"U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 500,000" PBS NewsHour 2/22/2021
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SUMMARY: The U.S. on Monday marked a new, watershed moment in the COVID-19 pandemic with 500,000 confirmed deaths. It comes even as daily increases in infections and deaths have slowed sharply in recent weeks. William Brangham reports, and Judy Woodruff speaks with Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security, to learn more.
"Why the vaccine rollout in the U.S. has been slower than expected" PBS NewsHour 2/23/2021
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SUMMARY: So far, 65 million Americans have received at least one shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. As a country, the U.S. has recently picked up the pace of vaccinations, but there are concerns over supply and demand, which was the subject of a congressional hearing on Tuesday. Miles O'Brien joins John Yang to discuss.
"Supply shortages and delays leave Europe’s vaccination campaign in crisis" PBS NewsHour 2/23/2021
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SUMMARY: Europe’s vaccination rollout is in crisis with manufacturing delays causing supply shortages and thousands of appointments canceled indefinitely. The European Union wants to see 70 percent of its population inoculated by the fall. But frustration is growing amongst its citizens amid the realization those targets could be out of reach. Special Correspondent Lucy Hough reports.
"Britain cautiously plans to ease rigid lockdown restrictions" PBS NewsHour 2/23/2021
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SUMMARY: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a cautious timetable ending the country’s COVID lockdown, one of the strictest in the world with almost all foreign travel outlawed under the guidelines. But the full lockdown isn’t due to finish until at least late June, while mental health issues are increasingly being amplified. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.
"Raising children for a second time, ‘grandfamilies’ struggle during the pandemic" PBS NewsHour 2/23/2021
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SUMMARY: More and more older adults are raising kids for the second time around because of illness, incarceration, addiction, or any number of reasons. And since the start of the pandemic, almost 40 percent of "grandfamilies" say they struggle to pay for housing, and a third have trouble accessing food. Stephanie Sy reports.
"Global disparities highlighted by uneven access to COVID vaccines" PBS NewsHour 2/24/2021
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SUMMARY: The West African country of Ghana on Wednesday became the first nation to receive a delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through a global initiative called COVAX, which aims to give more equitable access to the vaccine. Nick Schifrin reports and speaks to Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, medical director of the special pathogens unit at Boston Medical Center, to learn more about global inequities.
"Despite being first in line, many health care workers are delaying vaccinations" PBS NewsHour 2/25/2021
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SUMMARY: COVID-19 vaccines were developed with record-breaking speed, and by late last year they were rolled out to frontline health care workers across the country. But despite being first in line many of those workers have decided to delay getting the shot. Amna Nawaz reports on the critical effort to vaccinate America’s health care professionals.
"Remembering 5 extraordinary people who lost their lives to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 2/26/2021
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SUMMARY: This week the nation reached a grim milestone as the pandemic death count surpassed 500,000 in the United States. We take a moment to remember five remarkable individuals who lost their lives to COVID-19.
"J&J vaccine: Fight against COVID-19 gets another shot in the arm" PBS NewsHour 2/27/2021
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SUMMARY: Vaccination efforts to fight the pandemic got another shot in the arm. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is expected to rollout soon after the FDA nod, will speed up inoculations against COVID-19, but it might be a while before the efforts make a big difference. Kaiser Health News Correspondent Rachana Pradhan joins to discuss the vaccination efforts, bottlenecks and long-term impact.
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