60 Minutes 54x31 - Essential drugs in short supply | HopeChicago | Jonas Kaufmann
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Hospitals have been facing daily drug shortages across thecountry for more than a decade. A 60 Minutes investigationfound the lack of essential drugs is not a matter of supply anddemand, but that pharmaceutical companies have been haltingproduction on life-saving generic drugs because they aren'tprofitable. Bill Whitaker finds a broken system, as doctorsexpress serious concerns and the government stands on thesidelines.One-third of households on Chicago's south side bringin less than ,000 per year, making college tuition adistant dream. Sunday, Scott Pelley meets a person who willchange that for 30,000 Chicago high school students—andtheir parents.Since the pandemic, performing arts have beenupended. Now, artists like opera tenor Jonas Kaufmann havefound a new appreciation for taking the stage with a liveaudience. Norah O'Donnell speaks with Kaufmann about what it'slike to be back, Sunday.
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