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Coronavirus variants are adding to the pandemic death toll as the potentially more contagious strain spreads nationwide. David Begnaud speaks to a researcher on efforts to identify the mutation within the U.S. and the hurdles the scientific community is facing.
With many schools and daycares closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, more than 12 million women have lost a job — and just over 2 million have left the workforce altogether.
The Problem Solvers Caucus is proposing a $160 billion package to speed up funding for COVID-19 shots before a broader relief deal is negotiated.
Zhang Zhan's lawyer tells CBS News the citizen journalist has no hope for justice, and he fears for her health as she's out of touch and on a hunger strike.
On "Facing Forward," Margaret Brennan talks with NFL Players' Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith on making it to Super Bowl Sunday with the league COVID-free
Johnson & Johnson has filed for emergency use authorization from the FDA for its coronavirus vaccine. If approved, this would be the third vaccine in the U.S. as concerns mount over emerging variants. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to discuss how new strains of the virus are impacting our path to recovery.
The news comes as a group of 10 Republicans have been trying to push their own economic relief package.
The Republican senators wrote a letter "to provide feedback" on Biden's bill after receiving more information on it.
For the first time in decades, the Super Bowl will not be a sellout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But a few thousand lucky fans will fill the stadium in Florida. Mark Strassmann reports.
There is a bold new plan to help working mothers who are struggling financially during the coronavirus. Norah O'Donnell reports in CBS News' series Women and the Pandemic.
Democrats are taking steps to enact President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus proposal with or without support from Republicans, while negotiations continue. New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the necessity of the deal, as well as state and local aid, a $15 minimum wage and aid for schools.
Ahead of Super Bowl LV, the NFL is taking numerous steps to try and keep players, staffers and fans safe from COVID-19. Troy Vincent, the executive vice president of football operations for the NFL, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about that, plus how the league still has "a lot of work to do" on diversity in its coaching ranks,
More than 27 million Americans are on their way to full inoculation after receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Susannah Hills joins CBSN to discuss the increased efforts to vaccinate the country and how having already had the disease can affect getting vaccinated, as well as a new study that suggest reinfection may not be as rare as once thought.
Myths and misconceptions about the coronavirus vaccine are causing fear. Dr. Jay Huber, a fertility doctor in Louisiana, clears up those claims and says he does not think reproductive-age women should be concerned about their future fertility if they get this COVID-19 vaccine. Nikki Battiste reports.
The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus is starting to decline, and vaccine efforts are ramping up. But there are concerns about spread from Super Bowl gatherings. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM from Capitol Hill with more on the government's response to the pandemic.
Events for NFL fans in the days leading up to Super Bowl LV are carrying on in Tampa, Florida even amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the league is trying to mitigate health risks with increased safety measures. CBS News' Skyler Henry joins CBSN AM to discuss the changes.
Mobile health care workers in rural Virginia are questioning the lack of coronavirus vaccines provided to poor and health-vulnerable communities. David Begnaud reports on one nurse practitioner's stress-inducing wait for the vaccines.
The pace of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is steadily rising in the U.S., but there are still concerns about inequities. CBS News' David Begnaud reports on the rollout, and Dr. Julie Morita, executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former member of the Biden administration's transition advisory board, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what the nation needs to do to ensure the most vulnerable populations aren't left behind.
Misinformation about COVID vaccines and infertility are scaring some women from becoming immunized. Nikki Battiste shares the facts in CBS News' series Women and the Pandemic.
The U.K.'s vaccine deployment minister says current vaccines should help control variants, but all vaccine makers are "looking at how they can improve" formulas.
As football fans count down to Super Bowl LV, Jamie Yuccas looks at how health officials are working with the NFL to make sure the big game doesn't turn into a super spreader event. Raymond James Stadium, which holds 65,000, will be at roughly one-third capacity as the Buccaneers face off against the Chiefs Sunday.
A mother who is frustrated the teachers unions do not want to go back to in-person learning speaks to CBS News. She says the isolation is impacting her child. Meg Oliver reports.
President Biden met with top Senate Democrats at the White House on Wednesday to discuss his coronavirus relief plan. CBS News political contributor and Washington Post White House reporter Sean Sullivan and CBS News political contributor Molly Hooper joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
New research suggests the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine can not only prevent people from getting sick, it could also help reduce the spread of the virus. The news comes as concerns grow that new virus variants will make vaccines less effective. Dr. Leo Nissola, an immunotherapy scientist and advisor to the nonprofit COVID Act Now, discusses the spread of new virus mutations and the significance of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Miguel Cardona, President Biden's Education secretary nominee, testified before a Senate Committee for nearly three hours during his confirmation hearing Wednesday. Kevin Carey, a New York Times contributor and Vice President of Education Policy and Knowledge Management at the nonprofit New America, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how Cardona's background could impact education for children who come from non-English-speaking homes.
