Fauci says U.K. "rushed" approval of coronavirus vaccine
He criticized the U.K. for rushing the process of authorizing a coronavirus vaccine and then later apologized for his remarks.
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He criticized the U.K. for rushing the process of authorizing a coronavirus vaccine and then later apologized for his remarks.
When Phil Heckels drew a picture of Narla, the family dog, for his young son, it was so terrible, he decided to post it to Facebook and pretend he was launching a career as a portrait artist. It was a joke, but serious requests came pouring in. Roxana Saberi visited Heckles, watched him work and asked why he thought his drawings were so successful.
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Immunizations are set to start next week, with the elderly and health care workers among the first to receive it. Charlie D'Agata reports.
The U.K. has given Pfizer the go-ahead to distribute the world's first coronavirus vaccine backed by rigorous science. Dr. Neeta Ogden, an internal medicine specialist and immunologist, joined CBSN to discuss how the country got ahead of the U.S. and what American regulators can learn from the U.K.'s timeline.
Government grants emergency use authorization and says the vaccine will be distributed from next week following "months of rigorous clinical trials."
The U.K. is the first country in the West to authorize emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine. Health officials there have already ordered 40 million doses. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN with the latest on the distribution plans.
The U.K. has become the first country in the world to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for distribution. U.K. officials said they'll be ready to start administering the vaccine as early as next week. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joined "CBSN AM" to explain how the U.K. was able to move ahead without the European Union and what happens to the AstraZeneca vaccine being tested by Oxford.
The bill was unanimously passed, leading parliamentarian Monica Lennon to say, "It's about bloody time."
The U.K. high court has found American Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity at the time of a 2019 wrong-way crash that killed 19-year-old Harry Dunn. Tanya Rivero spoke with CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab about the legal steps Dunn's family is now seeking.
The Nigerian Army admits giving soldiers live ammunition during protests in October. A pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong is in custody. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on trial over allegations of corruption. And the U.K. lifts isolation requirements amid its coronavirus lockdown. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with today's global headlines.
The two-day summit of heads of state was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic and said it would "spare no effort to protect lives."
In 1995, Princess Diana told the BBC some of her deepest secrets. The interviewer, journalist Martin Bashir, is now facing a new investigation. Roxana Saberi takes a closer look.
The U.N. said more than 27,000 people have fled Ethiopia into neighboring Sudan as fighting continues in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Also, Iran's government issued a stark warning to the U.S. over reports that President Trump asked advisers for options on striking Iran's main nuclear site, and a delegation from Bahrain touched down in Israel on the first direct commercial flight between the two countries. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with those headlines and more.
PM Boris Johnson brings forward deadline on sale of new gas and diesel cars and vans as he promises Britons a future full of green jobs.
A mass coronavirus testing pilot program is underway in the U.K. following a surge in new cases. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from Liverpool, England, which saw more than 1,300 new cases last week.
With deaths mounting fast, the government is hoping to turn the tide by making free coronavirus tests available to millions of people across hard-hit England.
Charlotte Charles says she believes Biden's own personal tragedies will give him a "deeper understanding" of her family's pain.
The family says "things just escalated" in a "moment of high emotions" as nationwide anti-coronavirus restrictions closed in for the 2nd time.
Liverpool to trial citywide testing program as Britain grapples with surging infections, while Germany tries a new approach to protect the elderly.
"The debate over how to respond to COVID is becoming even more toxic than that over Brexit," Farage said.
A London court has ruled against actor Johnny Depp in a libel lawsuit. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports for CBSN.
U.K. High Court judge says ex-wife Amber Heard's accusations that Depp was violent were "proved to the civil standard" in court, but Depp's lawyers plan to appeal.
A senior law officer says the "array of weapons" available to criminals in the U.S. makes a "rich marketplace for criminal groups" in the U.K.
Coronavirus is surging across Europe, forcing several countries to tighten restrictions. France enters a new national lockdown on Friday, while Germany is closing pubs, restaurants and entertainment venues in a attempt to slow the spread. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joined CBSN from London.
With the 2020 presidential election less than two weeks away, the eyes of the world are on the United States to see who it picks as the nation's next leader. Seth Doane speaks to Europeans, including the U.K.'s former ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch, about how the race looks from the outside, and how relations between Europe and the U.S. have been shaped under the Trump administration.