NYC mayor says city may face another full shutdown

"All forms of restrictions have to be on the table," Mayor Bill De Blasio warns as coronavirus cases climb.

• Dec 15, 2020

Senators unveil bipartisan COVID-19 relief bills

The legislation is the culmination of weeks of bipartisan and bicameral negotiations over another emergency aid package.

• Dec 15, 2020

Sharon Osbourne tests positive for COVID-19

"The Talk" co-host says she was briefly hospitalized due to coronavirus.

• Dec 15, 2020

First COVID vaccine given in New York: "Weapon that will end the war"

Cuomo said "hope is on the way" as the first doses of the vaccine are delivered to frontline health care workers.

• Dec 14, 2020

U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 300,000 on the day vaccine arrives

More than 16 million Americans have contracted the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.

• Dec 14, 2020

Over 150 Minnesota businesses plan to defy COVID-19 restrictions

Business owners could face a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail.

• Dec 14, 2020

U.S. administers first doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

A critical care nurse in New York received the first approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and vaccinations are now taking place in hospitals and clinics across the country.

• Dec 14, 2020

New Jersey governor says "hard months" ahead in COVID fight

As of Monday, more than 15,883 people in the state had died of COVID-19, with 4,170 new cases reported.

• Dec 14, 2020

Why pharmacies administering vaccine could bring "chaos"

After striking deals with the federal government, pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens will help administer the coronavirus ​vaccine.

• Dec 14, 2020

Germany steps up COVID lockdown measures over winter holidays

Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and the governors of Germany's 16 states agreed Sunday to step up the country's lockdown measures beginning Wednesday until January 10.

• Dec 14, 2020

Trump: Top White House personnel won't be among first vaccinated

President scraps administration order saying they should get the shots along with frontline health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

• Dec 14, 2020

Trump administration pushing delay in nursing home vaccinations

HHS explicitly instructs providers that the "earliest the program can turn on is Dec 21st" for the Pfizer vaccine, according to Operation Warp Speed documents obtained by CBS News.

• Dec 14, 2020

COVID vaccine distribution underway as first trucks hit the road

The CDC's vaccine advisers have recommended the use of the vaccine for anyone aged 16 and older.

• Dec 13, 2020

Gottlieb says strain on hospitals likely to peak in January

Gottlieb said the country needs to keep the health care system from getting maxed out.

• Dec 13, 2020

Biden adviser Cedric Richmond says Republicans privately say Trump lost

More than 100 House Republicans backed a failed effort by Texas to overturn the election results in four key states won by President-elect Joe Biden.

• Dec 13, 2020

Azar says all nursing home residents could be vaccinated by Christmas

The first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech are now making their way to states.

• Dec 13, 2020

A former CDC director explains how the COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out

"The FDA's process was transparent and thorough, and we should all be grateful to the scientists who made this achievement possible," former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser told "Face the Nation"

• Dec 13, 2020

Charley Pride, groundbreaking country music star, dead at 86

Until the early 1990s, Pride was the only Black country singer signed to a major label.

• Dec 13, 2020

Prince William and Kate Middleton's kids make red carpet debut

According to Kensington Palace, the performance of The National Lottery's Pantoland at The Palladium was held to honor pandemic workers.

• Dec 13, 2020

U.S. government expects first COVID-19 vaccine shipments will arrive Monday

The FDA's authorization Friday kicked off a massive effort to distribute nearly 3 million vaccine doses.

• Dec 12, 2020

FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The first doses of the vaccine will be delivered in less than 24 hours, President Trump said Friday.

• Dec 12, 2020

Medical conference linked to 300,000 COVID-19 cases

Super-spreader event in late February brought the virus to Australia, Slovakia and 29 U.S. states in following months.

• Dec 12, 2020

Feds to buy additional 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine

Government promises that the vaccine, which still needs FDA approval, will be free to patients.

• Dec 12, 2020

Doctor has message for COVID-19 doubters and non-maskers

As the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus continues to increase, one doctor has a message for those who think it's a hoax or refuse to wear a face covering.

• Dec 11, 2020

Why some Black Americans are skeptical of a COVID-19 vaccine

As the U.S. moves closer to approving a coronavirus vaccine, public health officials are working to confront the long history of racism and mistreatment of Black Americans.

• Dec 11, 2020

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