Watch CBS News

Vaccine

1226-satmo-covidlatest-616314-640x360.jpg

Doctor on holiday travel during pandemic

The U.S. saw 105,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, a sharp decline from the all-time high a week ago. New cases are beginning to trend down overall, but more than 118,000 Americans remain hospitalized and 330,000 have died since the pandemic began. Dr. Uzma Syed, an infectious disease specialist and head of the COVID-19 task force at Good Samaritan Hospital in Long Island, New York, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the state of the pandemic.

cbsn-fusion-more-than-19000-americans-die-from-covid-19-in-one-week-period-thumbnail-615540-640x360.jpg

Record number of Americans die from COVID in 1 week

Hospitals across the nation are reaching their breaking point as the coronavirus pandemic worsens. For the first time, the U.S. has now reported more than 19,000 deaths from the virus in a single week. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano and CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook have the latest on the pandemic. Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, then joins CBSN's Lana Zak for his take on the health crisis.

cbsn-fusion-tennessee-plans-to-allocate-covid-19-vaccines-for-communities-of-color-thumbnail-615178-640x360.jpg

Tennessee's vaccine plan for communities of color

In an effort to address racial inequities in the coronavirus pandemic, Tennessee's Department of Health is planning to put aside a portion of its COVID-19 vaccines for communities that are poorer and have higher populations of people of color. Gloria Sweet-Love, president of the NAACP Tennessee State Conference, spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green about the impact the pandemic has had on people of color and what needs to be done to help.

Show More
View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue