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States ramp up vaccine incentives as demand slows
From beer to concert tickets, public officials are offering free stuff to convince coronavirus vaccine holdouts to get their shots. Adriana Diaz has the details.
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India has dire oxygen shortage amid COVID crisis
Demand for oxygen in India is surging as nearly 4,000 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the country. Chris Livesay has the latest from New Delhi.
U.S. coronavirus cases hit 7-month low
Los Angeles County is among the many places across the country easing pandemic restrictions as cases and deaths drop to the lowest point in months. Carter Evans reports.
SpaceX Starship prototype launch a success
SpaceX successfully launched and landed a prototype Starship spacecraft after several previous efforts ended with explosions. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
COVID-19 ravages India
A top science adviser is warning India's government to prepare for a third and more devastating coronavirus wave, even as the country saw a record 412,000 new cases reported in 24 hours. Washington Post global opinions writer Rana Ayyub spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the situation in India and concerns political pressure is covering up the true extent of the crisis.
New data shows Moderna and Pfizer effectiveness
New data shows both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines have promising results against COVID-19 variants. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for more on the efficacy of COVID vaccines.
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is 96% effective in teens
Drugmaker said Phase 2 trial of its coronavirus vaccine showed promising results in teens 12- to 17-years-old.
Promising results vs. COVID variants from Moderna, Pfizer vaccines
Moderna's results are preliminary and involve the South African and Brazlian variants. Pfizer's are from real-world data out of Israel on the British variant.
Loud cicadas swarm parts of 15 states
Some of the most populated parts of the country are about to be invaded by trillions of insects called cicadas from a brood which swarms parts of 15 U.S. states every 17 years. Senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy looks at what to expect.
U.S. coronavirus infections fall
New CDC models predict coronavirus infections and death will fall in the coming weeks. But officials say a drop in vaccinations and circulating variants threaten to reverse any progress. Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on vaccination efforts.
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