Spotlight on California’s growing COVID-19 crisis
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer discusses California’s COVID-19 surge as hospitals become overwhelmed with cases doubling over the past week. source
Hospitals across the US at full capacity
COVID-19 hospitalizations are now topping 140,000, and many hospitals are short-staffed. One hospital in Kansas has 152 frontline workers out of work because they became infected. source
Some hospitals buckle amid record high number of COVID patients l GMA
The ICU at the biggest hospital in Montana is at 200% capacity, one doctor died from the virus and an ICU nurse is on life support. BREAKING NEWS: FDA scientists…
Spotlight on COVID-19 crisis in Montana
Bill Cole, mayor of Billings, Montana, discusses his city’s COVID-19 surge as its hospitals are now over capacity. source
FDA committee votes to recommend COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization
Hospitals and health care teams across the country prepare for the vaccine distribution process. Dr. Ashish Jha tells “World News Tonight†what the FDA recommendation means. source
Pfizer prepares to ship 2.9M COVID-19 vaccine doses across US
The company has been holding mock scenarios, test runs and test shipments to all 50 states since March, to be ready once the FDA authorizes the vaccine. source
New concerns as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high
In California, with ICU beds at a record low, one hospital turned its parking garage into a makeshift unit. source
1st doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine administered in US
The first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine was delivered to hospitals across the country. source
1st American to receive vaccine: ‘I see a light at the end of the tunnel’
ABC News Live anchor Linsey Davis speaks with New York City nurse Sandra Lindsey, the first American to receive Pfizer’s vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency authorization. ABC…
COVID testing coordinator: ‘Vaccines will not solve this problem’ right away
Trump coronavirus task force member Adm. Brett Giroir discusses the vaccine rollout, the recent winter spike and efforts for more at-home testing. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST &…