Tag: covid-19 outbreak

During a press conference, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the holiday season is a period of increased social activity which could cause the statewide…

The results published by Oxford University show 90 percent effectiveness, including participants in age groups most at risk. AstraZeneca’s vaccine is also significantly cheaper and…

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…

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…

Across the country thousands of people wait in long lines at food pantries and other donation sites as demand has grown due to unemployment and…

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…

Jon Ossoff accused his opponent Sen. David Perdue of “a pattern of misconduct and self-dealing” by engaging in insider trading after receiving coronavirus briefings during…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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” is working to provide students with the experience of an all-inclusive college campus amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC’s Gary Grumbach speaks to…

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.” »…

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 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…

FDA and CDC lift pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, desperate search for missing Indonesian submarine running low on oxygen, and home improvement costs skyrocket…

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…

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…

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. »…