Extra Pfizer vaccine doses bring hope to embattled hospital workers

The discovery means that hundreds more doctors, nurses and support staff like police officers and custodians at Cleveland MetroHealth could get vaccinated early.

• Dec 19, 2020

Extra Pfizer vaccine doses spur optimism

The FDA granted emergency authorization to Moderna's vaccine. An initial batch of six million doses will begin shipping out this weekend, and Moderna says it hopes to make up to 100 million doses available in the U.S. by March. It comes one week after the approval of Pfizer’s vaccine, which is already being administered. Errol Barnett was the first to report that some vials of the Pfizer vaccine contained extra doses, and is now showing how that was enough to vaccinate even more health care workers and staff at one Cleveland hospital.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 3:41

FDA approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine

A second COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for distribution in the U.S. The FDA’s approval of Moderna’s vaccine Friday night clears the way for the pharmaceutical company to immediately ship millions of doses, likely beginning with hospitals. Tom Hanson is following the developments.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 3:56

Doctor on U.S.-wide vaccination effort

The FDA’s approval of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine sets the stage for millions of doses to be shipped as early as Sunday. The promising news comes as the U.S. grapples with rising cases. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar Dr. Amesh Adalja joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss how the two vaccines will shift the fight against the pandemic.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 3:42

Eye Opener: FDA green lights Moderna vaccine

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Congress has agreed to fund the government for another two days, giving lawmakers extra time to pass a pandemic relief bill. All that and all that mattes in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 2:09

Moderna vaccine on verge of emergency authorization

The Moderna vaccine is poised to get emergency use authorization from the FDA. Once approved, more than six million initial doses will ship out across the country. Mola Lenghi has the latest.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 4:18

Hospitals at brink as states brace for more deaths

Southern California has run out of ICU beds as the coronavirus ravages the state. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 2:13

Deadly toll of COVID-19 on young adults

New research shows that July 2020 may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history. Dr. Jeremy Faust, attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, joined CBSN to discuss new research on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting young adults.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 10:37

Vice President Mike Pence gets vaccinated on live TV

President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will receive their first dose of the vaccine on Monday.

• Dec 18, 2020

Congress near deal on COVID-19 relief

Congress is scrambling to pass a new coronavirus relief package and government funding bill by midnight before the government shuts down. While negotiations are taking longer than lawmakers anticipated, they're hopeful they'll be able to strike a deal. Molly Hooper, a CBS News political contributor and host of the "Article One" podcast, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what to expect from today's talks.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 8:29

Political roundup: COVID and Cabinet picks

CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers talk about the top political headlines with CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 13:45

How big names help people get their vaccines

In the “CBS This Morning” series Vaccinating America, efforts to spread the word about COVID-19 vaccines are covered. A series of ad campaigns in the coming weeks will try to educate people about vaccine safety and effectiveness. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook takes a closer look at past public service campaigns including Elvis, Smokey the Bear and other celebrities.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 3:51

Hardest-hit Texas counties receive vaccine

Hospitals in some of Texas' hardest-hit counties have begun vaccinating. Mireya Villarreal reports.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 2:37

FDA panel recommends Moderna vaccine

If approved, nearly 6 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine could be shipped across the country starting this weekend. It comes as hospitals continue to be inundated with COVID-19 patients. David Begnaud reports.

• Dec 18, 2020
• 4:02

FDA panel endorses moderna's coronavirus vaccine

An FDA advisory panel has recommended emergency use of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. The FDA could authorize the vaccine as early as Friday and six million doses could be shipped out next week. This comes as the total number of cases in the U.S. tops 17 million and California becomes the epicenter of the nation's outbreak. Dr. Yves Duroseau, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, joins CBSN to discuss how the vaccines work.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 13:02

"CBS Evening News" headlines for December 17, 2020

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."

• Dec 17, 2020
• 1:53

FDA panel votes for Moderna vaccine

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted to recommend Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization on Thursday. Meanwhile the rollout of Pfizer's vaccine to frontline health care workers continues. Columbia University professor of epidemiology and medicine Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on what the safety data shows.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 7:32

FDA panel endorses Moderna's COVID vaccine

A second coronavirus vaccine could begin shipping this weekend that will provide millions of additional doses to Americans. This comes as the U.S. sets another deadly record as the pandemic surges. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 4:15

Extra doses found in Pfizer vaccine vials

Vials of Pfizer's COVID vaccine were found to contain an extra dose as a second vaccine is on its way to approval. Errol Barnett has more.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 2:34

Pfizer vaccine vials contain excess doses, surprising hospitals and pharmacists

The FDA and Pfizer have given slightly different advice on how the extra doses should be used — or not used.

• Dec 17, 2020

Doctor answers questions on COVID vaccines

Members of an FDA advisory panel voted 20-0 to recommend Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The FDA could authorize it within days, along with the Pfizer vaccine that health care workers started receiving this week. CBS New York's Dr. Max Gomez answers some common questions about the new vaccines on CBSN NY.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 2:17

FDA panel looks at Moderna's COVID vaccine

The FDA is considering emergency authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, as the nation continues to break records for daily new cases and deaths. Jennifer Gommerman, a professor of immunology at the University of Toronto, joins CBSN to talk more about the Moderna vaccine and the latest developments with the Pfizer doses.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 4:48

Doctor argues why pulse oximeters are needed

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Richard Levitan explains why he believes pulse oximeters are so important to preventing COVID-19 deaths. Levitan joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why the devices are still needed, despite the new vaccine.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 5:02

COVID vaccination effort ramps up in the U.S.

A second COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna could inch closer to approval in the U.S. on Thursday. The Pfizer vaccine is already being distributed at hospitals and nursing homes across the country. The massive vaccination effort comes as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to break records in the U.S. David Begnaud reports.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 3:50

Pfizer vials contain extra vaccine doses

Doctors across the nation this week expected to receive the Pfizer vaccine with five doses in each vial. But to their surprise, they've found there may be more full doses available in each vial than previously thought. Errol Barnett reports.

• Dec 17, 2020
• 2:14

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