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A study released Sunday shows scientists have identified at least seven variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 that seem to have originated in the U.S. Dr. Ron Elfenbien joined CBSN to discuss the variants and their mutations as well as new federal recommendations for reopening schools.
In the wake of former President Trump's impeachment trial, the Republican Party is facing a reckoning over its future. Meanwhile President Biden is focusing on his agenda, including his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.
CBS News got an exclusive preview as United becomes the first U.S. airline to offer access to in-airport coronavirus testing to passengers through its app and website. Transportation correspondent Errol Barnett reports.
Politicians in Lafayette, Louisiana are refusing to enforce the state's mask mandate, despite pleas from families impacted by COVID-19. Critics say public safety is falling victim to city politics. David Begnaud reports.
The U.K. has one of the highest vaccination rates globally, but coronavirus vaccines are falling short in other countries as deaths are rising sharply. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
New CDC guidelines outline a number of recommended safety measures to allow schools to reopen safely for in-person learning. However, they are not federally mandated, leaving school districts to make their own decisions. The director of global health in emergency medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Craig Spencer, joins CBSN to break down the measures.
The British Prime Minister speaks with Margaret Brennan in an exclusive conversation on COVID-19 and the UK-US relationship.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the U.K. virus variant, Rite Aid offering COVID-19 vaccines, and the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump.
Rite Aid CEO Heyward Donigan says patients hoping to receive a vaccine should schedule an appointment through their state.
Gottlieb said the Biden administration for taking an "all-of-the-above approach" to vaccine distribution.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, says federal resources should be used to get the vaccine to hard-to-reach communities as opposed to mass vaccination sites.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky sat down with Margaret Brennan.
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired February 14, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rite Aid CEO Heyward Donigan that aired Sunday, February 14, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
Today on "Face the Nation," the Senate impeachment trial of the former president charged with inciting insurrection ended exactly as predicted.
Johnson said in recent weeks, there have been "important developments" on issues like climate change, NATO and Iran.
The following is a transcript of an interview with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson that aired Sunday, February 14, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
Kate Winslet has some familiarity with the dangers of viral outbreaks, having starred in the 2011 thriller "Contagion." Now, COVID-19 has affected how the Oscar-winning actress is promoting her latest film, "Ammonite," by eliminating travel. And that, she tells socially-distanced correspondent Mark Phillips, is not a bad thing.
There are more than 1,000 cases of the U.K. variant in 39 states, Walensky said.
When COVID closed all land crossings at the U.S.-Canada border to non-essential travel, Karolyn Gagnier, of Windsor, Canada, and Scott Meyers, just across the river in Detroit, Michigan, found themselves in one of the shortest long-distance relationships in North America. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on the lengths Myers and Gagnier have gone to, to reunite.
The following is a transcript of an interview with CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky that aired February 14, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
The university has launched a study to assess the safety of its vaccine with AstraZeneca in children for the first time.
As the country began to shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the penguins at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium became a sensation, as videos of them wandering around the empty aquarium quickly went viral. Almost a year later, Adriana Diaz checks in on the penguins.
The CDC issued new guidelines for students to return to school as infections nationwide hold steady. However, many are still concerned about the risks of returning to classrooms and the lagging vaccination campaign. Danya Bacchus reports.
Violent hate crimes against Asian Americans continue to surge amid the pandemic, particularly against the elderly. In 2020, New York City alone had an 867% increase in Asian hate crime victims compared to the year before. Nancy Chen has more.
