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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…
Biden’s Treasury Secretary Nominee Janet Yellen Delivers Remarks | NBC News
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, urged that “it’s essential that we move with urgency” to provide economic relief for…
An Impossible Choice: Teachers Resign Amid Lack Of Covid Protections | NBC News
Rising Covid-19 cases and a second wave of lockdown measures have reignited the debate over school re-openings. Stuck in the middle of it all are…
‘The U Experience’ Hopes To Create An All-Inclusive ‘College Bubble’ For Students | NBC News NOW
“The U Experience” is working to provide students with the experience of an all-inclusive college campus amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC’s Gary Grumbach speaks to…
U.K. Regulator Approves Use Of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine | NBC News NOW
The head of the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said recommendation had been granted “following an extremely thorough and scientifically rigorous review.” »…
Cuomo: New York Will Receive Covid Vaccine Doses For 170,000 People On Dec. 15 | NBC News NOW
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that New York will receive enough doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 170,000 people on Dec. 15. » Subscribe…
CDC Director Warns Covid Outbreak Will Make Winter Months ‘The Most Difficult Time’ | NBC News NOW
CDC Director Dr. Redfield announced he believes the winter months will be “rough times” due to Covid-19, and says “I actually believe they’re going to…
TikTok Users Share Their Experiences With Covid Vaccine Trials | NBC News NOW
Notable TikTokers are using their internet fame to give firsthand accounts of their Covid-19 vaccine trials and debunk misinformation about the pandemic. » Subscribe to…
Rhode Island Opens Second Field Hospital For Covid-19 Patients | NBC News NOW
Rhode Island opened a second field hospital as the state’s traditional hospitals continue to run out of beds for Covid-19 patients. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian…
N.J. Governor Encourages Residents To Get Covid Caccine With ‘Shot And A Beer’ Program | NBC News
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced a program encouraging residents to get the Covid-19 vaccine, called ‘Shot and a Beer.’ Any New Jerseyan, 21+ who…
Coronavirus: Several States To Let Businesses Reopen | NBC Nightly News
Officials in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will soon allow businesses to reopen at full capacity as Covid-19 infections slow in much of the…
Inside A Major Medical Center’s Covid Vaccine Distribution Drill | NBC Nightly News
NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports as Honor Health in Arizona holds a practice drill to streamline its drive-up distribution process for when a Covid-19 vaccine is…
Rural Kansas Doctor Facing Community Pushback For Covid Safety Protocols | NBC News NOW
Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney, county health officer in Fredonia, Kansas, describes to NBC News’ Antonia Hylton the difficulties she faced in getting her community behind…
Correctional Facilities Suffer From Covid Hotspots As Cases Surge | NBC News NOW
NBC News’ Isa Gutierrez takes an in-depth look at the rise in Covid-19 cases in correctional facilities across the country amid the ongoing pandemic. »…
U.K. Vaccine Rollout: P.M. Boris Johnson Warns Against ‘Over-Optimism’ | NBC News NOW
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed scientists’ use of “a kind of biological jiujitsu to turn the virus on itself in the form of a vaccine, 
