PBS News Hour

February 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, February 21, weather-worn Texans look for relief from brutal conditions, as COVID-19 vaccinations expand, will children be in the next eligible group? And, in our signature segment, hope and caution for advocates and the Muslim community after President Biden reversed the Trump-era Muslim travel ban. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Biden rescinded the ‘Muslim Ban.’ Is it enough?

7m 4s

On his first day in office, President Biden rescinded the Trump-era so-called “Muslim Travel Bans,” which affected travel from several Muslim-majority nations. And while immigration advocates praised the reversal of what they called discriminatory policies, NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on the call for the Biden administration to go even further.

Previews + Extras

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    Myanmar protests continue despite military crackdown

    S2021 E52 - 4m 39s

    Hundreds of protesters held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, for those killed in the protests over the last 21 days. Across the nation, pro-democracy demonstrators continued to oppose the military coup, holding photographs of jailed leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi. Rudabeh Shahi, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Canter joins for more.

  • When will children be vaccinated for COVID-19?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    When will children be vaccinated for COVID-19?

    S2021 E52 - 5m 20s

    As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to expand to new groups of people, there is the question of when children can begin to get shots. Dr. Fauci recently said children as young as first-graders may be vaccinated by the start of school in September. Caroline Chen covers public health at ProPublica, and joined Hari Sreenivasan for more on what we know about kids and COVID-19.

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