Biden admin offers free at-home COVID tests

Some Americans were able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests Tuesday, one day before the government's official website was set to roll out. The Omicron-driven surge continued to rage in parts of the country, while some early hot spots are seeing a decline in cases. CBS news national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports on the recent spike in cases nationwide. Then, Dr. Ben Weston, an associate professor in the department of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, joins CBSN to discuss the latest.

• Jan 18, 2022
• 08:27

Omicron drives "hellacious" worker shortages

A "Great American Sickout," thanks to the spread of the Omicron variant is forcing businesses to cope with worker shortages as the U.S. struggles to combat the spread of the coronavirus. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Amy Picchi joins CBSN with more.

• Jan 18, 2022
• 05:23

Omicron slows in parts of the U.S.

The Omicron surge is slowing in parts of the U.S., but Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president, warns the variant may not be the end of the pandemic. The COVID death rate in Los Angeles County is the highest it's been in 10 months. Dr. Jerry Abraham, director of vaccine programs at Kedren Health in Los Angeles, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more.

• Jan 18, 2022
• 07:18

Website to order free COVID tests launches early

The federal government's website, covidtests.gov, launched early, allowing people to order up to four rapid COVID-19 tests per household. It's the latest effort to try to bring down the number of cases and hospitalizations. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Jan 18, 2022
• 03:48

Free COVID-19 test rollout begins early online

The U.S. Postal Service is already collecting orders for free test deliveries – a day ahead of schedule.

• Jan 18, 2022

Scientists see decline in COVID coming

New York City, one of the first places in the U.S. hit by the Omicron variant, is recording a decline in both new cases and hospitalizations -- similar to South Africa, where the strain was first detected. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports. Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and assistant professor of ENT at Columbia University, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic.

• Jan 18, 2022
• 09:12

South Africa is over Omicron, and that may be good news for the U.S.

Scientists believe the country has "reached a turning point in this pandemic," and their experience, along with similar pictures emerging in the U.K. and New York, is cause for optimism.

• Jan 18, 2022

New COVID-19 cases top 800,000 nationwide

Hospitals accross the country are being strained with more than 21,000 COVID patients being admitted everyday. Lilia Luciano has the story.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 02:04

Omicron: What you need to know about the COVID variant

Officials say boosters are needed to shore up protection against the highly contagious variant.

• Jan 18, 2022

U.S. recording over 800,000 daily COVID cases

The surge of new COVID-19 cases brought on by the Omicron variant continues to set records and strain hospitals across the nation. CBS news correspondent Mola Lenghi reports from New York City. Then Dr. Marie-Elizabeth Ramas, a family medicine physician in New Hampshire, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the impact.

• Jan 17, 2022
• 08:18

Djokovic's vaccine refusal may see him barred from French Open, too

French officials say a new law requiring COVID vaccination for anyone entering sports venues will apply to athletes, without exceptions.

• Jan 17, 2022

Americans frustrated as Omicron rages

A new CBS News poll shows less than half of Americans surveyed approve of President Joe Biden's handling of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the surgeon general says the Omicron variant has not yet peaked in many parts of the U.S., which face a tough few weeks. Infectious disease doctor Dr. Rajeev Fernando joined CBSN to discuss what more the Biden administration could be doing.

• Jan 17, 2022
• 07:02

COVID, economy hurt Biden's approval rating

As President Biden nears the one-year mark of his presidency, Americans are growing frustrated with his handling of the pandemic and the economy. CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins "CBSN AM" to break down the latest data.

• Jan 17, 2022
• 07:02

Inmates given ivermectin for COVID sue jail

The ACLU is suing an Arkansas detention center after medical staff allegedly gave four inmates the anti-parasite drug ivermectin without their consent to treat COVID-19, while telling them the pills were “vitamins.”

• Jan 17, 2022
• 03:13

COVID depletes collection plates at churches nationwide

"We're surviving. … But we have felt the hurt," said one pastor in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Jan 17, 2022

China cancels Olympic ticket sales as Omicron arrives in Beijing

Officials had planned to sell residents seats for Winter Games events, but as COVID spreads, the government will now "organize spectators" itself.

• Jan 17, 2022

Jail sued for giving inmates ivermectin: "They used us as an experiment"

"They said they were vitamins, steroids and antibiotics," one of the plaintiffs told CBS News. "...It was not consensual. They used us as an experiment — like we're livestock."

• Jan 17, 2022

Djokovic loses visa appeal in Australia

The federal court in Melbourne, Australia, rejected Novak Djokovic's appeal against the the government's decision to cancel his visa because he has not received the COVID-19 vaccine. Imtiaz Tyab has more.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 01:54

Face the Nation: Hogan, Lucas, Gottlieb

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on variant-specific vaccines, Maryland’s struggle with federal aid for COVID-19 testing, and Kansas City’s Omicron surge.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 22:36

U.S. steps up fight against COVID-19

The Biden administration is trying to step up the fight against the fast-spreading omicron variant by increasing access to free testing. Meanwhile, the CDC is advising people to wear the most protective masks they can find. Dr. Jeremy Faust, emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, joins CBSN's Lana Zak for more.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 11:14

Novak Djokovic deported from Australia

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after a federal court upheld his visa's cancellation over his vaccination status. He had been initially scheduled to play in the Australian Open, which kicks off Monday. However, Australian officials require everyone coming into the country to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and Djokovic remains unvaccinated. CBSN's Lana Zak sits down with CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab to discuss Sunday's court ruling and widespread reactions to the controversy.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 08:03

Maryland governor says feds "falling short" in COVID fight

Governor Larry Hogan says he has been pushing "for quite some time" for more federal help to acquire rapid COVID-19 tests and masks.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 07:10

Gottlieb says variant-specific vaccine could help reduce transmission

Dr. Scott Gottlieb says vaccines targeting specific variants of the coronavirus could "restore the ability of the vaccine, potentially, to prevent transmission, and it once again becomes a public health tool for actually controlling spread."

• Jan 16, 2022
• 06:42

Omicron fuels surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports on the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the Omicron variant.

• Jan 16, 2022
• 02:38

Kansas City mayor has "substantial concern" about Omicron surge

Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says his city has "​​seen incredible challenges in our health care network, even getting employees that are working in our EMS services, fire department and in public safety."

• Jan 16, 2022
• 05:18

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