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Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20210824 01:45:00

made landfall yesterday. long-term care facilities in the u.s. are once again experiencing a rise in covid cases. as part of the push to stop the spread and get more americans vaccinated, the federal government is developing regulations that would require vaccines for all nursing home employees. catie beck explains. reporter: sissy sanders worries day and night that her mother will contract covid in her texas nursing home, where a quarter of staff members are unvaccinated. there s no way you can social distance with a resident. you are changing them. you re feeding them. you re helping them brush their teeth. reporter: over a three-week period, covid cases in nursing homes across the u.s. have skyrocketed 142%. the national staff vaccination rate is 60%. sanders fears lockdowns are next can you go through that again no, i can t go through that again but more importantly, the people who can t go through it again are the residents. reporter: president

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