surgeon general

July 15, 2021 | 11:09 AM

The U.S. surgeon general is calling COVID-19 misinformation an ‘urgent threat’

“Every life that is lost to COVID-19 when we have vaccines available, is a preventable tragedy,” Dr. Vivek Murthy says.

By Geoff Brumfiel/NPR

November 15, 2020 | 9:21 AM

People are tired and aren’t taking mitigation measures as seriously as before, he says.

By Christina Silva and Michel Martin/NPR

March 23, 2020 | 11:36 AM

By NPR