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COVID-19 cases are surging in several parts of the U.S. ahead of the holidays. Infections are also rising among children. Emergency medicine physician Dr. Hiral Tipirneni joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest pandemic news.

It's #WorldPneumoniaDay #Pneumonia accounts for 14% of all deaths of children under 5 years old, killing over 740 000 per year. It's the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide 🌎🌍🌏 👉 https://t.co/jNgiyWbRDc pic.twitter.com/n7v6Y90xNk — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 12, 2021 Why is pneumonia so dangerous? - Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz Explore how pneumonia attacks the tiny air sacs in your lungs and how your immune system works to fight off the infection. Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in the lungs. These tiny sacs facilitate a crucial exchange: allowing oxygen from the air we breathe into the bloodstream and clearing out carbon dioxide. Pneumonia wreaks havoc on this exchange system. Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz detail how pneumonia attacks the lungs. Lesson by Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz, directed by Artrake Studio.   Some people...

Hospitals in California continue to struggle with the state’s rising number of COVID-19 cases that has affected even the medical care for patients without the disease. Steve Angeles looks at how the hospital system in hard-hit Los Angeles is trying to cope with the surge in coronavirus infections.

Being exposed to wildfire smoke and poor air quality can also increase your risk of infection, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Being exposed to wildfire smoke and poor air quality can also increase your risk of infection, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes #COVID -19. https://t.co/qtAhO7DvQG — The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center 😷 (@OSUWexMed) September 14, 2020 West Coast residents continue to suffer from fires and smoke with Seattle, Washington posting the worst air quality in the world on Friday. How can breathing wildfire smoke and ash impact the risk of contracting COVID-19? Lalaine Ignao has this report. Exposure to wildfire smoke can increase COVID-19 risk, health experts say https://t.co/EwynOEObBP via @KING5Seattle — Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) September 13, 2020 Register to vote at www.vote.gov . Already registered? Find out about state and local elections . Find your  state or locall election office...

U.S. cases of the #coronavirus surpassed 6 million as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally. Join us . For the latest comments on Pinoybuilt.com , follow our forum .