swift measures us hospitals fill up with seriously ill coded 19 patients the head of the public health institute says the time to change course is now. also coming up the u.s. secretary of state makes an unannounced visit to afghanistan anthony clinton sought to reassure afghan leaders that the u.s. remains committed to the country once a pulls out of america as long as the war. and thousands of images to tell the story of the pandemic but this touching photo captures what has been a dramatic here and we'll get a close up of the winner of the world press photo contest. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us so we'll get to our top stories in a moment but we want to start with some breaking news that there's been a mass shooting in the u.s. city of indianapolis and local media are reporting that multiple people have been taken to hospitals in the area now police were called to respond to reports of shots fired at a fed ex facility on the southwest side of the city near indianapolis international airport and the police. house confirmed that the gunman is dead and they say they do not bel

the head of germany's public health institute is alone. just the reason. is clear that we need to act now on all levels above all the decision makers need to take action we need to reduce our contacts now break the infection chain now and save lives and the health of many people. but not all decision makers share that sense of urgency in particular some regional leaders have been reluctant to implement tough restrictions now chancellor merkel is introducing a change in the law to grant the central government temporary powers to enforce lock downs in areas with high infections but even for the health minister this could be too little too late. as i already said a week ago that we needed extra measures and that we needed to take firm action time is not on our side and everyone already has the option to be taking measures they need not wait for the law to be finalized but. the new nationwide regime mandates school closures and contact restrictions when infection rates hit defined levels much of the public support staff action but critics say the focus is too

swift measures as hospitals fill up with seriously ill cope with 19 patients the head of the public health institute says the time to change course is now. and thousands of images tell the story of a pandemic but this touching photo captures what's been a dramatic year we'll get a close up of the winner of the world press photo contest. i'm serious oh my god it's good to have you with us. will they go to prison for protesting in hong kong a group of prominent democracy advocates are due to hear their sentences in the next hour after they were convicted for organizing pro-democracy protests in 2019 the massive gatherings in the territory led to an overwhelming crackdown from beijing media publisher jimmy lie is among those to be sentenced so is 82 year old lawyer martin lee also known as the father of democracy in hong kong back in $29000.00 an estimated $1700000.00 people marched in protest of a bill that would allow hong kong residents to be extradited to china for trial. let's bring in our correspondent phoebe kong she's standing by for us in hong kong with the latest on this story phoebe it's goo

calling for swift measures us hospitals fill up with seriously ill 19 patients the head of the public health institute says the time to change course is now. also coming up the u.s. secretary of state makes an unannounced visit.

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more developments in the pen demick germany has passed 3000000 infections the robert capa public health institute says more than 78000 people have died from or with covert 19 china's top disease control officials says the country is formally considering mixing covert 19 vaccines for greater protection against corona virus well that's after data showed china's domestically produced a vaccines were less effective than some alternatives and australia has strapped its target of inoculating the adult population by october although they say the astra zeneca vaccine should no longer be given to people under 15. cents for susan now if we athletes around the world are preparing to travel to tokyo for the olympic games this summer but many are still waiting to find out if they will be vaccinated against coronavirus ahead of the event in germany the debate over whether athletes deserve to jump the queue trost strong opinions from both sides. alexandra and dolo. chile's only 2 and javelin thrower thomas all want to compete at the olympic games whether they've been vaccinated against coronavirus or not german

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of the country only 10 percent of intensive care beds around filled the head of germany's public health institute is alone. just the reason yet it is clear that we need to act now on all levels above all the decision makers need to take action we need to reduce our contacts now break the infection chain now and save lives and the health of many people. but not all decision makers share that sense of urgency in particular some regional leaders have been reluctant to implement tough restrictions now chancellor merkel is introducing a change in the law to grant the central government temporary powers to enforce lock downs in areas with high infections but even for the health minister this could be too little too late. i already said a week ago that we needed extra measures and that we needed to take firm action time is not on our side and everyone already has the option to be taking measures they need not wait for the law to be finalized but. the new nationwide regime mandates school closures and contact restrictions when infection rates hit defined levels much of the public support staff action but

the country's public health institute, fiocruz, says research shows it is mutating itself into a formdies. that worries scientists who think it could become more resistant to vaccines. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, sao paulo. >> diaz: the pandemic is far from over. manny, thanks. there will be more on the covid crisis and other pressing global affairs tomorrow on "face the nation." margaret brennan's guests include the president of france, emmanuel macron, and the new u.s. ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield. divers returned today to the waters off the louisiana coast. they are searching for lost crew members aboard a lift boat that capsized on tuesday. two more bodies were recovered yesterday, bringing the death toll to four. nine others are still missing. a safe landing today in khazakstan... >> touchdown. touchdown confirmed at 11:55. >> diaz: a soyuz capsule returned two cosmonauts and an american astronaut, kate rubins, to earth. they spent 185 days on a mission to the international space station. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," "eye on earth." the unusual fig

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have warned the district lockdown is necessary to slow the virus one of brazil's leading public health institute speer cruz said without lock down measures the country's health system faces collapse. but the president disagrees. we are not going to accept this policy of staying at home of closing everything down the virus will not go away this virus like others is here to stay and will remain for a lifetime it is practically impossible to eradicate it what are we going to do until then. the country has registered more than 13000000 covert 19 cases since the pandemic began it is now at risk of overtaking the united states with the world's highest rates of infection and deaths. the president's opponents know where to point the finger. i didn't see a lot of prisoners a time bomb a breeding ground for corona virus creating new strains variants because there is a total lack of control of the pandemic and of life for this reason at this moment we are ashamed noted our people but of our government especially both scenario. without measures in place to control the spread many health experts fear brazil

have warned the district lockdown is necessary to slow the virus one of brazil's leading public health institute speer cruz said without lockdown measures the country's health system faces collapse. but the president disagrees. but what was we're not going to accept is the policy of staying at home of closing everything down the virus will not go away this virus like others is here to stay and will remain for a lifetime it is practically impossible to eradicate it what are we going to do until then. the country has registered more than 13000000 coated 19 cases since the pandemic began it is now at risk of overtaking the united states with the world's highest rates of infection and deaths the president's opponents know where to point the finger. i didn't but i. presume there's a time bomb a breeding ground for corona virus creating new strains variants because there is a total lack of control of the pandemic and of life for this reason and at this moment we are ashamed not of our people but of our government especially both scenario. without measures in place to control the spread many health exp

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of the country only 10 percent of intensive care beds around filled the head of germany's public health institute is alone. christ yet it is clear that we need to act now on all levels above all the decision makers need to take action we need to reduce our contacts now break the infection chain now and save lives and the health of many people. but not all decision makers share that sense of urgency in particular some regional leaders have been reluctant to implement tough restrictions now chancellor merkel is introducing a change in the law to grant the central government temporary powers to enforce lock downs in areas with high infections but even for the health minister this could be too little too late. because i already said a week ago that we needed extra measures and that we needed to take firm action time is not on our side and everyone already has the option to be taking measures they need not wait for the law to be finalized but. the new nationwide regime mandates school closures and contact restrictions when infection rates hit defined levels much of the public support staff action but

of the country only 10 percent of intensive care beds around failed the head of germany's public health institute is a long. list the reason yet stood is clear that we need to act now on all levels above all the decision makers need to take action we need to reduce contacts now break the infection chain now and save lives in the health of many people feeling that. but not all decision makers share that sense of urgency in particular some regional leaders have been reluctant to implement tough restrictions now chancellor merkel is introducing a change in the law to grant the central government temporary powers to enforce lock downs in areas with high infections. but even for the health minister this could be too little too late. i already said a week ago that we needed extra measures and that we needed to take firm action time is not on our side and everyone already has the option to be taking measures they need not wait for the law to be finalized but. the new nationwide regime mandates school closures and contact restrictions when infection rates hit defined levels much of the public support sta

now for some other developments in the pandemic germany has passed 3000000 and factions the public health institute says more than 78000 people have died from or with cope with 19 the united states has given out 187000000 vaccine doses health workers broke a new record by vaccinating 4600000 people in one day australia has ditched its target of inoculating the adult population by october health authorities say the astra zeneca vaccine should no longer be given to people under the age of 50. and let's take a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world at this hour around is blaming terrorism for a blackout at one of its nuclear plants uranium production restarted a day earlier at the underground natanz facility and defiance of a shaky international agreement world leaders have been trying to revive the iran nuclear pact since the u.s. pulled out underdogs from. hundreds protested against the deepening humanitarian crisis in yemen crown's blocked a major road in the southern port of aden there demanding an end to power cuts and spiraling prices yemen's internationally recognize

other developments in the pandemic now germany has passed 3000000 infections the robert costa public health institute says more than 78000 people have died from or with coated 19 china's top disease control officials as the country is formally considering mixing covert $1000.00 vaccines to offer greater protection against a corona virus that's after data show that china's domestically produced vaccines were less effective than some alternatives in australia has scrapped its target of an ocular leading the adult population by october health authorities say the astra zeneca vaccine should no longer be given to people under the age of 50. coronavirus restrictions are being eased further in england today and what prime minister boris johnson is calling a major step towards freedom some people headed for a drink just after midnight as pubs and restaurants reopened for outdoor customers gyms hairdressers libraries and shops can now also open their doors again for the 1st time since angle of went back into lockdown in early january the openings come after a fast vaccine rollout and falling numbers of corona

the united states public health service, associate dean of the university of pittsburgh, graduate school of public health, associate director in charge of research of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, united states public health services, secretary and general manager of the american medical association. the silent invader was written by tom coleman. produced by roger wolfe. directed by jack simon. script research by rosemary scarpiello. the silent invader has been brought by a public service. the public health service of the u.s. department of health education and welfare. and the university of pittsburgh health center. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, we look at crime and forensics. bruce goalfar author of "18 tiny deaths" shows us several doll house sized crime scenes using for training classes in the chief medical examiner's office of maryland. he relates the story of miss lee who constructed the die ram mas in the mid 1940s and helped pioneer the science of crime scene investigation. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjo

public health service was established in 1901. in 1930, congress changed its name to the national institute of health. e work of the public health service is conducted. the diseases and conditions studied by the service include a long list. heart disease is public enemy number one. it is first on the list of the causes of death. more than 300,000 persons die each year in the united states from this cause. the electro cardiograph has aided greatly in the study and diagnosis of heart disease. next and important in the cause of death is cancer. this disease results in the death of about 135,000 people in the united states annually. malaria is still an important public health problem in at least 16 states of union. this mosquito-borne disease has a toll of sickness of more than 2 million cases annually. this patient is having a malaria chill. the fight against ma -- ma lar rae ya is the fight against mosquitos. the prevention of mosquito breeding by seeing that no containers are left around to catch water and providing a breeding place for mosquitos. in certain regions, mosquito control has been accomplish

within the cdc, public health teams deal with toxic substances, and since the '70s, the national institutepational safety and health has dealt with a myriad of industrial and environmental issues. post-war development in biomedical research paid rich dividends and led to nobel prize honors for dozens of investigators supported by nih grants. four nih scientists have been nobel laureates. marshall nuremburg for breaking the genetic code. julius axelrod for his work, and work on amino acids and for isolating a virus fatal among natives of new guinea. as reflected in the work international health had become an area of importance for the phs, one with notable successes. the cdc, for instance, provided leadership for the global campaign that resulted in the conquest of smallpox. in 1967, william stewart had pledged phs personnel in the the world health organization campaign against smallpox. more than 300 phs physicians, scientists and public health workers led by the cdc's dr. henderson went all over the globe to fight the battle. and they won. by 1977, smallpox had been eradicated throughout

politicians like chief minister of water pradesh yogi at the end now threatening the public health workers and health institutions of spreading false rumors that there's no oxygen for example. yes i think we've seen the been seen for a while now although it is diabolical strategy to label the old as well as news and do little falls new as a tool and so whatever the government says it falls to you all. so when somebody says my grandfather's dire need oxygen and the government overflow seal of the government said they've put you in jail i mean this is absolutely the sort of diabolical and but not the government order at least when the one who needs to lead to it under under the rug will be an internet censorship law and what these tweets the government said there were mistakes and they should be but if you look at the jury if there were a how present yourself by somebody senior politicians at me or do the people out of many or maybe not a lot of fear of government have to do it but even probably in big member of parliament was ready just created saying the situation is terrible people have guy and the government sa

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a research laboratory for the public health service called the hygienics laboratory was established in 1901. in 1930, congress changed its name to the national institutest of the investigative work of the public health services done. the diseases and conditions studied make a long list. arctic seizes public enemy number one. it's first on the list of the causes of death. more than 300,000 persons die each year in the united states from this cause. the electric cardio graph has made a difference in the study of heart disease. next in importance to the cause of death is cancer. this disease resulted in the death of about 135,000 people in the united states annually. malaria is still an important public health problem in at least 16 states of the union. this patient is having malaria chill. the fight against malaria is the fight against the malaria mosquito. the prevention of mosquito breeding by seeing that no containers are left around to hold water and this provide breeding places for mosquitoes and by eliminating all reptiles for as far as possible. mosquito control has been accomplished by dusting areas with the finest mixture. this dusting is done

affected pans on the severity of the illness and how long ago it was germany's public health body the robert cock institute says deployment in severe cases is possible. needham state a man is a senior id physician of the department of infectious diseases and respiratory medicines at university in berlin as a very good to have you with us especially because you are now offering the use of monoclonal antibodies in short in a.b. or mab in the so called cold map outpatient clinic in berlin what exactly does this therapy offer. well we offer treatment with one of the 2 a bale of mono clone an antibody product and the mono clone a. tog a protein off the sars cough to virus and they have a potential to prevent. the progression to a c.v. a disease and a gag symptoms and limit the progress in patients with mild to moderate. disease particularly we know that in those who have not developed yet. in their genus antibody response we know that there is potential that these patients benefit from this kind of therapy and who are these patients that are actually illegible to benefit from it is it available to everyone. wel

public health. dr. dorland davis, in charge of research of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, unitedtes public health services. dr. george f. lowe, secretary and general manager of the american medical association. ail silent innovatered was produced by roger wolf, directed by jack simon, script research by rose marie scorp and kay mcdonough. the silent innovator is a public service by the westinghouse broadcasting company in cooperation with the american medical association. the public health service of the u.s. department of health education and welfare and the university of pittsburgh health center. >>> weeknight this is month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, we look at crime and forensics. bruce goldfarb author of 18 tiny deaths, the untold story of the mention of modern forensic shows us several dollhouse size crime scenes used for the chief medical examiner's office of maryland. he relates the story of miss lee who constructed the diagrams at harvard university and who helped pioneer the science o

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acknowledging the news that had come through from the robert cock institute the public health body here in germany regarding potential links between the vaccine and blood clots and those that had taken it i'm going to merkel said these concerns could not be ignored alongside angle of merkel was health minister yen spawn at the press conference he described the news coming out about astra zeneca job as a major blow is this all of it is undoubtedly a sad back that one of the vaccines available to us for this pandemic appears to pose an increased risk for a certain age group 31 keyes's of cerebral vento strombo this had been reported after vaccination with the astra zeneca jab 9 of which were unfortunately fetal. there was an attempt to put a positive spin on the news by health minister yen spawn though he said that the fact that this vaccine wouldn't be used on the under sixty's meant there was more of it to vaccinate the over sixty's it's not just germany that had concerns over astra zeneca though also in canada they've suspended its use there it's for those under the age of $55.00 that

institute of health. the move prepared the nih for its period of rapid growth in the post war years. 1941 saw the country's entry into world war ii public health service officers served in several different branches of the armed forces. many were signed to the coast guard and did everything from making see bourne households while on convoy patrol supporting amphibious landings perhaps one of the most fundamental changes brought about by the war was in nursing. the strain of the war on how countries health care system made it clear that something had to be done to increase the supply of nurses the answer was the kodak nurse corps, which was ford formed to meet and they need. their nursery schools had received a free education. we were paid a salary by the peaches and we're obligated to perform military or federal service in return for their education 85% of the nurses graduated in the years 1943 to 46 were in the cadet nurse corps the quality of nursing education was changed forever. as a result of pages policy and funding nursing poles were no longer in the shadow which i previously been their soul sponsors. it was a tremendous boost to

do when it comes to bringing governments, businesses and international institutions together to organize the sustained public health efforts to fully and the pandemic and this will be an unprecedented operation involving logistics and financial operation, manufacturing and coordinating with community health workers that handle this health care delivery. all of that will take intensive diplomacy. the world has never done anything quite like this before, it's a moment that calls for american leadership. now to slow and ultimately stop covid-19 at home. we have been focused on vaccinating the work or at around the world and that has been the right call. we have served the american people first and foremost and we can't forget that the united states has had the highest number of cases by a significant margin and so stopping the spread has been urgently needed for our people and for the world. and we have a better way to get the virus under control here in the united states and soon the united states will need to step up our work and rise to the occasion because again only by stopping it globally will we be safe for the