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Starting today, all Americans age 16 and older can get a coronavirus vaccine. Over the past week, more than half the states across the U.S. reported a rising number of hospitalizations. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than one in three American adults don't get enough sleep. For some 83 million of us, it's usually less than seven hours a day. CNET senior editor Scott Stein joins "CBS This Morning" to share smart gadgets aimed at helping improve our rest.
With CDC restrictions loosening and more people being vaccinated by the day, the travel bug is busting out all over. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at the recent increase in air travel and hotel bookings, and talks with tourism experts about one response to a year spent in lockdown: "revenge travel."
The first-known baby born in the mainland U.S. with Zika birth defects faces a "very poor" prognosis. An ultrasound revealed microcephaly, meaning a smaller head and underdeveloped brain. The mother contracted the Zika virus in Honduras. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Tom Frieden joins "CBS This Morning" from Atlanta to discuss the challenges the baby will face and why the Zika virus is unprecendented.
Defense Department researchers announced the arrival of a "nightmare" bacteria in the U.S. They say the superbug is resistant to one of our strongest antibiotics. The head of the CDC says, "It is the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently." Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the threat.
The flight data recorders from Egypt Air Flight 804 have been located and an effort is underway to recover them, sources tell CBS News; Army Capt. Stu Herrington kept reassuring South Vietnamese seeking to flee Saigon that as long as he was there, there would be nothing to worry about.
The CDC says 279 pregnant women in the United States and its territories have tested positive for Zika virus, prompting new calls for emergency federal funding to combat the disease. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
The White House was briefly locked down after a shooting occurred nearby; For the last 15 years, Fred Vautour has worked the grounds of Boston College as a janitor.
The number of pregnant women with Zika in America has swelled past 150. The increase has a lot to do with how the CDC is now counting the number of infected. Dr. Jon LaPook explains why health officials are adding women without symptoms to their final count.
Florida has more Zika cases than any other state in the U.S.; Cyndy Burns hadn't seen her biological mother since she was 10 months old
Florida has more Zika cases than any other state in the U.S. The state needs money for mosquito inspectors. Florida does not have enough of them to monitor neighborhoods, so the state is paying to train private pest controllers in emergency Zika detection. David Begnaud has more.
The U.S. is less than 20 million coronavirus vaccine doses away from President Biden's goal of 200 million shots in 100 days. But as Mola Lenghi reports, a rise in cases and deaths is threatening to hamper the nation's recovery efforts. Dr. Teresa Amato, the director of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
With city schools expected to run out of cash on July 1st and the state legislature waffling on a bailout package, Detroit's teachers walked off the job Monday; Two activists raided circuses for two years, finding and rescuing 33 abused lions.
There are new fears about the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The mosquito that carries Zika is usually contained to a handful of states, mostly in the South. But scientists now say another breed of the insect could carry the virus to most of the country. Dr. LaPook explains.
Protesters near San Francisco forced Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to ditch his motorcade and take a long, winding trek on foot to his campaign event; a North Carolina judge felt he had to hold a man accountable for lying about a urine test, although there were special circumstances for this probation offender
Houston and surrounding communities are already spending $4 million a year on mosquito control. Public health officials say it will take another $2 million to mount an effective defense against Zika. Dr. Jon LaPook explains what exactly that money will buy.
A team of Houston mosquito hunters are adding Zika to the list of diseases they test the pests for. So far there's no evidence of mosquitoes in the U.S. being infected with the virus. But scientists say it's just a matter of time. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
The CDC has confirmed that microcephaly is caused by the Zika virus; states across the country have been raising speed limits for years, but a new study shows those increases in speed have also led to more fatal car accidents
The CDC has confirmed that microcephaly is caused by the Zika virus. The confirmation comes amid mounting evidence from many cases, including Brazil, where the virus is widespread. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
Top U.S. health officials are growing more concerned about the spread of the Zika virus. Thirty states are projected to get the type of mosquito that spreads the virus by summer, up from an earlier estimate of 12. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the growing severity of the threat.
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control are sounding the alarm about a potential outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States, saying the threat is "scarier than we initially thought". CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins CBSN to discuss.
the CDC now believes the mosquito that carries the Zika virus is found in thirty states, not twelve as previously estimated; at the Caromont goat cheese farm in southern Virginia, this is the time of year when baby goats run wild
The CDC now believes the mosquito that carries the Zika virus is found in thirty states, not twelve as previously estimated. The administration says they need $1.9 billion to beef up our ability to diagnose Zika, get rid of mosquito breeding grounds, track the disease throughout the country, and develop a vaccine. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the Zika virus in the U.S. could spread much farther north than previously thought. The CDC originally focused on the Southeast when it looked at the location of mosquitoes that carry the virus. But new guidance shows the two species have a far greater range that could stretch to big cities like New York and San Francisco. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" from Los Angeles to discuss the threat.
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University. Authorities have not identified a suspect.
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday. His body was flown on Air Force Two to Arizona, where he lived with his family.
The U.S. military strike killed 11 people who the Trump administration said were Tren de Aragua members. A Venezuelan official denied they were involved in the gang.
The Trump administration wants an appeals court to lift a ruling that blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook before an interest rate meeting next week.
Members of Congress are curtailing outdoor events and public appearances in the wake of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Ryan Routh, who is representing himself, was warned by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to stay on topic.
President Trump is attending the ceremony at the Pentagon.
Health officials are warning the West Nile virus season isn't over yet. Here's where the mosquito-borne illness has been spreading.