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News Wrap: CDC lifts pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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In our news wrap Friday, the CDC has lifted a pause on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. Officials in India, meanwhile, reported nearly 333,000 new cases today, and more than 2,200 deaths. President Joe Biden's global climate summit ended today, with a focus on giving up fossil fuels. And, California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will halt all new permits for oil and gas fracking in 2024.
Fauci on brief J&J pause, 'breakthrough' infections and more
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the effect of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause on U.S. inoculation numbers, post-vaccine "breakthrough" infections, and how the country plans to deliver more shots to people both at home and abroad.
Why an electric future may be hard to achieve
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As part of his administration's broader climate change strategy, President Joe Biden has made investing in electric vehicles a major focus of his infrastructure proposal. And this week, he's promoted the importance of technological innovation at a global climate summit. But as William Brangham reports, there are still many barriers to those vehicles becoming widespread.
Why Native Americans are excited about the future
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Last month, Congress approved a record amount of money for Native American tribes in the American Rescue Plan. On Friday, First Lady Jill Biden spent the second of two days meeting with Navajo officials and hearing about their needs, after a devastating COVID-19 outbreak on the Navajo Nation last year. Stephanie Sy reports on what the future could look like for indigenous Americans.
Brooks and Capehart on Chauvin verdict, Biden climate plan
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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the president's ambitious climate goals. policing in America, and investigations into the Capitol riot.
5 wonderful people lost to COVID-19
S2021 E113 - 3m 49s
Every Friday, we take a moment to remember five people lost to COVID-19. Here are their stories.
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