PBS NewsHour

January 14, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

January 14, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Why manufacturers are hiking COVID vaccine prices

4m 54s

Since COVID vaccines first became available in the U.S., the federal government has been buying them from manufacturers and distributing them for free. But soon, the manufacturers will be distributing them at higher prices. Jen Kates, senior vice president and director of global health at the Kaiser Family Foundation, joins John Yang to discuss what this means for future vaccination costs.

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  • Educators worry about students using AI to cheat: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Educators worry about students using AI to cheat

    S2023 E14 - 6m 14s

    Earlier this month, New York City public schools blocked access to the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Educators are concerned that students could use this technology to write papers – the tool wasn't even a month old when a college professor in South Carolina caught a student using it to write an essay in philosophy class. Darren Hick of Furman University joins John Yang to discuss.

  • The connection between cold weather and catching a cold: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The connection between cold weather and catching a cold

    S2023 E14 - 5m 1s

    New research suggests that cold weather may actually affect the human body's immune response, making us more susceptible to colds, flus and other upper respiratory infections. Dr. Benjamin Bleier, a sinus specialist at Mass Eye and Ear and a senior author of the study, joins John Yang to discuss its findings.

  • How the video game ‘Stray’ is helping rescue real-life cats: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the video game ‘Stray’ is helping rescue real-life cats

    S2023 E14 - 4m 5s

    "Stray," an award-winning video game featuring a stray cat, is helping rescue animals. Online streamers are using their platforms to raise money for felines without a home. The PBS NewsHour spoke to a number of people who are using a virtual stray to help real-life cats.

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