Tag: pandemic
Navajo Nation making strides to vaccinate population
The hard-hit territory is working with community leaders and traditional healers to ramp up its vaccination efforts. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on…
US life expectancy suffers historic drop due to COVID-19
Experts are sounding the alarm about a new “hybrid” variant of the coronavirus. ABC’s Alex Presha reports. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on…
Single moms struggle with housing, childcare, employment in pandemic
Alisha Carter and her five daughters were homeless while she continued working as a mail carrier. They now have a home. Angel Marino, a mother…
Latinos pummeled by pandemic
ABC News’ Zohreen Shah reports on the disproportionate toll of the pandemic on Latinos, who make up nearly half of virus deaths in California. ABC…
Can your job require a COVID-19 vaccine?
ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt reports on businesses weighing whether to require employees to get the vaccine when it’s widely available. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays…
A tribal nurse’s mission to making sure her community gets vaccinated
ABC News’ Trevor Ault traveled to South Dakota where a tribal nurse travels dozens of miles to vaccinate her community. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays…
Former CDC head: ‘Moving in the right direction’ on vaccine rollout
Former acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Richard Besser discusses progress in getting vaccine doses to Americans, and the importance of more…
When parents are taken by COVID-19, their kids step up to look after siblings | Nightline
Marlene Torres, a single mother of two, took in siblings Juan, Raymond, Angel, and Beatriz after their father died from COVID-19. Juan Martinez, 19, is…
US approaches 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19
Officials are scrambling to clear the backlog of vaccination delays around the nation. source
By the Numbers: America’s $4 billion commitment to global vaccinations
The Biden administration pledges to help deliver more vaccines to poor countries to help control the pandemic globally, without impacting U.S. vaccine supply. ABC News…
Grim milestone: 500,000 virus deaths in US | WNT
The pandemic death toll has surpassed the number of fatalities in the Civil War, according to the latest data released from John Hopkins University. WATCH…
Coronavirus death toll surpasses 500,000 in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 44 million Americans have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and about 20 million…
By the Numbers: Children’s mental health crisis during pandemic
Children’s mental health emergencies have spiked during the pandemic as isolation, depression and anxiety deepens for many. source
Nursing home residents get 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
West Virginia nursing home residents said they are excited to be able to see their family again. source
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine could be authorized by Friday
The Food and Drug Administration re-established the Johnson & Johnson vaccine’s 85% efficacy as it nears the approval of the one-dose vaccine. source
160 CEOs write to lawmakers urging them to pass Biden’s COVID relief plan
Plus, former President Donald Trump is expected to push false claims during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend. source
Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of undercounting nursing home deaths
After a high approval rating over the summer, the New York governor is now defending himself and is refusing to apologize. source
The Rundown: Top headlines today: Feb. 24, 2021
Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines. source
COVID-19 task force member: White House ‘infusing equity’ into vaccine response
Dr. Cameron Webb, White House senior policy adviser for COVID-19 equity, discusses the challenges facing the country in the distribution of vaccines. source
Global vaccine distribution
Johnson & Johnson is expected to get emergency use authorization this week and says it can deliver 20 million doses by the end of March….
