united states and all around the world, we have reports from rome, berlin, the white house and tokyo. this is early start, i m laura jarrett. good morning, i m christine romans. we begin in europe, it s cheaper, simpler to deliver and is being pulled off the market, some countries in the last few minutes halting use of the astrazeneca covid vaccine after a small number of patients experienced blood clots. it s another blow to the eu s sluggish vaccine rollout. in vaccine is not authorized in the u.s. yet but it is being counted on to fight the uk variant spreading around the world. all this comes at a really difficult time. a third wave of infections is sweeping across europe and forcing renewed restrictions, hospitalizations on the rise in france, germany seeing a spike in cases and italians back under lockdown. that s where cnn s melissa bell is live for us this morning, she s in rome. melissa, good morning. what can you tell us? reporter: good morning, lawyer rachl
As surges in various respiratory illnesses – including COVID-19 – loom over holiday gatherings, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") held an Open Door Forum for skilled nursing facility.
CMS held an Open Door Forum for SNF providers addressing their obligations to offer/provide COVID-19 vaccinations, vaccination education and COVID-19 treatments, and gave providers the opportunity to bring up questions about obstacles they are facing.
now there is 1300 flights canceled. we re getting bad weather especially in a place like seattle where there is so many forced delays. the other problem is, of course, omicron with staffing levels at certain airlines and carriers being so thin. it has been tough to get a handle on what is happening. here alone in california, you see a line forming, this is where nay are testing for covid. it is a pretty good solution here as well as offering vaccinations at the airport as well. i spoke to one gentleman, he said he had been waiting for an hour and will likely miss his flight because he had to wait so long just to get tested. the craziest story happened in
millions of children is underway after the cdc authorized the low dose vaccine this week. today walgreens will be offering vaccinations. some cities are incentivizing by offering money or paid time off. earlier i spoke to a parent who is a pediatrician saying she s vaccinating her kids right away for covid and for their mental well being. i ve seen children devastated by the virus. children are sick themselves, but they re also suffering from all of the effects of the virus. their mental health has suffered, their normal routines that they need have just been ruined. and when i reviewed all of the data and talked to my colleagues and experts, i felt very confident that the vaccine, number one, was effective, so it works to prevent children from getting sick and dying and that