Pharmacist allegedly had false belief vaccine would change DNA
Steven Brandenburg is accused of spoiling more than 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine by leaving vials out of the refrigerator overnight.
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U.K. leader orders strict new lockdown as COVID-19 variant surges
The new restrictions will close all schools and in-person dining.
England enters emergency national lockdown
On the day Britain became the first to roll out the new Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned the nation to national lockdown, closing all schools to combat spiraling coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. As Charlie D'Agata reports, a dangerous new strain of coronavirus from South Africa is causing concern among scientists.
Logistical issues plague vaccine rollouts
Nationwide logistical issues are bringing Operation Warp Speed to a crawl as states struggle to dole out vaccines. COVID-19 deaths continue to spike across most of the country as health care workers say they are stretched thin. David Begnaud reports.
Experts fear post-holiday COVID surge
The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is getting more dire by the day. Estimates show one American is dying from the virus every 30 seconds. Meanwhile, cases and hospitals are skyrocketing as experts warn the worst is yet to come as CBS News correspondents Jonathan Vigliotti and Manuel Bojorquez report. Then, Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the former acting director of the CDC, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the fight against COVID-19.
Houston hospital offers workers $500 to get COVID-19 vaccine
Shots to immunize medical employees against deadly virus among the criteria to get bonuses in early March.
Demand for vaccine grows amid slow rollout
With vaccinations in the U.S. far behind schedule, the FDA is considering cutting doses of the Moderna vaccine in half to double its supply and speed up distribution. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
U.S. tops 350,000 COVID deaths
Hospitals in Southern California are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients — and it's only expected to get worse in the coming weeks. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Questions about the origins of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, so did various theories about the origins of the virus. Author Jamie Metzl believes it could have been accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. He joined CBSN to discuss his views and why China needs to be more forthcoming with global health officials
COVID vaccines "might not" work as well on South African strain
Scientists are optimistic that existing vaccines could be adapted, and they expect trial data soon to help determine whether the new variant really is vaccine-resistant.
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