The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expect to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people. This would be a third shot to the current two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Dr. Leana Wen is the former Baltimore health commissioner and an emergency room physician. She joins AC360 to discuss the FDA’s expected decision. Plus, ... Show More
Today
579+ Killed, 2,500 Missing After Flood Wave Hits Nepal-China Border
Rescues, reunions, remarkable survival stories, but also the sad reality they might be the exceptions not the rule in the wake of Nepal’s increasingly deadly flood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
48m 26s
Yesterday
Nearly 400 Killed in Nepal Flooding, 1,300+ Missing
A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region Wednesday, dozens of Americans are among the at least 700 foreigners unaccounted for. Anderson talks with an American doctor, whose parents had traveled ... Show More
48m 18s
Aug 27
Crushing Floods Devastate Villages on Nepal-China Border
Catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal on Wednesday, with more than 150 people confirmed killed and the toll is likely to rise as hundreds remain missing. They are missing after a landslide sent a wall of water and mud several stories high, sweeping through towns. Plus, ... Show More
48m 11s
Oct 2021
Can You Mix & Match Your Covid-19 Vaccine?
The FDA meets this week to discuss boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and the efficacy of mixing boosters from different vaccine brands. Later, President Biden speaks from the White House on the significant progress America has made in tackling Covid-19, and ... Show More
42m 7s
Sep 2022
Boosting Makes Me Feel Good
The FDA authorized the first new versions of the Covid-19 vaccines since they were introduced in late 2020, and the updated formulations target the newest Omicron subvariants. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, epidemiologist and host of Crooked’s “America Dissected,” tells us what we need to k ... Show More
21m 5s
Aug 2021
Thursday, August 12th, 2021
The CDC strengthens its recommendation for pregnant women to get vaccinated, while the FDA is expected to authorize a booster shot for the immunocompromised as early as today.
The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating as the U.S. embassy in Kabul urges Americans to leave im ... Show More
42m 51s
Aug 2021
FDA Grants Full Approval of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
Dr. Seth Lederman, CEO of Tonix Pharmaceuticals, discusses U.S. regulators granting full approval of the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfzier and BioNtech, a milestone expected to help bolster the immunization drive. Bloomberg Law Health Care Reporter Shira Stein shares her story Preg ... Show More
36m 24s
Feb 2021
U.S. closer to first single-dose vaccine after Johnson & Johnson version clears major FDA hurdle; Dem divide on Biden OMB nominee, push for $15 minimum wage; Sheriff: Woods’ survival from crash “nothing short of a miracle”; First interview with Biden’s Veterans Affairs Secretary
Promising signs in pandemic: vaccine progress, cases and hospitalizations down, deaths slow in new estimate; WH: 3-4 million doses of J&J vaccine to go out next week if FDA grants emergency use; Moderna testing vaccine boosters to combat South Africa variant; WH: J&J’s production ... Show More
44m 36s
Jan 2022
Parents Get New Tool In Covid Fight
As Omicron disrupts schools and causes a surge in pediatric hospitalizations, the FDA authorizes Pfizer’s booster for 12-15-year-olds, while also chopping a month off the timeline to get the third shot. Also: The NY Attorney General subpoenas the former President’s children, Ivan ... Show More
38m 35s