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Up to 90,000 more COVID deaths projected within weeks
There's added urgency in vaccinating Americans as the CDC projects nearly 100,000 will die in the U.S. from the coronavirus in the next three weeks. Carter Evans reports.
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These states are doing best (and worst) at vaccinating people
West Virginia is leading the pack, while big states like California and Georgia are struggling, according to CDC data.
Hindsight 2020: COVID-19 one year later
Helen Branswell, a senior writer covering infectious diseases for STAT, reflects on her experience covering the pandemic one year after the coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China.
Past COVID infection provides at least 5 months of immunity, study shows
Researchers noted that someone who's been infected may still be able to carry the virus and pass it on to others.
Vaccine distribution ramps up across U.S.
The U.S. saw its second consecutive day of more than 4,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday. This comes as the Trump administration releases all remaining doses of the coronavirus vaccine for the public, forcing states to ramp up distribution. Tanya Rivero spoke with Dr. Rahul Gupta, the chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes and a former West Virginia health commissioner, about the additional doses' impact.
2020 is "effectively tied" for warmest year on record
New data from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth show Earth's fever continues to escalate
NASA rover celebrates 3,000 days on Mars with epic panorama
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
WHO team in China probing COVID-19's origins
A team from the World Health Organization has arrived in Wuhan, China, to begin its investigation into where and how the coronavirus first started. The team of 10 scientists will work to figure out how the virus jumped from animals to humans, but getting answers may not come easily. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Wuhan.
Extensive lung damage seen in COVID patients
Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to discuss another grim forecast from the CDC projecting more than 90,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. in the next three weeks. He also explains new information on lung damage and the rise in cases among children.
Should vaccines be required for employees?
LinkedIn's senior editor at large Jessi Hempel joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the ongoing debate about whether employers should require their employees to get the coronavirus vaccine. Plus, what kind of influence Dollar General has as one of the first large businesses to offer employees an incentive to get the vaccine.
Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms
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