Phil Valentine, radio host and vaccine skeptic, dies of COVID-19
Valentine confirmed he was diagnosed with the coronavirus in a Facebook post on July 11.
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Delta variant drives COVID surge
Coronavirus cases continue to spike across the country as the Delta variant fuels new infections. The nation saw a 14% jump in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious strain. Michael George joins with the latest.
University of Virginia disenrolls 238 students who did not get COVID vaccine
The university is requiring all students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated before returning to its Charlottesville campus unless they have a medical or religious exemption.
ICU beds in short supply as COVID-19 cases continue to spike
The nation saw a 14% jump in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious strain.
Delta variant ravages the southern U.S.
The more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is ravaging the south. As Manuel Bojorquez reports, hospitalizations are spiking in the southern states. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the coronavirus news of the day.
Hospitals in the South are pushed to the brink
Florida has once again broken its record for COVID hospitalizations. The state could face shortages of health care workers as cases surge. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
Florida school districts threatened with funding cuts over mask mandates
The State Board of Education has given two Florida school districts 48 hours to drop their mask mandates.
San Francisco starts vaccine checks at restaurants, bars, gyms
City's new mandate represents one of the nation's most stringent restrictions for unvaccinated people.
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Hospitals fill up with younger COVID patients
Senators John Hickenlooper, Angus King and Roger Wicker all announced Thursday they have tested positive for coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. That news comes as the CDC reports a record number of people under the age of 50 being hospitalized for the disease. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn joins "CBSN AM" with more.
CDC director on booster shots, school safety
With COVID-19 cases surging in many parts of the U.S. and the rollout of booster shots likely imminent, the fight against this disease is clearly not over. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky spoke with Laura Podesta on CBSN about boosters, how to keep students safe as school starts, and what it will ultimately take to end the pandemic.
In Texas, latest COVID-19 wave could cost 72,000 jobs: Study
"Massive resistance" to mask mandates and vaccinations is taking a heavy economic toll on the state, experts say.
Lawsuit over NYC's COVID vaccine mandate
New York City now requires customers and employees of restaurants, gyms and other indoor public venues to show proof of vaccination. Mayor Bill de Blasio calls it a necessity as the Delta variant causes a rise in COVID-19 cases. But a group of small businesses is suing the city, claiming they're unfairly targeted and that there should be exemptions. Katie Honan, a reporter at The City, spoke with CBSN's Omar Villafranca about the controversy.
Doctors are relying more on monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID
Monoclonal antibodies are lab-grown proteins that help the body target and eliminate COVID infections.
COVID treatment called possible lifesaver
Doctors say a treatment involving monoclonal antibodies is a potential lifesaver for COVID patients in the early stages of infection. But they caution it's still no substitute for getting vaccinated. David Begnaud reports.
Georgia governor allows businesses to forego local COVID mandates
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said Thursday that he will continue to "protect both lives and livelihoods."
Texas' ban on school mask mandates temporarily denied by court
Public schools in the state will no longer be barred from mandating face masks — for now.
3 U.S. senators test positive in "breakthrough" COVID cases
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Angus King and Roger Wicker have become the latest high-profile lawmakers to test positive for the coronavirus.
COVID booster shots coming soon
CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has the latest on the summer surge in coronavirus cases as the Biden administration prepares to roll out booster shots next month. Then Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician and the COVID-19 national task force chair at Envision Healthcare, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest on vaccines and the risk of "breakthrough" infections.
Delta surge strains hospitals across southern states
Many ICU units throughout the South are at or nearing capacity as the Delta variant sweeps through the region. Janet Shamlian reports.
Alabama runs out of ICU beds as COVID cases surge
Hospitals in Alabam have run out of intensive care unit beds as coronavirus cases spike across the state.
Biden: Swift fall of Kabul wasn't predicted
President Biden says U.S. forces will remain in Afghanistan until every American citizen is out, and in an interview with ABC News he also pushed back on the notion that U.S. intelligence warned of the rapid fall of Kabul. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jang joined Laura Podesta on CBSN to discuss that plus the administration's latest steps on COVID-19 vaccines and mask mandates.
World View: Myanmar coup's deadly fallout
An activist group says more than 1,000 people have died in Myanmar since the military carried out a coup earlier this year. Lithuania accuses Belarusian riot police of forcing migrants across its border. A British man is sentenced to 6 weeks in prison for violating Singapore's COVID-19 rules. And the first case of COVID was detected in the Paralympic village in Tokyo. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" with these headlines from around the world.
Mississippi doctor on COVID-19 surge
Mississippi is seeing thousands of new COVID-19 cases per day and hospitals are overwhelmed by the influx of severely ill patients. Dr. LouAnn Woodward from the University of Mississippi Medical Center spoke with Laura Podesta on CBSN about what the situation is like there and what schools need to do to keep children healthy.
CDC director on future COVID vaccine boosters
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why the agency is recommending coronavirus booster shots for eligible Americans as early as next month.
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