Federal officials say most indoor nursing home visits can resume

Visits will be permitted to occur even if there are outbreaks in facilities, so long as they are contained to "a single unit or separate area of the facility," the guidance says.

• Mar 11, 2021

Biden doubles order of one-shot COVID vaccine

The Biden administration is buying 200 million doses of the one-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, meaning the U.S. could have a vaccine surplus by the end of the year. Nancy Cordes has the latest.

• Mar 10, 2021
• 01:57

Vaccinations ramp up, with more doses coming

The Biden administration is purchasing 100 million additional doses of Johnson and Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Julie Morita, executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a former Biden transition advisor, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss vaccine distribution equity and recommendations for unvaccinated people in states that are already lifting restrictions.

• Mar 10, 2021
• 05:15

Biden announces 100M more vaccine doses

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration is ordering 100 million doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Any surplus doses of the vaccine will go to other countries. Watch his remarks.

• Mar 10, 2021
• 08:54

Family helps book vaccine appointments

The most vulnerable Americans are struggling to secure coronavirus vaccine appointments online. Nancy Chen meets one New York family focused on helping their local community stay safe and get vaccinated.

• Mar 10, 2021
• 03:30

Doctor on CDC guidance for vaccinated people

The CDC has released new guidance saying people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely gather indoors with other vaccinated people. Dr. Dyan Hes spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the new guidance and why she thinks the CDC should relax its travel guidance for people who have gotten their shots.

• Mar 9, 2021
• 08:28

Alaska becomes first state to open COVID vaccines to almost all

Anyone 16 or older who lives or works in Alaska can now get inoculated there. It comes with the summer tourist season looming.

• Mar 10, 2021

One-third of Americans hesitant to get vaccine

A recent AP/NORC poll found that one-third of Americans say they won't get the COVID-19 vaccine or are undecided about getting it. But there is not a straight forward answer as to why they're hesitant about the vaccine. Derek Thompson, a staff writer for The Atlantic, discusses what could cause vaccine hesitancy and how health professionals try to combat it.

• Mar 9, 2021
• 09:06

White House faces surge of migrant children

On Monday the U.S. reported a record 3,200 migrant children in border patrol facilities. Vice President Kamala Harris' deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the recent surge and how the administration is responding. She also discusses the Biden administration's efforts to confront vaccine hesitancy in minority communities and Vice President Harris' reaction to a recent spike in attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in her hometown of Oakland, California.

• Mar 9, 2021
• 09:17

Health expert reflects on COVID response

Dr. Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard, reflects on predictions he made a year ago about the pandemic and says there's reason to be hopeful in the months ahead. Jim Axelrod has this interview.

• Mar 9, 2021
• 02:04

Cuomo announces more people eligible for vaccines amid probes

Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing a harassment investigation, and federal prosecutors are looking into his administration's handling of nursing homes.

• Mar 9, 2021

CDC: Small, unmasked gatherings OK for fully vaccinated

New CDC guidelines are a "first step" toward a normal life. They say people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather in small groups together indoors without masks or social distancing. And those fully vaccinated can visit unvaccinated people who are from one household and low risk for severe COVID symptoms. Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" to explain the guidelines.

• Mar 9, 2021
• 03:51

CDC releases guidelines for vaccinated people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who are fully vaccinated can visit with others who are vaccinated and people at low risk of getting a serious case of COVID-19 without social distancing or wearing masks, among other recommendations Dr. Ogechika Alozie, an infectious disease specialist, joins CBSN to break down the new guidelines and discuss other pandemic updates.

• Mar 8, 2021
• 07:07

CDC announces guidelines for vaccinated people

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced new guidelines on safe activities and gatherings for people who've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Watch her remarks.

• Mar 8, 2021
• 09:43

12-year-old helps seniors get vaccines

When 12-year-old Sam Keusch saw his dad help his grandparents and neighbors book vaccine appointments, he realized it might be hard for others to find appointments online. So, the tech-savvy preteen built his own website to help New Yorkers get appointments.

• Mar 8, 2021
• 01:27

New vaccines come with messages of hope

The first shipments of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine came with messages of hope. Workers handling the first batches to go out signed the boxes and wrote notes for the people receiving the doses. Adriana Diaz reports.

• Mar 6, 2021
• 02:05

Transcript: Anthony Fauci on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, that aired Sunday, March 7, 2021, on "Face the Nation."

• Mar 7, 2021

90 million Americans receive COVID-19 vaccine

Nearly 90 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In hard-hit California, 10 million have received one or both doses. The news comes amid increased warnings that now is not the time for states to let down their guard. Danya Bacchus reports.

• Mar 6, 2021
• 02:24

Signs of hope marking progress with COVID-19

Signs of hope: CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus on vaccinations, if it's too early to drop COVID-19 restrictions and more.

• Mar 6, 2021
• 03:25

COVID restriction rollbacks worry health experts

Health officials are urging caution as states begin some of the biggest rollbacks in restrictions since the pandemic began. Nikki Battiste reports.

• Mar 5, 2021
• 03:34

Austin Mayor Steve Adler on mask mandate end

Democratic Mayor Steve Adler of Austin, Texas, joined CBSN to discuss his reaction to Republican Governor Greg Abbott ending the statewide mask mandate there next week.

• Mar 5, 2021
• 05:18

Biden calls for teachers to be vaccinated

President Biden has called for teachers and support staff to be prioritized for vaccines against COVID-19. Laura Meckler, a national education reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the difficulties of reopening schools during the pandemic.

• Mar 5, 2021
• 08:26

Latina councilmember's accent mocked during virtual racism chat

While discussing racial disparities in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Montgomery County, Maryland, councilmember Nancy Navarro was interrupted by two people who thought they were muted.

• Mar 5, 2021

WorldView: U.N. warns of crisis in Ethiopia

The United Nations is warning of a growing crisis in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region. In Europe, Italy is blocking 250,000 AstraZeneca vaccines heading to Australia. China is set to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system. Meanwhile, Pope Francis arrives in Iraq. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins "CBSN AM" from Johannesburg with those stories.

• Mar 5, 2021
• 03:11

Vaccine brings hope to rural communities

"CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud visited a small hospital in rural Kentucky as they were receiving 200 vials of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. He spoke to the hospital CEO, who says this is a game-changer because it has been challenging to get their hands on other vaccines.

• Mar 5, 2021
• 04:42

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