covid-19 vaccine We Can't Get Back to Normal Until We Unify, Says CDC Director “A lot of this depends on how well and how much of the American public wants to unify together against that common foe,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky tells NBCLX about finally ending the fight against COVID-19. First Americans have to overcome their differences when it comes to the coronavirus vaccines, masks and other public health measures that limit spread of...
covid-19 vaccine When Will I Need a Coronavirus Vaccine Booster Shot? Surging cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, along with a noticed decline in immunity a few months after the vaccine, are leading to a call for getting a 3rd dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. But it’s still unclear what will be recommended for people who received the Johnson & Johnson shot. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar from Harvard explains...
vaping Laura Dern: the Vaping ‘Advertising Machine' is Hurting Our Kids Actress Laura Dern talks about her work with the American Lung Association to get vaping out of schools. Vaping is often marketed as less dangerous than nicotine but still has its risks, she says.
covid-19 vaccine ‘Heartbroken' Daughter Pushes for Vaccinations After Losing Dad to COVID Blogger, fashionista and TV personality Kelly Saks is opening up about the recent loss of her 71-year-old father to COVID-19. He had no underlying health issues but was unvaccinated before catching the virus – then he spent the last month of his life in a hospital and on a ventilator. Saks is now sharing her dad’s story to urge others...
Coronavirus Florida Mayor Slams Gov. DeSantis on COVID: ‘We Had an Enormous Surge' Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken heat for barring face masks in schools and fighting cruise ship companies that wanted to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for passengers. “The governor decided some time ago that this was more of a political opportunity than a health care challenge,” Democratic Miami Beach mayor Dan Gelber said.
covid-19 vaccine ‘Vaccine Holdouts' are ‘Really Creating Problems' in the COVID-19 Fight, Doctor Says “People have raised the issue of personal freedoms, you are making a decision about my body by forcing me to get vaccinated. And I think that’s also a completely spurious misuse of the concept of personal freedom,” says Dr. Irwin Redlener, NBC News/MSNBC contributor and Columbia University research scholar. He says getting the large majority of the country vaccinated is...
Olympics An Empty Fan Park and Signs of an Olympics That Could've Been The 2020 Fan Park was supposed to be a place where spectators could go and enjoy a variety of experiences and performances. Today, the Fan Park is a ghost town, closed off to the public to comply with Tokyo’s state of emergency.
Coronavirus This Doctor Says Being Irresponsible About COVID Is Like Driving Without a Seatbelt With COVID-19 cases rising in many states thanks to the Delta variant, one doctor is shifting the conversation to individual responsibility.
covid-19 vaccine Everything You Need to Know About NYC's New Vaccine Rules You’ll have to show proof of vaccination to dine indoors or go to the gym, a new rule that New York mayor Bill De Blasio hopes will boost vaccination rates in the city on top of a $100 offer to go get the shot. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum explains more.
Coronavirus Doctor: We Need to Rely on Good Faith and Responsibility to Beat This COVID Wave With the Delta variant spreading widely among the unvaccinated and even causing mild cases in some vaccinated people, we need to talk more about individual responsibility when it comes to the virus, says University of South Florida VP Dr. Jay Wolfson.
