Five people, including a pregnant woman, were shot to death inside a home in Indianapolis. Source
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Merck drops two unpromising COVID-19 vaccines
The drugmaker will focus instead on two possible treatments for the virus, yet to be approved by regulators. Source
Thousands died at nursing home chain. Its CEO got a $5M bonus
COVID-19 claimed a heavy toll on residents at Genesis Healthcare facilities as top executive made a lucrative exit. Source
California lifts virus stay-at-home orders: “Turning a critical corner”
The move opens the way for a return to limited restaurant dining, religious services and other activities. Source
800-year-old cathedral is now a mass COVID vaccination site
Europeans are receiving coronavirus vaccinations at unusual mega-sites, rolling up their sleeves at repurposed racetracks, cinemas, ice rinks and rugby stadiums. Source
Mass vaccination centers pop up in unusual locations across the world
As coronavirus cases continue to rise, U.S. health officials have turned stadiums, fairgrounds and even Disneyland into mass vaccination sites, while elsewhere in the world people are getting vaccinated at food courts, museums and racetracks. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on one unusual location in England and other unconventional places around the globe. Source
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U.S vaccine rollout uneven as cases soar in the south and west; President Biden’s dogs arrive at the White House. Source
Thousands of Russians protest the arrest of opposition leader Alexey Navalny
Thousand of protesters in Russia took to the streets to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny. More than 3,000 demonstrators were arrested. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joined CBSN to discuss the latest. Source
Some patients report long-term effects of COVID-19
More than a year after the first COVID-19 case was reported in the United States, Americans are still learning more about the virus. Symptoms can last weeks, or even months, in some people. Laura M. Holson, a writer for the New York Times, joins CBSN to discuss her recovery experience. Source
Mass vaccinations in movie theaters, cathedrals and other venues closed during lockdown
In order to vaccinate at the speed and scope required, countries are turning to venues that are slightly out of the ordinary. Rather than clinics and hospitals, how about cathedrals and movie theaters? In many cases, places locked down by social distancing rules are given new life by the vaccination campaign. Roxana Saberi reports from London. Source