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The U.K. began its nationwide vaccination program Tuesday and the U.S. could be right behind it. The Food and Drug Administration determined a clinical trial of the same Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine met the agency's "success criteria." Immunotherapy scientist Dr. Leo Nissola joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the major takeaways.
Pfizer has reported no serious side effects, but some recipients experienced flu-like reactions — including fever, fatigue or muscle aches — especially after the required second dose.
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother in the U.K., has become the first person in the world to receive a clinically-approved coronavirus vaccine. Charlie D'Agata reports.
First mass-inoculation program in the West launches with U.K. declaring "V-Day" after a grueling year of coronavirus, but most will still have to wait until the new year.
British health authorities have begun rolling out initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNTech. In the U.S., Pfizer's vaccine could be approved by the end of the week. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from outside the hospital in central England where the first dose was administered, and Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York City, joined CBSN to discuss what precautions Americans should be taken as they await the vaccine in the U.S.
The British are the first to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a mass distribution program. The first round of vaccinations took place across the United Kingdom Tuesday. Charlie D'Agata reports.
The Trump administration is facing new reports they turned down an opportunity to buy millions of extra Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses this summer. The White House is denying these claims, but the alleged missed deal could cause distribution delays for Americans. Weijia Jiang reports.
Pfizer says any additional doses between the initial agreed-upon 100 million will need to come in a separate agreement from the one put together this summer.
The FDA could give emergency authorization to a coronavirus vaccine this week. Over 100,000 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 across the country, and much of California is now under stay-at-home orders. Dr. Rashmi Jain joins CBSN to discuss the state of the pandemic.
Europe is slowly opening up, but it's still implementing COVID-19 restrictions as the U.K. prepares to roll out a coronavirus vaccine. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn says it's "realistic" that 20 million Americans could be vaccinated by the end of December. But it will be a complicated process. Dr. Angela Rasmussen, with the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security, joins CBSN for a closer look at what the most efficient vaccine distribution plan could look like.
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.
While states figure out how to roll doses out, some people still worry about safety as vaccines are being developed in record time, and amid a contentious political landscape.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Government grants emergency use authorization and says the vaccine will be distributed from next week following "months of rigorous clinical trials."
The U.K. has become the first country to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, with mass immunizations expected to begin next week. Charlie D'Agata has details.
The U.K. is the first country in the West to authorize emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine. Health officials there have already ordered 40 million doses. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN with the latest on the distribution plans.
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.
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.
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.
The government shutdown stretched into its sixth day on Monday with no signs of an imminent resolution. Follow live updates here.
The state of Illinois and city of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over their plans to deploy the National Guard.
President Trump wants Israeli and Hamas negotiators to "move fast" in new talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war, spurred by his 20-point plan.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells its members that failing to report to work could cost them their job.
Secure Communities Network, a nonprofit group dedicated to safeguarding the Jewish community in North America, published the report on AI and antisemitism.
A one-month supply of Ozempic and Wegovy will now cost $499 out of pocket for Costco shoppers.
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not take up a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her 2021 conviction for sex trafficking.
Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, has announced the acquisition of The Free Press. Its co-founder and CEO, Bari Weiss, will join CBS News as editor-in-chief.