WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC News) – Just days before Christmas and with COVID-19 cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals, health officials are issuing a desperate plea for people to stay home and stay well.
Experts at the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday received the vaccine they had a hand in developing.
“I want to encourage everyone who has opportunity, get vaccinated so we can have a veil of protection over this country that would end this pandemic,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said as he received his shot.
Six million doses of the Moderna vaccine now rolling out, joining Pfizer’s on the front lines.
Stay Home and Stay Safe: Health officials make desperate plea
Just days before Christmas and with COVID-19 cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals, health officials are issuing a desperate plea for people to avoid travel. NBC s Sarah Dallof reports.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 3:33 PM
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(NBC News) - Just days before Christmas and with COVID-19 cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals, health officials are issuing a desperate plea for people to stay home and stay well.
Experts at the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday received the vaccine they had a hand in developing.
Dr. Anthony Fauci receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 22, 2020.
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Updated December 22, 2020
BETHESDA, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 22: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks as he holds up his sleeve in preparation to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health on December 22, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland. Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images/AFP
Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease specialist, received his Covid-19 vaccine on Monday along with other senior officials and six health workers at a live streamed event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The widely-respected scientist said he took the shot “as a symbol to the rest of the country that I feel extreme confidence in the safety and the efficacy of this vaccine.
By CBS News Patrick Semansky/Associated Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who for many became the face of the federal government s COVID-19 pandemic response, rolled up his sleeve and didn t flinch as he got his first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. Fauci, the nation s top infectious disease expert, was joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins and several NIH Clinical Center frontline health workers.
Fauci, who said he wanted to show he was extremely confident in the vaccine, pointed out that the new coronavirus vaccines have their roots in research performed by the scientists and grantees at the NIH. He flashed a thumbs-up once his shot was over.
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