Developmental disabilities and COVID risk
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, researchers fear that the risk to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities may have been overlooked.
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A year into the coronavirus pandemic, researchers fear that the risk to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities may have been overlooked.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offered new guidance for how those who have received their final doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can gather safely indoors and outdoors. It comes as the House is on the verge of passing President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic relief package. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM with the latest.
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration is ordering 100 million doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Any surplus doses of the vaccine will go to other countries. Watch his remarks.
The campaign "No Kid Hungry" estimates 1 in 4 kids in the U.S. face hunger today because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pamela Taylor is the senior vice president of "Share our Strength" and joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for a closer look at the problem.
Congress is on the brink of passing President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after weeks of clashes and negotiations. The House is set to approve the legislation without any support from Republicans, who argue it's not targeted enough. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns join CBSN from the nation's capital to discuss.
Nearly a year after New York City became the nation's coronavirus epicenter, "CBS This Morning" was granted extraordinary access to the ongoing fight to save lives. Two doctors who shared the emotional toll inside the hospital in video diaries early in the pandemic showed Mola Lenghi the progress, and continuing peril, of a year on the COVID-19 front lines.
In their first television interview with "CBS This Morning," Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon and Margaret Anadu, Global Head of Sustainability and Impact for Asset Management at Goldman Sachs, unveil a new $10 billion investment plan called "One Million Black Women." They will also discuss getting the economy back on track during the coronavirus pandemic.
President Biden is expected to sign the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan on Friday after the House voted to approve it along party lines. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News political reporter Grace Segers join CBSN's Tanya Rivero from Washington with details.
The House has passed President Biden's American Rescue Plan, which includes stimulus checks of up to $1,400, extra unemployment benefits, a child tax credit and more money for vaccine distribution. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with details.
Hospitals in most of Brazil's largest cities are on the brink of collapse as coronavirus cases surge and the country's daily number of deaths hit a new record. Also, an Australian man has pleaded guilty to filming and mocking dying police officers, and Namibia's first lady took a firm stance against internet trolls. Meanwhile, China and Russia have announced plans to build a joint lunar space station. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with those headlines.
Parents concerned about sending their kids back to school can breathe a little easier, according to a study published in the journal "Pediatrics." The transmission rate at schools in New York City open between October and December was only about half a percent. Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss what this means for the reopening of schools around the U.S. and a new type of test that could shed light on just how widely the coronavirus spread before testing was available.
President Biden is poised to achieve his first major legislative accomplishment, the passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. House lawmakers are expected to give it the green light along party lines, just like in the Senate. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to discuss what's expected to happen after Congress passes the bill.
"You can tell the good of a government or a society about how they treat the most vulnerable members, and we're not doing so well right now," says Maria McFadden Maffucci, whose son has developmental disabilities.
Thursday marks one year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Psychologist Geri Lynn Utter joins "CBSN AM" to talk about the mental health impacts of the crisis.
From automaker Ford to local boutique distilleries — all heeded the call to fill in PPE shortages that emerged a year ago.
Texas is set to lift restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus as health officials in the state warned that the U.K. variant is spreading. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
In May 2020, 60 Minutes reported on a study researching the use of high-antibody blood plasma to help treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Newly published results show hope for the therapy.
Nearly a year after the World Health Organization formally declared the coronavirus a pandemic, documentary filmmaker Hao Wu joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the anniversary through the lens of his latest feature, "76 Days." The documentary, set in Wuhan, tells the stories of health care workers and patients who struggled during the city's 76-day lockdown.
The most vulnerable Americans are struggling to secure coronavirus vaccine appointments online. Nancy Chen meets one New York family focused on helping their local community stay safe and get vaccinated.
The CDC has released new guidance saying people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely gather indoors with other vaccinated people. Dr. Dyan Hes spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the new guidance and why she thinks the CDC should relax its travel guidance for people who have gotten their shots.
The House is expected to pass President Biden's nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Wednesday. Nikole Killion reports on the details of the measure and the impact it could make on one family's livelihood.
About half of Americans say they've experienced at least one form of household income loss during the pandemic.
The bill passed a procedural vote on Tuesday by a vote of 219-210, clearing the way for a final vote that is expected Wednesday morning.
Anyone 16 or older who lives or works in Alaska can now get inoculated there. It comes with the summer tourist season looming.
The House is expected to hold a final vote on President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday. Los Angeles Times congressional reporter Jennifer Haberkorn joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.