Todayshow anchors celebrate getting their COVID-19 vaccines.Photo: NBC News/NBC’s Today
Five moreTodayshow anchors have received their first dose of theCOVID-19vaccine, joiningHoda Kotb,Al RokerandCarson Dalyin doing their part to help stop the spread of the virus.
Savannah Guthrie,Craig Melvin,Sheinelle Jones,Dylan DreyerandJenna Bush Hagerall received their first doseof the COVID-19 vaccineWednesday at N.Y.C.’s Rockefeller Plaza, which was broadcast live on the show.
The camera then panned toher colleagues getting prepped for their shots, since they now all qualify for the vaccine (anyone over the age of 16 in New York state can get it).
Roker receivedhis first dose of the vaccineback in January live on theTodayshow and his second shot “a few weeks later,” meaning he is fully vaccinated, while Kotb said she got her vaccine at a Walgreens location.
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Todayshow anchors get their COVID-19 vaccines.NBC News/NBC’s Today
Craig Melvin gets his COVID-19 vaccine.NBC News/NBC’s Today
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After receiving his shot, Melvin, 41, said he was feeling “amazing” — and while he’s “not a man of great emotion,” he was very “close to crying.”
“I’m so thankful for the science and the scientists, but I think we should also remember some560-plus thousand people in this country that we’ve lostin the last year to this dreadful virus,” he added somberly.
Bush Hager, 39, said she was feeling “hopeful” after receiving her vaccine, and thanked the woman who administered her shot “for everything you do every day.”
In a celebratory Instagram post, Guthrie, 49, wrote in part, “What a day, what a privilege —so grateful to receive the vaccine! Hoping this helps spread awareness and encourages others to do the same, so we can get back to life as we love it!”
Savannah Guthrie gets her COVID-19 vaccine.NBC News/NBC’s Today
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Roker, who got the vaccine two months after undergoingsurgery for prostate cancer, previouslytold PEOPLE he was getting vaccinated"to make sure I stay healthy, because I want to make sure I protect my family and my friends and my coworkers."
“Because we’re all in this together,” he added. “If we don’t take care of each other, there’s no point in going on. And once I get vaccinated, I amstillwearing a mask. Are you?”
“So I am getting vaccinated not only for my family, but for yours too,” she said.
For more information about determining vaccine eligibility and locations with available appointments in your area, you can check out NBC News' “Plan Your Vaccine” tool atnbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vaccine/.
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