12th COVID death renews pressure on California poultry producer

Foster Farms had to shut its main plant down for a week over the summer amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak, and now 3 have died at another facility.

• Jan 1, 2021

Millions of businesses suffered in 2020

2020 began with the economy surging -- then, the pandemic came. CBS News' Diane King Hall reviews the most important business stories of 2020.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 02:45

The major international stories of 2020

While the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 also saw devastating wildfires in Australia, terror attacks in Europe, and the deadly port explosion in Beirut. CBS News' Ian Lee looks back at the international stories that shaped our world this year.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 02:36

The moments that shaped 2020

2020 will be a year remembered for the profound ways it has changed the nation. Here's a look back at some of the pivotal moments that shaped the year.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 09:47

New Year's Eve parties scaled back during pandemic

Cities that normally host big celebrations for New Year's Eve were quieter this year as the pandemic led to event cancellations and kept people home. Nikki Battiste has more.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 04:01

California hospitals overwhelmed by COVID patients

Hospitals in Southern California are at a breaking point, with 20% of COVID tests coming back positive. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 01:47

Trump touts Warp Speed, despite slow vaccine rollout

President Trump touted the COVID-19 vaccination effort but did not acknowledge how far behind those efforts are. The goal was to have 20 million Americans vaccinated by now, but less than three million have received a shot. Weijia Jiang reports.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 02:14

Pandemic downsizes New Year's Eve celebrations

Spaces that are usually packed on the holiday are empty this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Dec 31, 2020

"It's just utter chaos": California tops 25,000 COVID-19 deaths

Hospitals in Southern California are at the breaking point with 1 in 5 COVID-19 tests coming back positive.

• Dec 31, 2020

This week on "Face the Nation," January 3, 2020

Operation Warp Speed's Moncef Slaoui and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"

• Dec 31, 2020

Small businesses face pandemic challenges

The pandemic has affected a broad spectrum of businesses. Many are depending on another round of federal help for survival. CFO David Burman of Other Half Brewing Company joins CBSN to share how the New York business has faced the challenge.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 03:14

How vaccine passports could become a travel must

Tech and travel companies are teaming up to create digital "vaccine passports," which could be someday be required for travelers to prevent the spread of disease. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joined CBSN with more on what this new technology could mean. 

• Dec 31, 2020
• 04:53

Why vaccine distribution is slower than expected

The push to vaccinate people in the United States against COVID-19 is moving slower than expected as hospitals across the country fill up. Justin Gill, a nurse practitioner and health policy lecturer at University of Washington Bothell, spoke to CBSN's Omar Villafranca about what's complicating the process.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 09:46

Students face pandemic learning loss

Teachers and caregivers trying to keep students prepared and learning as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts their education. Hurdles in distance learning have created a gap that could take years to remedy. Margaret Raymond, director of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, joins CBSN with more details.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 05:16

Police investigate deliberate spoiling of vaccine

Police and federal authorities are investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine. Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 00:38

China OKs first homegrown vaccine

Sinopharm is one of at least five Chinese developers in a global race to create vaccines for the coronavirus.

• Dec 31, 2020

CDC predicts 80,000 COVID-19 deaths in January

The number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. -- more than 342,000 to close out 2020-- is rapidly increasing. Only about 2.8 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine, far short of the government's goal of 20 million people vaccinated by the end of the year, as the highly infectious U.K. variant is being reported in at least two states. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, discusses with Jamie Yuccas on CBSN.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 05:51

U.S. records record-high COVID-19 deaths

The U.S. recorded 3,744 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University, marking the highest one-day total. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joined CBSN with the latest on the virus and efforts to fight it and its effects on the economy.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 03:27

New coronavirus variant found in 2 states

A new, potentially more contagious variant of the coronavirus first reported in the U.K. has been discovered in California and Colorado. Dr. Stanley Perlman, a pediatric infectious diseases physician and professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Iowa, joins CBSN to answer key questions about this new virus strain.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 05:59

Millions told to stay at home in the U.K.

Millions of people in the United Kingdom have been told to stay at home as coronavirus cases surge in the country. Charlie D’Agata reports.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 02:11

UK rolls out new vaccine amid Brexit

A new coronavirus strain is spreading across the U.K. as the country implements its latest pandemic lockdown and prepares to roll out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The new measures come as the country prepares to leave the European Union. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from London to break down the latest on the coronavirus and Brexit.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 09:06

Poor countries could be left behind in COVID vaccine distribution

Research​ suggests wealthy countries have secured more than half of the doses from leading vaccines while only representing 14% of the world's population.

• Dec 31, 2020

Your coronavirus vaccine questions answered

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to answer viewer questions about coronavirus vaccines and the projected holiday surge in cases.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 04:23

Rich nations dominate vaccine market

With mass vaccination campaigns already underway, the U.S. and other rich countries have purchased the lion's share of available doses. There are growing concerns that low income nations are being left behind, which could pose new global threats from the coronavirus. Debora Patta reports.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 04:41

Infectious disease doctor on COVID variant

Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the new variant that has been found in the U.S.

• Dec 31, 2020
• 04:03

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