TSA screens over 2 million travelers in a day - most since March 2020
The 2,028,961 people screened on Friday represent 74% of the travel volume compared to the same day in 2019, signaling that summer travel is picking up.
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CDC to discuss heart inflammation cases
The CDC will hold an emergency meeting next to discuss reports of rare cases of heart inflammation in some young people who received a coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Bob Lahita joined CBSN to discuss that, plus Moderna seeking to offer its vaccine for adolescents and concerns about kids missing routine vaccinations during the pandemic.
U.S. officials push to get young people vaccinated
Top U.S. officials are urging young people to get vaccinated as the Delta variant begins to spread. The dangerous variant has already become the dominant strain in the U.K. As CBS News' Nikki Battiste reports, Dr. Anthony Fauci says we "cannot let that happen" in the U.S. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, a University of Virginia critical care and infectious disease physician and medical ICU director, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with his analysis.
COVID shots may soon be available for kids
Moderna and Pfizer are in the process of making sure their COVID-19 vaccines are safe for younger children. Nikki Battiste reports.
GOP lawmakers ask CDC to probe when COVID was detected in U.S.
They're asking the CDC to use the most accurate tests available to test more blood samples from 2019 and investigate early unexplained deaths.
Iowa bans schools from requiring face masks
Iowa has joined several other states in banning school officials and local jurisdictions from enacting mask mandates. Dr. Owais Durrani, an emergency medicine physician, joins CBSN to discuss the impact of that decision.
U.S. sending COVID vaccines overseas
President Joe Biden is overseeing a major push to get more people vaccinated — not only in the U.S. but around the world. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta joins "CBSN AM" with more on the efforts to balance dwindling domestic demand and the desperate needs of countries like India.
A look at the AIDS epidemic, 40 years later
June 5 marks 40 years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the first report of what would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. In the past 20 years, infections and deaths have fallen dramatically, thanks to awareness and new treatments. But in those early days of the epidemic, fear, discrimination and a lack of understanding of the virus made containing it and defeating it all the more difficult.
COVID hospitalization rates in teens surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges teens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a new report issued Friday. The agency says the number of adolescents hospitalized with the virus rose last month and nearly one-third of them required intensive care. This comes as just more than half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Michael George has the latest.
CDC says hospitalizations rising in teens with COVID
The CDC director urged parents to get their teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19.
CDC report shows rise in teen COVID hospitalizations
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging parents to get their teenagers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a spike in hospitalizations. Mola Lenghi has more.
CDC reports spike in COVID hospitalizations among kids
The head of the CDC is urging adolescents to get vaccinated. As Mola Lenghi reports, the agency put out an alarming report revealing a spike in hospitalizations among kids ages 12-17. Then, immunotherapy scientists Dr. Leo Nissola joins CBSN's Lana Zak with his analysis.
Annual HIV infections in U.S. down 73% since 1980s, CDC reports
There were about 34,800 new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2019, compared to some 130,400 a year during the epidemic's peak in the mid-1980s.
U.S. COVID vaccinations lag in the South
As CBS News' Mireya Villarreal reports, the pace of U.S. coronavirus vaccinations is slowing and there are new concerns we may not reach President Biden's July 4 goal. Vaccination rates are largely lagging in the South. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest efforts to get more shots into arms.
CDC director on slowing vaccination rates
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky joined “CBS This Morning” to discuss the Biden administration's push to get more Americans vaccinated, as demand for doses appears to slow.
White House rolls out incentives to increase vaccinations
President Biden announced a list of incentives Wednesday to encourage Americans to get their coronavirus shots in an attempt to meet his goal of having 70% of U.S. adults partially vaccinated by July 4. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
U.S. companies ask employees to return to the office
As CBS News' Mola Lenghi reports, life is slowly returning to normal as the U.S. emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies are now beginning to ask their employees to return to the office. Then infectious disease physician Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the day's other coronavirus headlines.
TSA sees record pandemic air travel
As CBS News' Michael George reports, the Transportation Security Administration counted more than 1.9 million people traveling through U.S. airports Friday, a number that hasn't been seen since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning. Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at St. Joseph's Hospital in New Jersey, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the potential pandemic impacts of this weekend's mass travel and what travelers should do when they reach their destination.
Fauci: New mask guidance "based on the evolution of the science"
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser, says "the accumulation of all of those scientific facts, information and evidence brought the CDC to make that decision, to say, now when you're vaccinated, you don't need to wear a mask, not only outdoors, but you don't need to wear it indoors."
Summer camp and COVID-19: What to know
Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center For Health Security and an adjunct assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday" to talk about updated CDC summer camp guidelines, an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, and what to expect as the country loosens restrictions.
CDC eases COVID-19 guidance for summer camps
Summer camps are safe to reopen at full capacity without precautions if everyone is fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Masks and social distancing are still recommended for those who aren’t. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
CDC predicts continued drop in COVID cases
The CDC is predicting that the number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to drop in the next four weeks. Ten states say they have already reached President Biden's goal of having 70% of adults with at least one dose of the vaccine by July 4. Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rhuematic Diseases at St. Joseph Health, joined CBSN to discuss the CDC's outlook.
COVID vaccination pace slowly picks up speed
The pace of coronavirus vaccinations is slowly inching up again after dropping nearly 20% since early May. As Mola Lenghi reports, states are continuing to offer incentives to get more Americans to roll up their sleeves. Then, Dr. Richard Besser, the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the former acting director of the CDC, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the day's coronavirus headlines.
CDC warns against travel to Japan
The CDC is warning all Americans to avoid travel to Japan because of its latest jump in COVID-19 cases. The advisory will not keep U.S. athletes out of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, but organizers are still under severe pressure. Ramy Inocencio reports on Japan's desperate push to save the games.
NYC schools to fully reopen in September
New York City plans to put an end to remote learning. CBS News' Mola Lenghi reports on the change in the nation's largest school district. Then, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the day's coronavirus headlines.
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