From Apple to Indeed, COVID variants delay return to office

Some employers are moving their return-to-office dates to January 2022, citing the rise of new strains of the virus.

• Jul 28, 2021

COVID Delta variant behaves "uniquely different," CDC says

As CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports, the Centers for Disease Control has updated its mask guidance as the Delta variant sends new COVID infections skyrocketing. Some vaccinated Americans are now being advised to mask up. Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on the pandemic's fourth wave.

• Jul 27, 2021
• 11:27

CDC updates its mask guidance

Rochelle Walensky, who heads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced on Tuesday that vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in places that have substantial or high transmission rates of spreading COVID-19 and for children in K-12 schools because of the fast-spreading Delta variant. Dr. Teresa Murray-Amato, chair of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on the change.

• Jul 27, 2021
• 7:47

Expert on Delta variant fueling U.S. surge

The Delta variant of COVID-19 is running rampant in the U.S. Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is adjusting its mask-wearing guidance for vaccinated people. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss.

• Jul 27, 2021
• 5:38

Unvaccinated patients flood Florida hospitals

Officials at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville say they're hitting numbers of COVID-19 patients higher than any they've seen during the pandemic. More than 90% of those patients are unvaccinated, and only roughly 50% of the hospital staff is vaccinated. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the battle in a state that accounts for 1 in 5 of the nation's new coronavirus cases.

• Jul 27, 2021
• 3:03

Unvaccinated Americans hit by COVID surge

The Delta coronavirus variant is pushing cases up in all 50 U.S. states, and officials are urging people to get vaccinated. CBS News reporter Alexander Tin joins CBSN with the latest.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 7:41

U.S. heading in "wrong direction" with pandemic, Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. is heading in the "wrong direction" with the coronavirus pandemic. Cases are skyrocketing, and as Manuel Bojorquez and David Begnaud report, most of those infections are among the unvaccinated. Then, internal medicine physician Dr. Stella Safo joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the day's coronavirus headlines.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 11:25

U.S. faces another surge of COVID-19

The U.S. is facing another surge of COVID-19 fueled by the Delta variant and unvaccinated Americans. More than 97% of people admitted to hospitals for the coronavirus weren't vaccinated. Dr. Taison Bell, an assistant professor of infectious diseases, international health and pulmonary critical care at the University of Virginia, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about rare breakthrough cases where vaccinated people contract the virus and what could be next for cities if more people aren't vaccinated.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 7:33

COVID-19 infections up across the U.S.

All 50 states are reporting an increase in COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant surges and vaccination rates slow. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with the latest.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 3:31

As COVID cases surge, unvaccinated patients urge others to get shot

In Mississippi, the state with the lowest vaccination rate in the country, COVID beds in hospitals are filled with those who thought the coronavirus was not a serious threat.

• Jul 26, 2021

COVID cases surge, targeting the unvaccinated

The highly-contagious Delta variant is tightening its grip on the U.S., as COVID infection rates surge in every state. Experts say it's fueled by the unvaccinated. In Mississippi, only around 34% of the population is vaccinated. Lead national correspondent David Begnaud goes inside St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson where beds are quickly filling up.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 4:21

COVID model predicts spike in deaths by fall

As cases continue to rise in all 50 states, a new COVID model projects a steep rise in deaths by mid-October. Dr. Ashish Jha joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Delta concerns and what needs to be done to get this pandemic under control.

• Jul 26, 2021
• 3:10

Risk of low vaccinations, Delta variant

Vaccination rates are beginning to rise, but so are positive coronavirus infections. Some hospitals are also facing breaking points as more people become ill. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with more on how states are trying to convince residents to get their shot.

• Jul 23, 2021
• 2:19

Delta variant drives new COVID wave

CBS News senior correspondent Mark Strassmann reports that COVID-19 cases have spiked nearly 50% across the country.

• Jul 25, 2021
• 2:50

Gottlieb warns U.S. is further along in epidemic

Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb tells "Face the Nation" that the vast range of CDC modeling in the Delta variant indicates the U.S. is "much further along in this epidemic than we're picking up," and also "hopefully turning a corner."

• Jul 25, 2021
• 7:40

Open: This is "Face the Nation," July 25

Today on "Face the Nation," COVID's summer surge threatens America's recovery and brings fresh urgency to the country's vaccination push.

• Jul 25, 2021
• 1:55

COVID-19 infections surge across U.S.

The U.S. is experiencing yet another surge of coronavirus infections, mainly in states with low vaccination rates. Some health officials are predicting a peak of infections in October, with daily death rates tripling what they are now. Michael George has more.

• Jul 24, 2021
• 2:21

Surge in COVID-19 cases in some areas

The U.S. is seeing an outbreak of new coronavirus cases in areas where vaccination rates remain low. Infections are being driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, which is now the dominant strain in the U.S. It accounts for 83 percent of cases. CBS' Michael George reports on the latest on the pandemic. Then Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the importance of vaccines.

• Jul 24, 2021
• 7:32

U.S. cities set new coronavirus measures

Mask recommendations are making a comeback as the COVID-19 Delta variant rages across the U.S. Lilia Luciano reports from one of the nation's four hotspots. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on the potential fourth coronavirus wave.

• Jul 23, 2021
• 8:58

Fears rise, as Delta variant soars

CBS News medical contributor Doctor David Agus joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” on COVID concerns and what worries him most.

• Jul 24, 2021
• 3:19

Biden orders more COVID vaccines

The Biden administration is buying an additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, ahead of the potential need for booster shots and a vaccine for children under the age of 12 later this year. The action comes as the highly contagious Delta variant is driving up coronavirus infections across the country. Michael George has the latest.

• Jul 24, 2021
• 2:39

Delta variant renews urgency of vaccine push

A new spike in coronavirus cases across the U.S. is renewing pushes to get people vaccinated against COVID. CBS News reporter Alexander Tin joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest on COVID-19.

• Jul 23, 2021
• 10:30

CDC warns of "pivotal point" in pandemic

The U.S. could be seeing the start of a fourth coronavirus wave as infections triple in just weeks. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud and CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook report on the day's headlines. Then, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease physician at John Cochran VA Medical Center and a member of the St. Louis Board of Health, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with her analysis.

• Jul 22, 2021
• 14:37

Unvaccinated people at risk in COVID surge

Health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are meeting today to discuss whether COVID-19 vaccine booster shots may be necessary in the future as the Delta variant spreads. CBS News national correspondent David Begnaud reports on toll of the virus in hard-hit Louisiana, and then Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more guidance on the vaccines.

• Jul 22, 2021
• 10:39

Rare breakthrough COVID cases raise concern

How can a fully vaccinated person still get COVID-19 and spread the virus? Dr. Jon LaPook explains.

• Jul 22, 2021
• 2:31

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