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• Dec 5, 2020

Biden says no national COVID vaccine mandate

With Friday's latest jobs report revealing more signs of a slowing economy, President-elect Joe Biden said there is no time to lose and urged President Trump and Congress to reach a deal on another stimulus. As Nikole Killion reports, Mr. Biden also said he would be willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine when available, but would not require it for all Americans.

• Dec 5, 2020
• 02:53

How COVID vaccines will roll out across U.S.

Hospitals and health care workers across the U.S. are being stretched this as the daily death toll from COVID-19 keeps climbing. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz reports on nationwide efforts to fight the surge, and Dr. Bob Lahita, chairman of medicine at St. Joseph University Hospital, joined CBSN to discuss how the rollout of the vaccine will work at medical centers across the U.S.

• Dec 4, 2020
• 10:09

COVID-19 and the presidential transition

CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" to give analysis on this week's political headlines: the presidential transition, the president's false claims of election fraud and his one-on-one interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

• Dec 4, 2020
• 05:34

States brace for possible vaccine rollout

The first U.S. approval of a coronavirus vaccine is potentially just days away, and but there are challenges states will face when they roll out their vaccination programs. There's concern some states won't receive enough for all of their frontline health workers. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

• Dec 4, 2020
• 04:35

Fauci: U.K. rushed Pfizer vaccine approval

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, tells CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett that he thinks regulators in the U.K. "rushed" their approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, and that U.S. needs to be more careful, due to vaccine skepticism in the country. Politico health care reporter Dan Diamond joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the long road ahead for what's expected to be the largest vaccination program in U.S. history.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 10:59

U.S. surpasses 14 million coronavirus cases

The U.S. has hit a number of grim coronavirus milestones this week as hospitals are inundated with patients. This comes as the country awaits vaccine authorization by the FDA. Dr. Theodore Strange, the interim chair of medicine at Staten Island University, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the pandemic.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 07:13

Risks of skipping 2nd dose of COVID vaccine

The first available coronavirus vaccines will require people to get two shots several weeks apart. CBS News MoneyWatch senior reporter Stephen Gandel joined CBSN to explain why skipping that second dose could undermine vaccine efforts in dangerous ways.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 09:16

Deadliest day of COVID pandemic so far

Wednesday was the single deadliest day for the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began. CBS News' David Begnaud has more on the toll nationwide, and Dr. Céline Gounder, a member of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, joined CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic and Biden's plans to tackle it.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 10:33

Vaccine access a concern in Africa

The head of Africa's CDC is sounding the alarm about the need for timely access to vaccines for COVID-19. Cara Anna, Africa correspondent for the Associated Press, joins CBSN to discuss the leaders' concerns about vaccine availability and the obstacles that stand in their way.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 07:38

Doctor urges Americans to cancel holiday travel

The U.S. has recorded its single worst daily death toll since the beginning of the pandemic, and health officials say the number of infections and deaths will only continue to rise, in part due to the delayed effects of Thanksgiving travel. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports on new safety measures being implemented by local officials, and Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician at California Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss what action needs to be taken to mitigate spread, and what obstacles health care workers are facing.

• Dec 3, 2020
• 10:43

COVID-19 vaccine approved in U.K.

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.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 01:26

Italy to start COVID vaccinations in January

Italy plans to roll out Pfizer's COVID vaccine for widespread use in the country starting in January. Also, dozens of gunmen in Brazil effectively took an entire city hostage overnight in a brazen bank robbery, and the U.N. announced it's signed a deal with Ethiopia to allow unimpeded humanitarian access to parts of the embattled Tigray region. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined CBSN AM with today's headlines from around the world.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 04:48

U.K. OKs Pfizer vaccine for emergency use

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.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 07:19

Former HHS Secretary on CDC vaccine recommendations

Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary under President Obama, joins CBSN to talk about the CDC advisory group's recent recommendations on who should receive the coronavirus vaccine once it's made available.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 12:36

U.K. authorizes Pfizer vaccine

The U.K. has become the first country to grant Pfizer emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. Its first 800,000 doses will arrive in just a few days. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 01:38

U.K. regulators approve Pfizer vaccine

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.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 07:29

CDC panel weighs in on vaccine distribution

With only about 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses available, a CDC advisory panel suggested priority be given to seniors in long-term care and frontline health care workers while officials also work to update quarantine protocols. David Begnaud reports.

• Dec 2, 2020
• 03:44

Experts suggest first group for COVID vaccine

On Tuesday, A CDC advisory panel voted to recommend that health care workers and long-term care facility residents and employees should be the first people in the United States to receive coronavirus vaccines. Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the rising coronavirus cases and the latest vaccine news

• Dec 2, 2020
• 03:10

CDC panel on COVID vaccine distribution

A CDC panel recommended on Tuesday that health care workers and nursing home residents should be first to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Those initial doses from Pfizer and Moderna, which have not yet been FDA approved, could be distributed in two weeks. CBS News correspondents Mola Lenghi and David Begnaud have the latest details, and Dr. Uzma Syed, an infectious disease specialist, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what she will be looking at once the vaccines are out in the public.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 12:59

California warns of "drastic actions" amid pandemic

California Governor Gavin Newsom is warning of "drastic actions" to curb a growing surge surge in new coronavirus infections. Hospitalizations have increased by 89% in two weeks. Jeremy B. White, co-writer of Politico's California Playbook, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest on local efforts to combat the spread.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 07:09

CDC advisers vote on who should get COVID vaccine first

A CDC advisory panel has voted that the first people to receive the coronavirus vaccine should be health care workers and nursing home patients. Distribution could begin as early as December 15. Mola Lenghi has more.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 03:50

COVID-19 vaccines could roll out in two weeks

CBS News has obtained a document from Operation Warp Speed that estimates December 15 as the date for states to potentially start receiving the Pfizer vaccine with the Moderna vaccine available a week later. The goal is for at least 20 million Americans to start a vaccine regimen by the end of the year. Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" with more on the distribution timeline.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 02:49

The fight against HIV/AIDS

In the U.S. alone, more than 1 million Americans are living with HIV. Alphonso David, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, joins CBSN to discuss how his organization is working to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic and combat the stigma and misinformation connected with the disease.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 09:16

What to expect when COVID vaccine rolls out

The first coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna could become available by mid-December. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss the impact the vaccine’s release will have on the surging number of cases nationwide.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 04:56

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