Tag: coronavirus prevention
Stocks Surge Following Positive Vaccine News | NBC News NOW
Stocks are surging to record highs following reports that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is 90 percent effective. NBC News’ Stephanie Ruhle explains what this means for…
World Health Organization Chief Welcomes Biden Win | NBC News NOW
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the world to build leadership based on ‘mutual trust and mutual understanding’ to end the Covid-19 pandemic. » Subscribe…
Joe Biden Announces ‘Transition Advisory Board’ For Coronavirus | NBC News
President-elect Joe Biden named his coronavirus “transition advisory board” during a press conference and discussed what they hoped to accomplish to combat the pandemic. »…
Funerals In The COVID-19 Area Face Immense And Emotional Hurdles | NBC News NOW
The death toll from COVID-19 is putting considerable pressure on funeral directors in hard-hit regions, while grieving loved ones face a whole new set of…
U.S. Surpasses 250,000 Covid Deaths With Record Hospitalizations | NBC Nightly News
Experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci urge a uniform approach to combating the coronavirus as more than half the nation implements a mix of new restrictions….
Pelosi: Covid Relief Should Be Kept Separate From Spending Bill In Congress | NBC News NOW
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stressed the need for Congress to pass Covid-19 relief before the end of the year and said that there should not…
Coronavirus Cases Rise In Every State | NBC Nightly News
With hospitals already at a breaking point, all 50 states now have Covid-19 cases on the rise by at least double digits. » Subscribe to…
Pfizer Says Vaccine Ready To Ship After Approval While New Covid Restrictions Made Across U.S.
NBC News NOW breaks down the latest Covid-19 news including Pfizer’s announcement that it is ready to start shipping its vaccine within hours of FDA…
CDC Director Redfield Says It Does Not Recommend Closing Schools, Covid Acquired ‘In The Household’
CDC Director Robert Redfield said at the White House coronavirus task force briefing that the organization did not recommend closing schools in the spring, nor…
Hospitals Face Staff Shortages As Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide | NBC Nightly News
Since the start of the pandemic, traveling nurses have rushed in to help in various cities. Now 1 in 5 U.S. hospitals is facing a…
Pfizer Applies For Emergency Use Authorization For Its Covid-19 Vaccine | NBC Nightly News
Pfizer became the first drugmaker to seek emergency authorization from the FDA for its vaccine, which it says is 95 percent effective. Moderna is also…
Secretary Of Health Azar Says Pfizer Submitting Covid Vaccine For Emergency FDA Approval Friday
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced during a White House coronavirus task force briefing that Pfizer would be submitting its Covid-19 vaccine for…
Watch: Reporters Shout Questions As White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing Ends Without Q&A
As the first White House coronavirus task force briefing in four months ended without any panel member taking questions from the press, reporters shouted questions…
Calif. Gov. Newsom Apologizes For Breaking Own Covid Guidance | NBC News NOW
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday apologized for flouting his own coronavirus guidelines when he visited a restaurant earlier this month in the Napa Valley…
Cuomo: Covid Hospitalization Numbers Rose 122 Percent In Last Three Weeks | NBC News NOW
During a press conference, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that in the last three weeks, hospitalization numbers rose from 1200 to 2700, which is…
Dozens Of Air Force Nurses Arrive In North Dakota As Covid Surges | NBC News NOW
North Dakota has seen a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases and dozens of Air Force nurses have been brought in to help at hospitals that…
How Fast-Tracked Covid Vaccines May Impact Future Immunizations | NBC News NOW
NBC News NOW takes an in-depth look at the process behind the fast-tracked Covid-19 vaccine and how the method used to create it could impact…
California Governor Warns Stay-At-Home Order For Most Of State Could Be Imminent | NBC News NOW
California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned another stay-at-home order for most of the state could come as soon as “the next day or two” as Covid-19…
Fed Chair Powell Says Businesses ‘May Need More Help’ Than A Vaccine To Recover | NBC News NOW
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that small businesses would need more help than simply a vaccine being able to the public in order to…
McConnell Claims ‘We Just Don’t Have Time To Waste Time’ On Covid Relief | NBC News NOW
After a bipartisan group of lawmakers put forward a framework coronavirus relief, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., stressed that “we just don’t have time to waste…
