Renner stars as Mike McLusky in the Paramount+ crime drama, which follows a family of power brokers working to bring order and justice to a town dependent on the prison system.
Commuters in a London train station are being surprised with performances from some of the biggest names in music. It all started with the donation of a piano from Elton John, who wanted to spread a little joy to people passing through. "CBS Mornings" sent cameras to St. Pancras International station in London to find out what the hype is all about.
In a conversation with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, Lenny Kravitz shares that despite his confident exterior, he still struggles with insecurities.
Actress Scarlett Johansson demanded that OpenAI stop using an AI-generated voice that she says sounds like her own and was developed without her permission. Intellectual property attorney Joseph Lawyer joins to break down the dispute.
Target is slashing prices on more than 5,000 items by this summer. Prices for household items like milk, bagels, diapers and even pet food are dropping, but there are concerns the move could hurt small businesses struggling to compete with larger chains. Columbia's retail studies director Mark Cohen joins to discuss.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Scarlett Johansson is demanding answers from OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, after it released a ChatGPT voice that she says sounds "eerily similar" to her own. Johansson claims she declined Altman's offer for her to voice the product. Jo Ling Kent has the detials.
Actor Scarlett Johansson says she is shocked after OpenAI released a tool that uses a voice that's very similar to hers. Johansson said in a statement that the artificial intelligence company had reached out to her about using her voice for their product, but she declined. Google also recently announced that it is expanding its AI overview feature. Connie Guglielmo, editor-at-large at CNET, joins CBS News with these stories and more.
The Environmental Protection Agency is urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water from cyberattacks. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to discuss.
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
A gunman killed at least two people and wounded several others Wednesday morning in Chester, Pennsylvania, a city outside Philadelphia. CBS News Philadelphia reported from the scene and interviewed District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
A suspect is in custody after five people were shot, two fatally, in a workplace shooting today at Delaware County Linen in Chester, Pennsylvania, the DA said.
Police responded to calls about a man "running around naked, screaming and physically attacking other people" in a park near Zurich.
Herb Baumeister killed himself in 1996 as investigators sought to question him after 10,000 charred bones were found at his estate.
A jury found former University of Arizona graduate student Murad Dervish guilty in the killing of hydrology professor Thomas Meixner.
NASA ruled out a planned Saturday launch of Boeing's Starliner to allow more time for analysis of a small, but persistent helium leak in the ship's propulsion system.
Studying the atmosphere of a "puffy" exoplanet about 200 light-years from Earth may have unraveled a confounding cosmic mystery.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Millionaire Forrest Fenn hid a gold-filled chest somewhere in the Rockies and wrote a poem with cryptic clues. Tens of thousands searched for it and five people died trying. A story of obsession. "CBS This Morning" co- host Tony Dokoupil reports for "48 Hours." Watch Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10/9c on CBS and Paramount+.
Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Iowa authorities gave an update Wednesday morning about the ongoing search and rescue operation after a deadly tornado-producing storm rolled through the western portion of the state Tuesday night.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday a general election will be held on July 4 as the center-right party's support dwindles after 14 years in power. CBS News' Ian Lee breaks down the latest after Sunak's announcement.
Fleet Week returned to New York City Wednesday morning with the Parade of Ships sailing into the harbor and up the Hudson River. Rear Adm. Wesley McCall joined CBS News to discuss the event's 36th year of celebrating those who serve.
Some companies, including Target and Michaels, recently announced they're slashing prices on thousands of items that were seeing higher costs due to inflation. According to the Labor Department, groceries and other household items are cheaper now than last year. CBS News contributor Javier David has more on the trend.