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Jane Weaver

Jane Weaver is managing editor of the health and medical unit at NBC News. 

Jane Weaver is managing editor of the health and medical unit at NBC News. 

Latest from Jane Weaver

67d ago

The new CDC director has a plan to fix the agency’s trust problem

The new CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen is focusing on rebuilding trust in America's top public health agency, including fighting vaccine misinformation.
292d ago

New immune therapy for advanced melanoma offers hope for hard-to-treat disease

An experimental treatment for advanced melanoma is poised to be the next major advance in cancer treatment, top experts say.
395d ago

China’s volleyball team wears Covid masks in a game, sparking outrage and a quick reversal

Their comeback was impressive, but the victory for China’s national women’s volleyball team drew more attention than normal because its members were wearing
629d ago

FDA authorizes Covid vaccine boosters for children 12-15

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster dose for children ages 12 to 15.

FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for children 12-15

The Food and Drug Administration cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose for children ages 12-15 on Monday.
689d ago

Aaron Rodgers says he's unvaccinated, takes ivermectin and bashes 'woke mob'

"I believe strongly in bodily autonomy and ability to make choices for your body," the embattled Green Bay Packers quarterback said.
796d ago

If you got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, do you need another dose?

There's growing anxiety over the highly contagious delta variant in the U.S.

Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine works well against delta variant

The immune response lasts at least eight months, according to lab data released by the vaccine maker.
815d ago

Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine works well against delta variant

The immune response lasts at least eight months, according to lab data released by the vaccine maker.
837d ago

Moderna files for FDA authorization for Covid vaccine in younger teens, adolescents

If cleared by the FDA, Moderna will become the second Covid-19 vaccine available in the U.S. for teens under 18 along with Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine.
1020d ago

U.K. probing if allergic reactions linked to Pfizer vaccine

British regulators warned that people who with severe allergic reactions shouldn’t get the Pfizer vaccine until their investigation is complete.