Politics May 25 WATCH: First Lady Jill Biden, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics May 23 WATCH: Harris warns of health care worker burnout after touring Children’s National Hospital Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned of burnout among the nation's health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Chris Megerian, Associated Press
Politics Mar 30 WATCH: Surgeon General Murthy, CDC Director Walensky testify on efforts to move beyond COVID-19 Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and CDC Director Walensky testified Wednesday before the House subcommittee on Covid-19 on efforts to move beyond COVID-19. By News Desk
Politics Feb 08 WATCH: Surgeon General Murthy testifies on youth mental health at Senate Finance committee Surgeon General Vivek Murthy testifies Tuesday on youth mental health before the Senate Finance committee. By News Desk
Nation Aug 18 Watch 7:50 Surgeon general on booster shots for Americans, vaccinating the world The White House is now strongly recommending booster shots for vaccinated, a move that comes as more than 1,000 people died from COVID on Tuesday — the first time the count has been that high since March. It also comes…
Jul 22 Watch 9:01 U.S. surgeon general on the ‘most powerful tools’ to combat the delta variant Amna Nawaz and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dive deeper into the Biden administration's efforts to combat the delta variant of the novel coronavirus and surrounding misinformation, public masking requirements and vaccination efforts amid the rise of COVID-19 cases. Continue watching
Jul 18 With pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Noting that nearly all coronavirus deaths now are among the tens of millions of people who haven't received shots, despite widespread vaccine availability, Dr. Vivek Murthy painted an unsettling picture of what the future could hold. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Biden says virus disinformation is ‘killing people’ By Associated Press, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Surgeon general urges U.S. fight against COVID-19 misinformation By David Klepper, Associated Press The warning comes as the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed throughout the U.S., in part because of vaccine opposition fueled by unsubstantiated claims about the safety of immunizations. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:11 U.S. surgeon general on delta variant, vaccine hesitancy and COVID long haulers By PBS NewsHour Health officials are sounding the alarm this holiday weekend about the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus that is causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Its greatest threat is to those who are unvaccinated. Judy… Continue watching