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An FDA advisory panel recommended granting Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Harvard Chan School of Public Health epidemiologist Dr. Micahel Mina joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on some of the concerns raised during the meeting on safety and efficacy data.
The head of a House oversight committee questioned whether CDC Director Robert Redfield interfered with coronavirus guidance.
New York state pushed back against a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect data from residents who receive a coronavirus vaccine. The federal agency asked all 50 states to sign an agreement that allows them to obtain personal information from vaccinated people, including names and birthdays. Leaders like New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believe the Trump administration would use the information to deport undocumented immigrants, which the agency denies. New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
As cases of COVID-19 surge nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say everyone should wear a mask when away from home. Matthew Fox, a professor of epidemiology and global health at Boston University, joins CBSN with the latest on the pandemic.
"Isn't 273,000 families enough yet?"
The daily coronavirus death average in the U.S. topped 2,000 in the last week, pushing the national toll past 278,000. There are more than 14 million confirmed cases in the country. Former CDC director and current CEO and President of the Resolve to Save Lives initiative Dr. Tom Frieden joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the state of the pandemic.
New guidance lists "universal wearing of face masks" as the first strategy to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The CDC is now urging ""universal mask use"" as coronavirus cases continue to surge. Dr. Caneri Webb, the director of Health Policy and Equity at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine, joined CBSN to break down the latest in the fight against the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who have been potentially exposed to the coronavirus should wear a mask inside their homes to protect their families. Adriana Diaz has details.
The director of the CDC is warning this winter could be the "most difficult time" in the nation's public health history. Hospitals are being overwhelmed as new daily cases skyrocket to more than 180,000. Dr. Eric Cioe-Peña, the director of global health at Northwell Health, joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
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.
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.
The shorter time period is meant to encourage more people to quarantine.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
CDC advisers voted on which Americans should be prioritized to receive the first vaccines authorized for emergency use by the FDA.
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.
The first doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed as early as mid-December, as hospitals struggle to cope with a growing surge in patients with COVID-19. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on frontline workers, and Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, joined CBSN to discuss which groups should be prioritized when vaccines are distributed, and how long it might take to reach herd immunity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to meet today to recommend who will be first in line to get the coronavirus vaccine. This comes as hospitalizations in the U.S. continue to skyrocket, surpassing 96,000. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joined "CBSN AM" with more.
Health officials plan to monitor the rate of coronavirus infections in the U.S. to see if it will get even worse because of Thanksgiving family gatherings. Dr. Bob Lahita joins CBSN to discuss his concerns for the coming weeks.
Millions stuck with their Thanksgiving plans despite a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for travelers to just stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 2,200 COVID-related deaths were reported in the U.S. on the day before Thanksgiving, the highest one-day toll in more than six months. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz reports from Chicago, and Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician at California Pacific Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss.
Voters are headed to the polls today in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City, in the biggest races since President Trump's win. Follow live results here.
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now tied for the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
A shelter-in-place has been issued in a 5-mile radius of the Louisville International Airport after a UPS plane crashed, officials said.
Senators are discussing a deal that would fund the government alongside long-term appropriations bills in exchange for a vote on extending health care tax credits.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Sean Dunn has been charged with a misdemeanor felony count for throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent during President Trump's federal takeover of D.C.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the shutdown continues.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.