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Set to give an update on the administrations covid-19 response. the white house is touting, quote, tremendous progress in its vaccine campaign. though cases are down in large part they seyay due to mandates. and another question whether to authorize booster doses of the moderna vaccine. a new nih study says mixing and matching boosters is safe and creates a strong immune response. some options there. here to discuss primary care physician and public health specialist saju matthew. gud good to ...

And today, some panel members arguing the main focus should be on getting the 66 million eligible unvaccinated americans their first shot. >> the people who are in the icu arent there because they havent gotten the third dose, theyre there because they havent gotten any dose. >> reporter: tomorrow, the panel will review the johnson & johnson booster along with data on the effectiveness of mixing vaccines. an nih study also finding there could be an extra benefit for people who got the j&j vaccin...

At 50% or less for this weekend coming up. >> reporter: big picture, joe bidens advisors claim this. >> thanks to the presidents leadership on vaccination requirements we continue to make important progress. >> reporter: on average, fewer than a quarter million americans are now getting their first shot every day. thats down another 18% from just last week. now, a new nih study says that mixing and matching vaccine brands between your first doses and your booster is safe and effective, but today...

Effective. for more on this and other covid news im joined by cal perry, nbc news correspondent and meagan fitzgerald also an nbc news correspondent in chicago. meagan, explain what the study means when it says its okay to mix and match covid boosters. >> reporter: so jose, what this nih study says is that its safe and this has not been peer reviewed but for example if you received the moderna vaccine its safe to get a pfizer booster shot and vice versa, if you had pfizer you can get a moderna s...

Booster demand in cities like chicago for that initial 65% of adults that need to get vaccinated. the white house did say yesterday that once that approval does occur, theyre working with their partners to make sure that all types of the boosters will be readily available, geoff. >> nbcs maura barrett, thanks so much. a highly anticipated new study on mixing and matching covid vaccinations shows its both safe and effective. mixing and matching means giving a booster dose of a vaccine different...

>> and the cdc predicts hospitalizations and deaths will continue to fall over the coming months. and tomorrow and friday, the fdas vaccine advisers are going to meet to talk boosters of moderna and johnson & johnson. moderna basically wants to roll out essentially a half dose as a booster. and meantime, an nih study says it is safe and effective to mix and match your first doses and your booster do not need to be the same brand. wolf. >> very interesting indeed. nick watt reporting for us, than...

Demanded the intelligence community redouble its efforts in investigating the virus origins and in a joint statement with the eu called for a new probe free from interference. hhs watchdog has launched a probe into how the nih gives out grants as it reveals a nonprofit that receives one gave its money to the wuhan lab. it all comes as an nih study reveals covid 19 may have been present in the us as early as 2019. researchers say 7 people in 5 states tested positive for covid andy bodies in early...

They allowed china, the group of scientists to investigate. thats not consistent with their little. >> reporter: two house republicans introducing a bill that would sanction chinese officials until they allow for a new probe. >> there needs to be an open, transparent and independent evaluation of what happened at the wuhan institute of virology, the chinese have not been willing to do that and the only way to make that happen is to be aggressive, to be directing what we expect out of china. >> p...

Researchers to study mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines as boosters Researchers are testing new forms of booster vaccines. and last updated 2021-06-03 18:16:32-04 As the country pushes to get more people vaccinated, researchers are now looking at mixing and matching different COVID vaccines as a booster for fully vaccinated people. “We call it mix and match because we’re looking at people who got any of the three EUA authorized vaccines: the Pfizer, the Moderna, or the Ja...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One of the major mysteries of the COVID-19 pandemic is why some people who survived the infection continue to have symptoms months later. Now, the National Institutes of Health is launching a new initiative to study what the NIH director calls a "constellation of symptoms" suffered by a large number of COVID-19 patients "long past the time theyve recovered from the initial stages" of the illness. "My heart rate was constantly elevated, and I, my breathing was bad as well, so i...