Health officials eye spread of new variant
Cases of COVID-19 remain low nationwide, but they are rising in the Northeast as the Omicron subvariant BA.2 becomes the dominant strain in the U.S. Michael George has more.
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Frustration mounts as China extends COVID lockdown in Shanghai
China's most populous, wealthiest city was supposed to be shut down in 2 phases for about a week. That's been extended, and it could be extended again.
Doctor who worked on COVID vaccine celebrated
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is being celebrated for leading a team at the National Institute of Health that helped develop Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. CBS News' Dr. Jonathan LaPook brings us her story on the last day of Women's History Month.
President Biden gets second booster shot
President Biden received his second booster shot earlier today. He also urged Congress to provide more funding for his administration to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. CBS News’ Tanya Rivero and Mola Lenghi sit down with John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology for Weill Cornell Medicine, to discuss Biden’s address and where we currently stand in the epidemic.
FDA authorizes second booster for adults above 50
The FDA authorized another booster shot of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccines for people 50 and older who want them. Meg Oliver shares more.
Moderna to seek vaccine authorization for young kids
Moderna says it will ask the FDA for emergency use authorization for its low-dose COVID vaccine for kids under 6 years old after trials showed promising results. Nancy Chen has the latest.
3/20: Face The Nation
This week on "Face the Nation," with no end in sight for the war in Ukraine we have exclusive interviews with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova.
3/17: Red and Blue
Changes for Biden's COVID response leadership; Pfizer CEO on politics and vaccine development
U.S. COVID infections hit lowest level since July
While Europe is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, infection rates in the U.S. remain low, and health experts don’t expect a big surge from the Omicron subvariant BA.2. More and more restrictions are being rolled back across the country. Lilia Luciano has more from Los Angeles.
Face The Nation: McConnell, Markarova, Gottlieb
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on Ukraine support from the Republican party, Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova says Ukraine is "ready to negotiate," new COVID-19 outbreaks in China and Europe, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the BA.2 variant.
Gottlieb expects "some increase" in COVID cases from BA.2 variant
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he doesn't think "we're going to see a big wave of infection" from the BA.2 variant, "but we're going to see some uptick from where we are right now."
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID vaccine
U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.
New COVID variant sparks fears of another surge
COVID cases are rising in China and Europe, where some pandemic mandates had been lifted. It's leading to concerns about whether the U.S. will see a similar trend. Meg Oliver shares the latest.
COVID infections soar in China and Europe
As COVID-19 cases decrease in the U.S., China and Europe are both dealing with serious outbreaks. The city of Hong Kong is being hit particularly hard. Some officials believe the uptick is driven by the new Omicron sub-variant known as BA.2. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus has the latest on the surge overseas.
COVID crisis in Missouri
With its relatively low vaccination rate, Missouri is under a crush of COVID-19 patients as hospitals are filled to capacity. One unvaccinated woman who's been hospitalized for weeks is now urging everyone to get the shot. Carter Evans reports.
Pfizer seeks vaccine approval for young kids
Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 6 month to 4 years old. if approved, children could start getting the two-dose regimen by early March.
FDA considers Pfizer booster shot
Dr. Ashish Jha joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss Pfizer's application to start giving third doses of its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting on the matter.
Biden pushes for schools as vaccine clinics
More than 360,000 children under the age of 12 have received at least one dose of Pfizer's vaccine. First lady Dr. Jill Biden toured an elementary school in Virginia acting as a vaccine clinic to push more school districts to do the same. Nikki Battiste reports.
Pfizer says vaccine safe for kids 5 to 11
Pfizer announced that its vaccine is safe for kids 5 to 11 years old. The company will now submit the trial results to regulatory agencies around the world. Mola Lenghi reports.
Omicron more contagious but may be less severe
Debora Patta speaks with a vaccinologist from South Africa, where the new Omicron variant is spreading quickly, who says it may cause less serious COVID cases than other forms of the virus, despite it being more contagious than previous strains.
Djokovic deported over Australia vaccine row
Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after losing his bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. As CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports, the Australian Open finally got underway without the No. 1 men's player.
Study: COVID vaccine doesn't lead to infertility
There is strong new evidence that COVID-19 vaccines do not lead to infertility. A newly-released study found no correlation between vaccination and the ability to get pregnant. It comes as recent data also suggests that COVID-19 infection surfacing in late pregnancy can have deadly outcomes for unvaccinated pregnant people and their babies. Nikki Battiste reports from Chicago.
First responders quit over mandates
Hundreds of first responders are leaving the workforce due to the COVID vaccine mandate. Jeff Pegues has the latest.
Vaccine inequality and COVID variants
Scientists have been warning the world for months that in order to keep COVID-19 from mutating, vaccines need to be distributed to all populations. CBS News' Debora Patta looks at how the inequality of vaccine availability and distribution may have led to the Omicron variant.
Trump threatens to cut aid to Nigeria, escalates claim of Christian persecution
For a second-straight day Saturday, President Trump accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent the killings of Christians.
British police say at least 10 wounded in stabbing attack on train near Cambridge
Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the stabbing attack, British police said.
Uncertainty over federal food aid rises as shutdown fight continues
Rulings by two federal judges eased pressure on SNAP benefits, although President Trump said payments are likely to be delayed.
Syrian leader to meet Trump at White House this month, U.S. envoy says
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and U.S. ambassador to Turkey, confirmed.
Obama, Mamdani talk as Election Day approaches in New York City mayor's race
Zohran Mamdani is viewed as the leading candidate to become the next mayor of New York City, even as the contest has divided the normal partisan lines between Republicans and Democrats.
2 suspects sought in intentional explosion at Harvard Medical School building
Police say an explosion inside a building on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston early Saturday morning appears to have been an intentional act.
Canadian prime minister says he apologized to Trump over anti-tariff ad
Prime Minister Mark Carney also told Ontario's Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad.
Rep. Nancy Mace cursed and berated airport police, incident report says
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace was flying out of Charleston International Airport on Thursday when the incident occurred.
Latest remains returned from Gaza were not hostages, Israel says
The unidentified remains of the three people were returned late Friday to Israel, where they were being examined overnight.