Secretary of state pledges to repair relationship

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pledging to repair relationships with America's allies and restore the nation's image following the attack on the Capitol. CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how foreign policy will change under the new administration, and details from President Biden's first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 12:16

U.S. races to roll out vaccine as new COVID strains surge

The Biden administration is weighing using the Defense Production Act to manufacture more vaccines amid a chaotic rollout. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 03:46

Can schools safely reopen? Doctors weigh in

A report written by three Centers for Disease Control scientists and published in the Journal of American Medical Association stated that "there has been little evidence that schools have contributed meaningfully" to COVID-19 spikes.

• Jan 27, 2021

Biden's school reopening goal is silent on high schools

Biden's COVID-19 "national strategy" and his statements to press only cite K-8 schools in his push to reopen "most" schools in his first 100 days.

• Jan 27, 2021

2021 Doomsday Clock stuck at 100 seconds to midnight

"Leaders and citizens of the world. This is your COVID wake-up call: It is 100 seconds to midnight," a group of scientists said Wednesday.

• Jan 27, 2021

Why vaccine alone won't end the pandemic

President Biden says the U.S. is buying 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the process of vaccinating a majority of Americans will take months. CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with Jeffrey Shaman, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, about what the nation needs to do to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 06:42

Teacher takes historic road trip for her high school students

When Cathy Cluck realized she'd have to teach remotely amid the pandemic, she took that literally and taught from locations across the country.

• Jan 27, 2021

CVS, Walgreens blamed for slow vaccine rollout in nursing homes

"People are absolutely dying right now who didn't have to," said the chief medical officer of one assisted living chain.

• Jan 27, 2021

Biden outlines new COVID-19 vaccination plan

President Joe Biden outlined his administration's new COVID-19 plan, which includes loftier vaccination goals nationwide and announced the U.S. government to buy 200 million additional coronavirus vaccine doses later this year. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM with the latest.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 04:09

E.U. and U.K. tensions rise over vaccine supply

The United Kingdom has become the first European country to surpass 100,000 coronavirus deaths as shortfalls from European vaccine manufacturers pits the country against the European Union for the supply. The E.U. is threatening to prevent companies like Pfizer and AstraZeneca from exporting any vaccine orders until its own citizens receive doses, which also creates issues for developing nations in dire need of vaccinations. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN AM to discuss.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 06:31

COVID variant first found in U.K. now found in 26 states, says CDC director

The variant appears to be 50% more contagious than other strains of the virus.

• Jan 27, 2021

WHO warns of failure in vaccine equity

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, concerns over unequal access to vaccines around the world are also intensifying. Oxfam America senior adviser Niko Lusiani joined CBSN to discuss the calls for a "people's vaccine"

• Jan 27, 2021
• 09:56

Holocaust survivors get virus vaccine on Auschwitz liberation day

Hundreds of survivors in Europe are receiving their vaccines on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

• Jan 27, 2021

"Vaccine nationalism": Nations clash over global vaccine supply

The scramble for vaccinations in Europe has never been more critical, CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports, and the tensions never higher.

• Jan 27, 2021

Biden's new COVID-19 vaccine plan

President Biden's COVID-19 response team is set to give its first briefing today, after the administration announced plans to secure 200 million more doses of the vaccine. Also on Wednesday, the president will be signing new executive orders aimed at tackling climate change. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with the latest developments.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 11:29

Melinda Gates on COVID-19 response and conspiracy theories

To date, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested $1.75 billion in the fight against COVID-19.

• Jan 27, 2021

Australia ignored WHO's border advice on COVID, and it worked

Sealing borders to non-residents and quarantining anyone who does come in has been "critical" to Australia's success, says an expert who calls the U.S. response "painful to watch."

• Jan 27, 2021

White House plans to buy millions more vaccines

The Biden administration's push to purchase 200 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses would put the government's total order at enough to vaccinate more than 90% of the U.S. population. Dr. Neeta Ogden spoke with CBSN about what the government still needs to do to make the vaccine rollout a success, new Centers for Disease Control guidance on in-school learning and why Regeneron's latest study on its antibody cocktail's strength against coronavirus variants is good news.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 06:02

Biden advances racial equality agenda

President Biden signed four executive actions Tuesday aimed at advancing his racial equality agenda. The measures target groups of Americans the White House said have been underserved and historically marginalized. Rashad Robinson, the president of Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization, joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Jan 26, 2021
• 09:38

NBA reporter Sekou Smith dies of COVID-19 at age 48

NBA commissioner Adam Silver released a statement on Smith, calling him a "beloved member of the NBA family."

• Jan 27, 2021

COVID vaccine causes tensions in Europe

In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the grim death toll of 100,000 people. Delays in the delivery of vaccines are causing political tensions with Europe. European politicians say due to their research input, their market has to come first before they export to other nations, raising the prospect of vaccine nationalism. Charlie D'Agata has the details.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 02:20

Biden boosts vaccine distributions

President Biden unveiled a plan Tuesday to boost the weekly COVID-19 vaccine distribution to states by 16% for at least the next three weeks, bringing the amount of weekly doses it will release from 8.6 million to around 10 million. The president also said the government plans to buy another 200 million vaccine doses by the end of the summer. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Jan 27, 2021
• 02:55

GOP senators balk at $1.9 trillion price tag for Biden's COVID-19 bill

Some Republican senators have raised concerns about passing another relief bill so soon after passing $1 trillion legislation.

• Jan 27, 2021

Biden plans to increase weekly vaccine supply

President Biden is ramping up efforts to get more Americans vaccinated as states sound the alarm on a vaccine shortage. The administration will be increasing weekly vaccine allocations, while also giving states advance notice of upcoming shipments. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, joins CBSN to discuss the latest.

• Jan 26, 2021
• 10:29

Biden increasing vaccine supply to states

President Joe Biden and his administration are boosting COVID-19 vaccine distribution by 16% for at least three weeks, and announced plans to buy 200 million more doses. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News' Skyler Henry, and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller spoke to "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about the pandemic response, and also the upcoming impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump.

• Jan 26, 2021
• 16:11

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