COVID-19 A Doctor Explains Why Monkeypox Isn't Really an STD Monkeypox is transmitted by skin-to-skin contact, so it’s not typically referred to as an STD, a doctor tells us. Dr. Uché Blackstock, MSNBC medical contributor and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, joins LX News to discuss monkeypox and COVID-19, and how to know if you’re at risk of spreading either disease.
covid-19 vaccine Boosters Are Critical to Fighting the COVID BA.5 Wave Hospitalizations are up in several states after a surge in COVID-19 infections as subvariants of Omicron spread. And as Google search trends tell us, interest in boosters is high right now. “It is critically important to get boosted now, as we are in the midst of that BA.5 wave,” Dr. Aditi Nerurkar of Harvard Medical School tells LX News Now....
covid-19 vaccine Doctor: COVID Vaccine Boosters Need an ‘Update' to Fight Omicron An update to the COVID vaccines is needed to fight Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are increasing case counts now, says Dr. Uché Blackstock, an MSNBC medical contributor and head of Advancing Health Equity.
covid-19 vaccine Doctor: Vaccines Are Safe and Effective For Kids Under 5 The numbers of coronavirus cases in children have risen dramatically in the last year, and now vaccines are available to kids under 5. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres walks you through the science behind the shots and why they work.
travel mask mandate Why It's Not Time to Ditch the Mask When Traveling Just Yet: Dr. John Torres Many travelers rejoiced when mask mandates were abruptly lifted on airplanes and other transportation systems around the country by a federal judge on Monday. But don’t leave that mask at home when you travel just yet, advises Dr. John Torres.
coronavirus pandemic COVID BA.2 Wave Could Be Under Control ‘Very Quickly' COVID-19 cases are creeping up in New York City and Washington, which could mean a minor wave of COVID-19 cases is underway. But a wave fueled by the BA.2 variant would be more mild, says NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres.
covid-19 vaccine What You Need to Know About a 4th COVID Vaccine Dose The CDC and FDA have recommended a second booster dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for people age 50 and older. But why did the recommendation come out so quickly? And will we have to get a yearly booster shot in the future? Dr. Uché Blackstock shares her thoughts.
coronavirus pandemic The COVID BA.2 Subvariant is Like Omicron ‘With New Shoes On' How different is the BA.2 subvariant of the coronavirus? Not much, says NBC News medical contributor Dr. John Torres. The subvariant has not been labeled as a variant of concern, and it’s not that different from Omicron, Torres says. Here’s a metaphor: if a fully new variant is like the virus putting on a full new outfit, a subvariant is...
coronavirus pandemic Should You Be Concerned About New COVID Variant BA.2? It’s been called “stealth omicron” or “deltacron.” A new subvariant of the COVID-19 virus is making headlines, so we talked to NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres to learn more. He explained how the variant “plagiarizes” from the Omicron and Delta variants that previously caused surges, and why this may not cause a new surge here in the...
coronavirus pandemic Is Now the Time to Roll Back Mask Mandates? “When we reduce these measures, we increase our vulnerability of having transmission continue to go high,” says Jessica Malaty Rivera, an epidemiologist at the Pandemic Prevention Institute. She joined LX News to talk about mask restrictions and what loosening them could mean for the nation.
