in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. good to see you tonight as we re learning that a third vaccine is on the way. the fda says the johnson & johnson vaccine may be used on people 18 and older. now the cdc s advisory committee on immunization practices will figure out who should get the first doses. it s very different from the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. it s kind of great for those of you who hate needles, because the j&j drug is one shot, not two. test results show it is safe and it is highly effective especially against the worst cases of covid. the shot proved to be 86% effective against severe disease and hospitalizations overall. it s 72% effective in preventing moderate to severe disease in the u.s. that s one bit of help that s on the way. the other may be the relief package. late last night it passed by a vote of 219-212. senate democrats already decided to pass the bill with a simple majority vote. this morning, the president urged them t
so, when can you expect to get your shot? or your check? from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. good to see you tonight. as we are learning, a third vaccine is on the way. the fda says the johnson & johnson vaccine may be used on people 18 and older. now the cdc s advisory committee on immunization practices will figure out who should get the first doses. it s very different from the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. it s kind of great for those of you who hate needles because the j&j drug is one shot, not two. test results show that it is safe and it is highly effective, especially against the worst cases of covid. the shot proved to be 86% effective against severe disease and hospitalizations overall. it s 72% effective in preventing moderate to severe disease in the u.s. that s one bit of help that s on the way. the other may be the relief package. late last night it passed by a vote of 219-212. senate democrats already d
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desantis in the white house? new evidence that the governor s willing to test that theory as he gears up to announce his presidential run. if you re not worried about the potential for a catastrophic debt default two weeks from now, the white house has a message for you. right now vice president kamala harris is trying to make their case to the public with the goal of pressuring republicans into making a deal. the latest on that, plus a live report from japan and the latest remarks from top administration officials on where the talks go from here. plus, why a house vote to punish admitted liar and federal fraud suspect george santos may ultimately help the new york republican s chances of staying in office. we ll explain that coming up. but we start in florida as nbc news learns that governor ron desantis will officially announce that he s running for president next week as we watch him try to super charge his campaign by harnessing the powers of the culture wars incl