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Report: US to Buy 500M Pfizer Doses to Share With World

Biden expected to make announcement Thursday

(Newser) - The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower income countries and the African Union over the next year, the AP reports, citing "a person familiar with the matter." President Joe Biden...

Days After Celebration, Mom, Daughter, Baby Were Dead

A devastating story from India's coronavirus surge

(Newser) - Radha Gobindo Pramanik and his wife were supposed to be welcoming their long-awaited grandchild this month. Their daughter, Navanita, had been trying to get pregnant for nine years. Her overjoyed parents threw a party to celebrate the coming birth about two months ago, the AP reports. But Pramanik's wife...

It's Not Looking Good for Biden's July 4 Vaccine Goal

US not likely to hit it with vaccination rates falling

(Newser) - President Biden wanted 70% of US adults at least partially vaccinated by Independence Day. But with July 4 rapidly approaching and vaccination rates slowing down, that goal is in danger, the Washington Post reports. During the April peak, an average of 3.4 million shots were being given per day;...

Trump Turning Up the Heat on a Familiar Foe—Fauci

Biden expresses confidence in doctor as attacks on the right escalate

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci has talked about his friction with former President Trump and how Trump's supporters harassed him and his family as a result. Things may be about to get much worse on those fronts for the doctor, even with COVID on the wane. Axios reports that Trump intends...

New Report Details Possible Rare Side Effect of COVID Vaccine

Teens are showing heart inflammation after 2nd dose, CDC says there's still no definite link

(Newser) - Health authorities are trying to determine whether heart inflammation that can occur along with many types of infections could also be a rare side effect in teens and young adults after the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. An article on seven US teen boys in several states, published online in...

US Unveils Plan to Share Vaccines Globally

25M doses will be distributed in initial batch, mostly through the UN

(Newser) - The US will donate 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines to the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine-sharing program, President Biden said Thursday, per the AP . The White House unveiled the allocation for sharing a first 25 million doses with the world, part of its plans to share 80 million globally by...

Biggest Cash Vaccination Prize Announced

New Mexico announces $5M grand prize in its vaccine lottery

(Newser) - New Mexico is going big in its quest to get residents vaccinated for COVID-19. The state on Tuesday announced its own vaccine lottery, an increasingly popular way to incentivize the vaccine in the US, and its grand prize is the largest cash award yet: $5 million. Overall, $10 million in...

This Nation Now Claims a Global Worst for COVID

After criteria for coronavirus deaths expanded, Peru finds out it has worst mortality rate per capita

(Newser) - Last month, researchers determined that the global death toll from the coronavirus is double what's been reported thus far. Now, one country's recalculations have bestowed upon it a depressing statistic. After figuring out this week it can tack 100,000 more COVID deaths onto its official count, Peru...

WHO Has New Naming System for COVID Variants

It's trying to get away from people referring to 'Indian variant,' 'UK variant,' etc.

(Newser) - Stop calling it the "Indian variant" or the "UK variant," and instead go with the "Delta" variant for the former and "Alpha" for the latter. If you want to refer to the COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa, that would be "Beta."...

As Variant Spreads, Vietnam Locks Down Largest City

All 9M Ho Chi Minh city residents will be tested

(Newser) - Vietnam plans to test all 9 million people in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions Monday to deal with a growing COVID-19 outbreak. People in Ho Chi Minh city are only allowed to leave home for necessary activities and public gatherings of more than 10 people...

A New Kind of Pandemic Buying Is Upon Us

With restrictions going away, personal grooming items are flying off the shelves

(Newser) - It wasn't that long ago we were reading about pandemic-triggered rushes on items such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer . Two stories in the Wall Street Journal reflect how times have changed. For one thing, there's a now a glut of hand sanitizer on the market, so much...

Cats and Dogs Are Now Getting Their COVID Shots Here

Russia claims its Carnivak-Cov is world's first vaccine to keep coronavirus at bay among pets

(Newser) - Veterinary clinics have started an important new initiative in Russia: inoculating its patients with Carnivak-Cov, which the nation claims is the world's first COVID vaccine for animals . According to Rosselkhoznadzor, the country's veterinary watchdog, the jabs have begun in several regions, with doctors expecting each dose will provide...

New Hybrid May Spread More Easily: Vietnam

Coronavirus strain is a hybrid of UK, India variants

(Newser) - Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that's a hybrid of strains first found in India and the UK, the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of...

Informal Duchess Shares Photo of COVID Shot

It comes after a controversial week in Britain related to Boris Johnson's handling of pandemic

(Newser) - You don't typically see the duchess of Cambridge in blue jeans, but Britain's Kate on Saturday shared a photo of herself for reasons other than fashion: She was getting her COVID vaccination, reports the BBC . The 39-year-old is taking part in Britain's push to vaccinate younger people—...

California Pours Millions Into Vaccination Prizes

$116.5M plan is to increase protection before the state's full reopening next month

(Newser) - Californians will be eligible for $116.5 million in prize money for getting coronavirus shots, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, a windfall aimed at getting millions more vaccinated before the nation's most populous state fully reopens next month. California isn't the first state to offer vaccine prizes , though...

She's a COVID Millionaire, and Can't Believe It

Abbigail Bugenske is Ohio winner of vaccination prize, while New York rolls out scholarships

(Newser) - Two stories from two different states from the annals of COVID vaccinations:
  • Happy in Ohio: Abbigail Bugenske, a 22-year-old from suburban Cleveland, is the first $1 million winner of her state's Vax-a-Million prize designed to boost vaccinations. "It absolutely has not processed yet," she says, per the
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Facebook Lifts Ban on Posts on COVID Theory

Claims that virus was made in a lab are no longer being treated as misinformation

(Newser) - The theory that COVID-19 may have leaked from a lab in Wuhan that collects and studies coronaviruses is gaining wider acceptance —and while some scientists believe the lab's researchers may have collected the virus from the wild, Facebook is no longer treating claims it was manufactured as misinformation....

Ex-Aide: Johnson Said He Would Let 'Bodies Pile High'

Dominic Cummings slams British government's chaotic COVID-19 response

(Newser) - When the pandemic hit Britain last year, the government's response was so chaotic that is "seemed like an out-of-control movie," Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former chief aide testified Wednesday. Dominic Cummings, who resigned in December, launched a blistering attack on the government's response—which he...

Feds Make Arrests in COVID Medicare Scams

Fraudsters exploited virus fears to bill tens of millions in bogus claims

(Newser) - The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against more than a dozen people from Florida to California in a series of Medicare scams that exploited coronavirus fears to bill tens of millions of dollars in bogus claims. A common hook involved a pandemic variant of identity theft: Fraudsters allegedly offered COVID-19...

He Tried to Stop Rollout of 'Killer' Vax. Now, a Mutiny Charge

Canadian soldier Ladislas Kenderesi accused of telling other soldiers not to help with vaccine rollout

(Newser) - Canada hasn't lodged a mutiny charge against a service member in at least two decades, but that recently changed, with a military reservist now accused of encouraging other members of the armed forces not to distribute the COVID vaccine. Per the country's Department of National Defense, the rare...

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