Extra Pfizer vaccine doses bring hope to embattled hospital workers

The discovery means that hundreds more doctors, nurses and support staff like police officers and custodians at Cleveland MetroHealth could get vaccinated early.

• Dec 19, 2020

Extra Pfizer vaccine doses spur optimism

The FDA granted emergency authorization to Moderna's vaccine. An initial batch of six million doses will begin shipping out this weekend, and Moderna says it hopes to make up to 100 million doses available in the U.S. by March. It comes one week after the approval of Pfizer’s vaccine, which is already being administered. Errol Barnett was the first to report that some vials of the Pfizer vaccine contained extra doses, and is now showing how that was enough to vaccinate even more health care workers and staff at one Cleveland hospital.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 03:41

Storefronts struggle as online shopping booms

As online holiday shopping sales are expected to hit a record-breaking $189 billion this season, many people are wondering what will be left of the physical landscape of American cities as businesses grapple to evolve in the face of a changing economy and restrictions forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Dana Jacobson speaks to experts in the real estate field to hear about the growing challenges faced by store owners and the landlords who rent to them.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 05:46

Doctor on U.S.-wide vaccination effort

The FDA’s approval of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine sets the stage for millions of doses to be shipped as early as Sunday. The promising news comes as the U.S. grapples with rising cases. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar Dr. Amesh Adalja joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss how the two vaccines will shift the fight against the pandemic.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 03:42

FDA approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine

A second COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for distribution in the U.S. The FDA’s approval of Moderna’s vaccine Friday night clears the way for the pharmaceutical company to immediately ship millions of doses, likely beginning with hospitals. Tom Hanson is following the developments.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 03:56

Eye Opener: FDA green lights Moderna vaccine

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Congress has agreed to fund the government for another two days, giving lawmakers extra time to pass a pandemic relief bill. All that and all that mattes in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 02:09

FDA authorizes Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

The authorization allows the vaccine to be distributed to people 18 or older.

• Dec 19, 2020

Hospitals at brink as states brace for more COVID-19 deaths

There are no more open intensive care unit beds in the entire Southern California region.

• Dec 19, 2020

Trump approves two-day stopgap funding to avert shutdown

The resolution will give lawmakers more time to debate a government spending measure and a coronavirus relief bill.

• Dec 19, 2020

Moderna vaccine on verge of emergency authorization

The Moderna vaccine is poised to get emergency use authorization from the FDA. Once approved, more than six million initial doses will ship out across the country. Mola Lenghi has the latest.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 04:18

Restaurants paralyzed heading into winter

Many restaurants were forced to close outdoor dining when a major winter storm hit the Northeast this week. This added more strain to the already struggling industry. Jeff Katz, a partner at the Crown Shy restaurant in New York City, joined Lana Zak to discuss the outlook of the restaurant industry.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 06:26

New demands stalling COVID-19 relief bill

The $900 billion relief bill is hanging in the balance after GOP Senator Pat Toomey tried to insert a provision. Nancy Cordes shares the latest.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 01:06

Americans struggle to feed families amid COVID-19

Americans are relying on food banks, going hungry as they struggle financially during the pandemic. Mark Strassmann has more.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 02:17

Hospitals at brink as states brace for more deaths

Southern California has run out of ICU beds as the coronavirus ravages the state. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 02:13

NYC outdoor dining rules get tough on outdoor structures

Outdoor dining facilities in New York City must have at least two sides open for airflow, new guidelines state.

• Dec 18, 2020

Young adults are also dying from COVID: "It could be you"

"Every month is actually worse than the very worst of the AIDS epidemic that we experienced for this younger population," Dr. Jeremy Samuel Faust said of the new research.

• Dec 18, 2020

Experts warn of "catastrophic" wave of evictions if ban ends

Nothing will stop renters from being "pushed out into the streets" if moratorium lapses on December 31, expert says.

• Dec 18, 2020

Deadly toll of COVID-19 on young adults

New research shows that July 2020 may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history. Dr. Jeremy Faust, attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, joined CBSN to discuss new research on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting young adults.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 10:37

Man's yard covered in flags representing COVID-19 deaths in Texas

Reilly wanted to send a simple message to people who were ignoring restrictions and putting others at risk: "Don't kill my kid."

• Dec 18, 2020

Obama: College players "being put at risk" during pandemic

The former president argued college athletes should get paid, considering the "risks" they're subjected to.

• Dec 18, 2020

84M Americans expected to travel over winter holidays

The U.S. saw a spike in cases following Thanksgiving, and 30 million more people are expected to travel for the winter holidays.

• Dec 18, 2020

This week on "Face the Nation," December 20, 2020

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"

• Dec 18, 2020

Biden to be vaccinated on Monday

The president-elect has said he will take his vaccine in front of the media to build public confidence.

• Dec 18, 2020

One in five inmates in the U.S. has had COVID-19

In some states, more than half of inmates have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project.

• Dec 18, 2020

Cuomo says New York COVID shutdown is "totally avoidable"

The question of whether New York City needs to go into a full shutdown became a political football this week between the governor and the city's mayor.

• Dec 18, 2020

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