Gottlieb says U.S. needs new vaccine strategy

Dr. Scott Gottlieb calls for a "different vaccine delivery strategy" to reach the unvaccinated going into the fall.

• Jun 20, 2021
• 06:46

Experts push vaccines as Delta variant spreads

CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the declining vaccination rate across the country.

• Jun 20, 2021
• 02:43

Open: This is "Face the Nation," June 20

Today on "Face the Nation," back from his trip abroad, President Biden returns home to face familiar problems.

• Jun 20, 2021
• 02:07

Delta variant threatens less vaccinated states

While many states with high COVID-19 vaccination rates are lifting restrictions and easing back to normal, states with low vaccination rates are facing increased coronavirus cases. The more contagious and lethal Delta variant could fuel further outbreaks. Lilia Luciano reports.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 02:02

What to know about the Delta variant

Doctor Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the dangers of the highly infectious Delta variant and the need for all Americans to get vaccinated.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 02:45

Gulf hit by tropical storm

Heavy rain and powerful winds of Tropical Storm Claudette are bearing down on the already storm-weary central Gulf Coast. The system is about 45-miles South of New Orleans and is moving North. Omar Villafranca reports from Mississippi's coast.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 01:50

CDC warns of Delta variant

The head of the CDC is anticipating the Delta coronavirus variant will become the dominant strain in the U.S. in the coming months. 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 Lana Zak to discuss the day's coronavirus headlines.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 06:14

Biden touts 300 million COVID vaccine doses

President Biden said Friday the U.S. is on the precipice of a "summer of joy, summer of freedom" thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, and he encouraged Americans to continue getting vaccinated. Watch his remarks.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 16:50

Biden unlikely to achieve July vaccination goal

President Biden announced Friday that the U.S. reached a new milestone in administering 300 million shots in 150 days. However, the president's goal of getting 70% of Americans vaccinated by July 4 will likely fall short. Nancy Cordes has more.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 02:43

Summer bike shortage

CBS News' Nichelle Medina reports on bike manufacturers' struggle to keep up with demand as summer approaches.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 01:34

There's a nationwide bicycle shortage

Bike sales grew 55% between December 2020 and February 2021, causing a nationwide shortage heading into the summer.

• Jun 18, 2021

Dealing with COVID trauma and grief

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed urgency to the issue of paid family leave with grassroots organization COVID Survivors for Change joining advocacy group Paid Leave for All to lobby Congress on the issue. The plight of patients experiencing long-term symptoms is a particular area of concern as well as the trauma of bereavement and isolation, which is also taking a massive toll on people across the country. Chris Kocher, the executive director of COVID Survivors for Change, joined CBSN to talk about the difficulties facing survivors and families.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 09:12

Lagging vaccinations widen U.S. COVID divide

Lagging vaccination rates in some states are threatening to widen an already large divide in America. Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases at St. Joseph Health, joined CBSN to discuss the importance of getting inoculated and how the virus affects the brain, among other developments.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 08:03

Nationwide teacher shortage expected to stretch into fall

Pay has also been a deterrent for teachers who feel they aren't appropriately compensated for the demands of the job.

• Jun 18, 2021

This week on "Face the Nation," June 20, 2021

Rep. Adam Schiff, Fiona Hill, and more appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"

• Jun 18, 2021

Pandemic worsens nationwide teacher shortage

As the school year begins to wind down, there is a growing nationwide teacher shortage that is expected to carry into the fall. The pandemic didn't cause the shortage, but experts say it did make it worse. Meg Oliver takes a look at the shortage and what can be done to address it.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 04:06

"Urgent action" needed to stem "surging" COVID-19 in Africa

Health officials say health measures and vaccination campaigns must be "scaled up fast" as almost two dozen nations face a "sobering trajectory."

• Jun 18, 2021

U.S. special education system stumbles during pandemic

A shift to remote learning devastated families of children with special needs. According to NPR, many parents watched their kids lose academic, social and physical skills. Phyllis Wolfram, the executive director for the Council of Administrators of Special Education, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss how the pandemic impacted children with disabilities and where the nation's special education system fell short.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 07:14

Americans urged to get vaccinated as Delta variant spreads

The Delta variant, which was first detected in India, is now spreading around the globe. U.S. health officials say the Moderna and Pfizer mRNA vaccines are effective against the dangerous strain, but unvaccinated communities are still at high risk for infection. Dr. Annalee Baker is an emergency medicine physician at NYU Langone Health. She joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 08:16

Concerns grow over vaccine hesitancy

The COVID-19 Delta variant, first identified in India, has emerged as America's pandemic wildcard. Mark Strassmann has more on the warnings from experts to those who are unvaccinated.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 02:15

Restaurants squeezed by rising prices and labor shortages

Majority of restaurant operators said their total food costs are higher than they were before the pandemic.

• Jun 17, 2021

New unemployment claims rise

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment claims rose last week, ending a six-week streak of improving jobs numbers. Lori Bettinger, president of BancAlliance and former director of the "Troubled Asset Relief Programs" under the Obama Administration, joined CBSN to discuss what the numbers means for the U.S. economy.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 05:03

Why some are waiting to get a COVID vaccine

New data shows COVID hospitalizations are up in states where vaccination rates are low. As the U.S. works to get a shot in the arm of every American, a poll found many are waiting for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines before they get one. Dr. Leo Nissola, an immunotherapy scientist and adviser to COVID Act Now, joined CBSN to discuss the country's vaccination effort.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 06:30

Attorney talks workplace COVID vaccine mandates

A federal judge tossed a lawsuit brought by staff at a Texas hospital over its requirement that workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, the first federal court ruling on coronavirus vaccine mandates. Employment attorney Richard Roth joined CBSN to discuss the outcome of the case and what it could mean for future rulings.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 12:23

Louisiana to drop enhanced unemployment benefits

It joins 25 GOP-led states to end the $300-per-week federal enhanced unemployment benefits ahead of their September expiration.

• Jun 17, 2021

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