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.
Coronavirus US Surpasses 1M COVID-19 Deaths The United States has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths according to the latest data compiled by NBC News.
masks CDC Considering New Benchmark for Mask Guidance The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “cautiously optimistic” about the downward trend in omicron-fueled COVID cases. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said they were considering new benchmarks for masking, based on levels of severe illness and hospital capacity.
omicron When Can You Be Around People After Having COVID? If you have contracted COVID-19, when can you safely be around people again?
pfizer FDA Recommends COVID-19 Booster for 12 to 15 Year Olds The FDA expanded COVID-19 booster eligibility on Monday for children as young as 12. The CDC must still decide whether to recommend a third dose for the younger teens before they are available.
covid-19 pill FDA Approves Merck COVID-19 Pill to Treat COVID-19 The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck’s anti-viral COVID-19 pill molnupiravir for emergency use.
omicron CDC Director: ‘There Really Is No Need to Panic' Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says with the available tools to help prevent and fight COVID-19, “there really is no need to panic.”
Omicron Variant Omicron or Omnicron? How To Pronounce the Latest COVID-19 Variant OH-mee-cron? AH-mee-cron? AHM-ni-cron? Here's how to pronounce "omicron" and where the name of the new COVID-19 variant came from.
covid-19 vaccine Omicron Variant Shows Need to Get More Americans Vaccinated As long as there are people unprotected from the coronavirus, we are going to see variants like the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, says NBC medical correspondent Dr. John Torres.
Omicron Variant What Is the Omicron COVID-19 Variant? A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.
