PBS News Hour

January 6, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

January 6, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

What to know as COVID surges again with new JN.1 variant

6m 31s

The U.S. is experiencing another uptick in COVID infections after the holidays, with hospitalizations rising for the eighth week in a row. A new dominant variant, JN.1, has quickly spread to account for more than 60 percent of cases. John Yang speaks with epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera to learn more about the surge and what it tells us about how we deal with COVID moving forward.

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    The wider implications of Serbia’s disputed election results

    S2024 E6 - 8m 13s

    Serbia is a flashpoint in the European struggle between democracy and autocratic leaders, with Russia’s war in Ukraine heightening its importance. Now, the Balkan nation is being torn apart by protests accusing the government of authoritarian President Aleksandar Vučić, a strong Putin ally, of widespread election fraud. Foreign policy analyst Edward P. Joseph joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

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