What families should know about COVID variant

Pediatrician Dr. Dyan Hes joined CBSN to answer some questions about COVID health and safety for children younger than 12 as a new, more contagious variant circulates.

• Jun 22, 2021
• 6:08

Concerns grow as COVID vaccination rates drop

Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb is sounding the alarm about the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19. On Sunday, he told CBS News' "Face the Nation" that infections could surge by the fall if we don't get back on track with vaccinating Americans. Carl Zimmer, a New York Times columnist and author, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss those concerns.

• Jun 21, 2021
• 6:25

States with low COVID vaccine rates see cases rise

The U.S. remains divided over coronavirus vaccines. Sixty-five percent of U.S. adults have received at least one dose, but four states, mainly in the South, rank at the bottom in infection rates. Rates are already rising in two of them, as the more contagious Delta variant starts to gain hold. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Jun 21, 2021
• 2:15

Travel surges as Delta variant raises alarms

Nearly 1.9 million people took to the skies Saturday and more are expected now that the European Union's 15-month ban on U.S. travel is over. But the contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is still spreading. Lilia Luciano has more.

• Jun 20, 2021
• 2:04

Experts push vaccines as Delta variant spreads

CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the declining vaccination rate across the country.

• Jun 20, 2021
• 2:43

Delta variant threatens less vaccinated states

While many states with high COVID-19 vaccination rates are lifting restrictions and easing back to normal, states with low vaccination rates are facing increased coronavirus cases. The more contagious and lethal Delta variant could fuel further outbreaks. Lilia Luciano reports.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 2:02

What to know about the Delta variant

Doctor Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the dangers of the highly infectious Delta variant and the need for all Americans to get vaccinated.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 2:45

Gulf hit by tropical storm

Heavy rain and powerful winds of Tropical Storm Claudette are bearing down on the already storm-weary central Gulf Coast. The system is about 45-miles South of New Orleans and is moving North. Omar Villafranca reports from Mississippi's coast.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 1:50

CDC warns of Delta variant

The head of the CDC is anticipating the Delta coronavirus variant will become the dominant strain in the U.S. in the coming months. 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 Lana Zak to discuss the day's coronavirus headlines.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 6:14

Biden unlikely to achieve July vaccination goal

President Biden announced Friday that the U.S. reached a new milestone in administering 300 million shots in 150 days. However, the president's goal of getting 70% of Americans vaccinated by July 4 will likely fall short. Nancy Cordes has more.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 2:43

Lagging vaccinations widen U.S. COVID divide

Lagging vaccination rates in some states are threatening to widen an already large divide in America. Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases at St. Joseph Health, joined CBSN to discuss the importance of getting inoculated and how the virus affects the brain, among other developments.

• Jun 18, 2021
• 8:03

Americans urged to get vaccinated as Delta variant spreads

The Delta variant, which was first detected in India, is now spreading around the globe. U.S. health officials say the Moderna and Pfizer mRNA vaccines are effective against the dangerous strain, but unvaccinated communities are still at high risk for infection. Dr. Annalee Baker is an emergency medicine physician at NYU Langone Health. She joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 8:16

Concerns grow over vaccine hesitancy

The COVID-19 Delta variant, first identified in India, has emerged as America's pandemic wildcard. Mark Strassmann has more on the warnings from experts to those who are unvaccinated.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 2:15

Why some are waiting to get a COVID vaccine

New data shows COVID hospitalizations are up in states where vaccination rates are low. As the U.S. works to get a shot in the arm of every American, a poll found many are waiting for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines before they get one. Dr. Leo Nissola, an immunotherapy scientist and adviser to COVID Act Now, joined CBSN to discuss the country's vaccination effort.

• Jun 17, 2021
• 6:30

Delta coronavirus variant spreading in the U.S.

As CBS News' Skyler Henry reports, more than 600,000 people in the U.S. have died from the coronavirus. Then, CBS News reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., including the spread of the Delta variant and the CDC planning a meeting on rare heart inflammation following some COVID-19 vaccines

• Jun 16, 2021
• 7:59

Delta variant fuels fears of new COVID surge in U.S.

Health officials are sounding the alarm for those who haven’t been vaccinated as the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads across the country. Nikki Battiste reports.

• Jun 16, 2021
• 2:14

Experts say new COVID variant a "grave concern"

As CBS News' Nikki Battiste reports, nearly all states have lifted their coronavirus restrictions as infections continue to fall. But, experts say the new Delta variant is a "grave concern" especially in areas with low vaccination rates. Then, Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an emergency medicine physician, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss efforts to get shots into arms and more on the COVID headlines of the day.

• Jun 16, 2021
• 10:05

Delta COVID variant linked to hospitalization

A study out of Scotland linked the Delta COVID-19 variant to an increased risk in hospitalizations and suggested the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines were less effective against the strain. Dr. Dyan Hes, the founder of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York City, joins CBSN to discuss these recent findings and other news about the virus.

• Jun 15, 2021
• 6:18

Pfizer ready to make COVID vaccines for new variants, CEO says

Bourla believes Pfizer is ready to leap into action with new vaccines to protect against the possible variants within 100 days.

• Jun 15, 2021

Novavax COVID vaccine highly effective

Novavax released data from clinical trials showing its COVID-19 vaccine to be more than 90% effective. The shots can be stored at a normal refrigerator temperature and the company is looking to apply for FDA emergency use authorization in late September. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, the medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss that and other developments in the fight against the pandemic.

• Jun 14, 2021
• 10:07

Face The Nation: Slavitt, Gottlieb

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on U.S. cities lifting pandemic restrictions, the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration handling of the coronavirus, the risk of new outbreaks from the Delta coronavirus variant and the political shakeup in Israel.

• Jun 13, 2021
• 22:34

California prepares to fully reopen

A new CBS News poll finds that 29% of adults surveyed will not get vaccinated or are still deciding. Concern is now looming about the Delta variant of COVID-19 becoming the dominant strain of the virus in the U.S. Lilia Luciano has the latest.

• Jun 13, 2021
• 2:06

COVID death toll nears 600,000 in U.S.

As CBS News' Nikki Battiste reports, the U.S. is well on its way to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. However, the CDC and other health experts have new concerns for children. Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an emergency medicine physician, then joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the day's other COVID headlines.

• Jun 10, 2021
• 10:27