Gottlieb says kids could start getting COVID vaccine as soon as November 4

Gottlieb said the Biden administration is making the effort to push the vaccine directly into pediatricians' offices.

• Oct 25, 2021

Young children near COVID vaccine eligibility

The Food and Drug Administration says the "overall benefits" of the Pfizer vaccine designed for children between the ages of 5 and 11 "may outweigh the risks." Meanwhile, nearly 100 million more Americans are now eligible for booster shots. CBS News' Elise Preston reports. Then, Dr. Robert Frenck, director of vaccine research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, joins CBSN to discuss the new developments.

• Oct 23, 2021
• 7:02

Doctor on CDC recommendation for booster shots

Millions more Americans can get COVID-19 booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration approved extra doses of the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines. Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joins CBSN to discuss mixing and matching vaccines and getting children inoculated.

• Oct 22, 2021
• 8:03

CDC backs J&J and Moderna vaccine boosters

A CDC panel has voted in favor of the Johnson and Johnson and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Pending approval from the agency's director, millions of people could soon line up for an additional dose. CBS News' Meg Oliver breaks down the decision. Then, critical care physician Dr. Lakshmana Swamy joins CBSN's Lana Zak with his analysis.

• Oct 21, 2021
• 7:51

Ambassador nominee takes tough line on China

Nicholas Burns, President Biden's nominee for U.S. ambassador to China, called the country the "most dangerous competitor" to the U.S. And India celebrated administering 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses Thursday, even as a recent drop in inoculations worries health care providers. Haley Ott reports from London on these and other stories from around the world.

• Oct 21, 2021
• 3:19

FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots

The CDC must also weigh in before additional doses can be administered nationwide.

• Oct 21, 2021

Biden touts infrastructure plan in Pennsylvania

President Biden visited Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday to promote key aspects of his economic agenda to working class Americans. Back in Washington, Democrats are inching closer to an agreement on a spending bill for investments in social and climate infrastructure. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest on negotiations, as well as voting rights reform and pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

• Oct 20, 2021
• 8:50

FDA authorizes J&J and Moderna booster shots

The FDA has authorized COVID-19 booster shots for some recipients of the Johnson and Johnson and Moderna vaccines. But as Nikki Battiste reports, the agency says eligible Americans can get any brand of booster, regardless of the shot they initially got. Then, Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, an emergency physician and adjunct professor of emergency medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with her analysis.

• Oct 20, 2021
• 11:22

Biden and Harris call for nationwide mask order

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is calling on all governors to implement a mask mandate for every American and his running mate Kamala Harris is criticizing the Trump administration on the coronavirus vaccine. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Aug 13, 2020
• 1:54

Russia approves first COVID-19 vaccine

President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia has approved a vaccine for the coronavirus, but it comes after less than two months of testing. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.

• Aug 11, 2020
• 2:00

Trump visits 2020 battleground North Carolina

President Trump traveled to North Carolina on Monday for a tour of plant making a potential coronavirus vaccine. With less than 100 days to go until the election, CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBSN political contributor Lynda Tran joined CBSN's "Countdown to the Vote" special with more.

• Jul 27, 2020
• 4:59

Russia bringing back COVID shutdown amid record daily deaths

While vaccines are readily available, uptake has remained stubbornly low amid widespread mistrust. Now the Kremlin is ordering all businesses to close in a bid to gain control.

• Oct 20, 2021

COVID-19 fears grow as winter approaches

Large outdoor crowds might not be as dangerous for COVID-19 infection as once feared, if safety precautions are taken. But as colder months approach, people will be heading inside, sparking fears of more cases. Dr. Christine Petersen, the director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, joined CBSN to discuss coronavirus precautions.

• Oct 20, 2021
• 10:36

New York City requiring vaccine for cops, firefighters, city workers

The mandate affecting the nation's largest police department and over100,000 other workers carries a Nov. 1 deadline for getting the first vaccine dose.

• Oct 20, 2021

White House details plans to vaccinate 28 million children ages 5-11

Children will soon be able to get a COVID-19​ vaccine​ at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school.

• Oct 20, 2021

First responders face termination as vaccine mandates go into effect

Firefighters and police officers in cities like Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles are facing the ultimatum: get vaccinated or lose your job.

• Oct 20, 2021

CDC: Pfizer vaccine prevents hospitalizations

The CDC released a study showing that coronavirus vaccines are highly effective at preventing hospitalizations, especially among kids, just as the pace of vaccinations is slowing. Lilia Luciano has the details on the findings. Then, Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician and the COVID-19 task force chair at Envision Healthcare, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest.

• Oct 19, 2021
• 6:22

WorldView: New twist in bizarre Norway attack

The five people who died in an attack in Norway last week were actually killed by a "sharp object" and not a bow and arrow as was initially reported, authorities say, though arrows were shot during the attack. Ian Lee reports from London on this and other stories from around the world.

• Oct 19, 2021
• 3:28

COVID booster shots and immunocompromised

The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly close to approving "mixing and matching" COVID booster shots. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports that people could soon get a different shot than the one they originally received and Dr. Theodore Strange, chair of medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City, joined CBSN to discuss what this means, especially for immunocompromised Americans.

• Oct 19, 2021
• 11:24

FDA considers mixing and matching boosters

The Food and Drug Administration is considering giving the green light to mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Meanwhile, the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell is focusing attention on so-called breakthrough COVID-19 cases among people with compromised immune systems. Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, joined CBSN to discuss.

• Oct 19, 2021
• 10:44

Chicago police union boss urges officers to defy COVID vaccine mandate

The union head said half of the workforce could not show up to work if they are punished for not complying.

• Oct 19, 2021

Myeloma may have made Colin Powell more vulnerable to dying of COVID

Powell, who was fully vaccinated, had been treated for multiple myeloma before dying from COVID-19 complications.

• Oct 19, 2021

States face pushback against vaccine mandates

Two in every 3 eligible people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. But the pace of first doses is slowing — and as Carter Evans reports, some unvaccinated people are protesting mandates. Then, emergency medicine physician Dr. Owais Durrani joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to break down the day's coronavirus headlines.

• Oct 18, 2021
• 9:05

Unvaccinated patient denied organ transplant

A number of hospitals around the country are denying organ transplants to people or bumping them down on waiting lists if the patients aren't vaccinated against COVID-19. In one highly publicized case, a Colorado health system denied a kidney transplant to a woman who refused to get a coronavirus vaccine shot. Arthur Caplan, a professor of bioethics at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine, joined CBSN to discuss the ethics behind these decisions.

• Oct 18, 2021
• 6:10

CDC issues new COVID-19 guidance for the holiday season

The CDC is urging all who are eligible to get vaccinated, saying it's "the best way to minimize COVID-19 risk and keep your family and friends safer."

• Oct 18, 2021

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