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The CDC has cut isolation period for asymptomatic people infected with COVID-19 from 10 days to five. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen has more on what the new guideline could mean for businesses hit hard by staff shortages around the U.S. Then, Dr. Owais Durrani, an emergency medicine physician, joins Elise Preston on CBSN to discuss the latest with the virus.
The CDC has cut isolation recommendations in half, from 10 days to five. It is yet to be seen what this will mean for businesses, including airlines hit hard by staff shortages. Nancy Chen has more.
In New York, the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 has quadrupled since early December. CDC numbers show only around 14% of kids ages 5 to 11 are vaccinated. Dr. Stanley Perlman, a pediatric infectious diseases physician, joins CBSN with more on that and how hospitals are coping with the surge in the Omicron variant.
The surge of the Omicron variant worldwide is impacting travel this holiday season. Studies show that while Omicron is less likely to result in hospitalization, but Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning Americans not to get complacent. Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBSN for more.
Travel snafus and the rise in COVID-19 cases will keep some families apart during this holiday season, adding to the stress level many Americans are feeling. Psychiatrist and certified addiction medicine physician Dr. Daniel Bober joins CBSN to share his advice.
Federal officials say the change was motivated by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and a staffing crunch at hospitals nationwide.
The variant now makes up more than 73% of new infections, a nearly six-fold increase compared to the week before.
Health officials fear the highly contagious Omicron strain, already detected in 40 states, will become the nation's most dominant coronavirus variant in the coming weeks, and urged Americans to get vaccinated and boosted. Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, joins CBSN to discuss the CDC's decision to no longer recommend Johnson and Johnson's one-dose vaccine to unvaccinated Americans and other coronavirus-related news.
Coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are continuing to climb at an alarming rate in the U.S. ahead of the busy holiday season. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver reports on how the recent COVID-19 surge is prompting disruptions across the country. Then, Dr. Shad Marvasti, an associate professor and the director of Public Health, Prevention and Health Promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
Tuesday marks one year since the first American received a COVID-19 vaccine after the vaccines were authorized. Since then, more than 200 million Americans have been fully vaccinated with more than 54 million Americans getting a booster. Despite the success of the nation's immunization efforts, the death toll has continued to climb, and the U.S. is expected to hit 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths by the end of the day. Dr. Louise Aronson, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco's division of geriatrics and the author of the New York Times bestseller "Elderhood," spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what this means for the U.S. battle against COVID-19.
Saturday marks one year since the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
The FDA authorized booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Americans as young as 16 on Thursday. The move comes as the Delta variant continues to drive an increase in cases and hospitalizations across the country. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports on the recent surge in cases in several U.S. states. Then, emergency medicine physician Dr. Anand Swaminathan joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
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The Biden administration is set to announce new measures Thursday aimed at curbing COVID-19 after the first-known U.S. case of the Omicron variant was reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the individual who tested positive for the newly discovered variant recently returned to Northern California after taking a trip to South Africa. According to health officials, the individual is vaccinated and displaying mild symptoms. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with more.
Health authorities in California have confirmed the first U.S. case of COVID-19 linked to the newly discovered Omicron variant. CBS News national consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner reports on efforts to surveil for new cases of Omicron. Then, Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician and the COVID-19 task force chair at Envision Healthcare, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
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For the third time in a month, the CDC acknowledged deadly pathogens were handled incorrectly in government labs. Dr. Jon LaPook speaks with CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden about his response to the recent issues; and, in our continuing series “On the Road,” Steve Hartman meets Joe Cymerys, 83, who left launched a second career bringing the human touch to homeless people who need it the most.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may tighten COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers coming into the U.S. with cases of the Omicron variant reported in at least 20 countries and territories. "CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports how scientists are working to understand the new strain, and Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic.
CDC urges indoor mask use amid COVID-19 surge; Santa adjusts to new normal amid coronavirus pandemic
CDC urges against holiday travel as U.S. sees 170,000 daily cases; COVID-19 patient thanks medical staff by playing violin
Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite urgent COVID-19 warnings; Grandmother and young man celebrate Thanksgiving together again after 2016 accidental text
The new records include a birthday letter to Epstein allegedly written by President Trump, which he has denied writing.
A group sending aid boats to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade says a drone "dropped a bomb" on one of its vessels in Tunisia.
A former NIH official says she was removed after clashes over vaccines, accusing RFK Jr. and his deputies of posing "a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety."
The Supreme Court froze a lower court order that prevented immigration authorities from stopping people without reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. unlawfully.
A school bus carrying an Oklahoma City-area softball team crashed Monday evening, leaving several people severely injured, officials said.
An oil refinery located in the area was a target of the Allied bombardment during the war.
Economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to revise its jobs data downward for the year ended in March 2025. Here's why.
Police say 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was killed on a Charlotte light rail train on Aug. 22 in an apparently random attack by a man with a long record of criminal charges and psychiatric crises.
Protests in Nepal over a since-lifted ban on major social media platforms have left almost 20 people dead and now toppled the country's leader.