Watch From Home? COVID-19 and the Super Bowl
Playing it safe: CBS New medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss if Super Bowl parties can be superspreader events and the latest with vaccines.
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New COVID-19 vaccination megasites open
The Pentagon is sending more than 1,000 active-duty troops to the frontlines of vaccine distribution in the United States. Some will assist the vaccination effort at new COVID-19 vaccination megasites opening up across the country in places like casinos and baseball stadiums. Michael George reports.
Experts urge staying home during the Super Bowl
With just two days until the big game, there are concerns that the Super Bowl could become a super-spreader event -- at home and in the stadium. Jamie Yuccas reports.
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Doctor on COVID-19 variants, J&J's vaccine
A third coronavirus vaccine could be available in the U.S. by the end of the month. Johnson and Johnson has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its vaccine for emergency use. "CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports several of the new variants of the virus are spreading, and CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with infectious disease specialist Dr. Uzma Syed, director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in New York.
Doctor on Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine
Johnson & Johnson is requesting FDA emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Bob Lahita joins CBSN to discuss what we know about the vaccine and its efficacy against new variants of the virus, plus how vaccine shipments are tracked once they are delivered to hospitals.
Former CDC director on vaccines, reopening schools
Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the CDC, says reopening schools can be done safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about the country's vaccine rollout, why collecting health data based on race and ethnicity is important, and the possibility of "vaccine passports" being required in the future.
Lawmakers seek $160 billion for immediate vaccine funding
The Problem Solvers Caucus is proposing a $160 billion package to speed up funding for COVID-19 shots before a broader relief deal is negotiated.
NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith on NFL's leadership in fighting COVID-19
On "Facing Forward," Margaret Brennan talks with NFL Players' Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith on making it to Super Bowl Sunday with the league COVID-free
3rd COVID vaccine seeks approval
Johnson & Johnson has filed for emergency use authorization from the FDA for its coronavirus vaccine. If approved, this would be the third vaccine in the U.S. as concerns mount over emerging variants. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to discuss how new strains of the virus are impacting our path to recovery.
CDC: 27M+ Americans have gotten at least 1 COVID shot
More than 27 million Americans are on their way to full inoculation after receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Susannah Hills joins CBSN to discuss the increased efforts to vaccinate the country and how having already had the disease can affect getting vaccinated, as well as a new study that suggest reinfection may not be as rare as once thought.
Debunking COVID-19 vaccine myths
Myths and misconceptions about the coronavirus vaccine are causing fear. Dr. Jay Huber, a fertility doctor in Louisiana, clears up those claims and says he does not think reproductive-age women should be concerned about their future fertility if they get this COVID-19 vaccine. Nikki Battiste reports.
U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 450,000
The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus is starting to decline, and vaccine efforts are ramping up. But there are concerns about spread from Super Bowl gatherings. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM from Capitol Hill with more on the government's response to the pandemic.
Reaching rural America: The wait for vaccines
Mobile health care workers in rural Virginia are questioning the lack of coronavirus vaccines provided to poor and health-vulnerable communities. David Begnaud reports on one nurse practitioner's stress-inducing wait for the vaccines.
Inequities in U.S. vaccine distribution
The pace of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is steadily rising in the U.S., but there are still concerns about inequities. CBS News' David Begnaud reports on the rollout, and Dr. Julie Morita, executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former member of the Biden administration's transition advisory board, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what the nation needs to do to ensure the most vulnerable populations aren't left behind.
The facts about COVID vaccine and infertility
Misinformation about COVID vaccines and infertility are scaring some women from becoming immunized. Nikki Battiste shares the facts in CBS News' series Women and the Pandemic.
U.K. says vaccine upgrades coming as 4,000 COVID variants circulate
The U.K.'s vaccine deployment minister says current vaccines should help control variants, but all vaccine makers are "looking at how they can improve" formulas.
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Oxford: Vaccine could curb not only illness, but spread of COVID-19
Oxford/AstraZeneca trial data is first to suggest a vaccine prevents asymptomatic infection, which the U.K.'s leader calls an "absolutely superb" development.
Florida officials conducting audit after COVID vaccine spoiled
The audit will require a full accounting of equipment and procedures after 1,160 doses were apparently left in a refrigerator that had been turned off.
Oxford vaccine may curb spread of COVID-19
New data from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine show that it appears to help stop transmission of the virus, in addition to preventing people from getting sick. Dr. Rashmi Jain, a pediatrician and founder of babiesmd.com, joined CBSN with the latest on vaccination efforts.
Former FEMA leader on COVID vaccine rollout
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking the Pentagon to ready as many as 10,000 troops to support nationwide vaccine efforts. Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what needs to be done to speed up vaccinations around the country.
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