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Vaccine Rollout Gets a New Corporate Volunteer

Amazon offers to help, also asks for its workers to be prioritized in terms of getting vaccinated

(Newser) - A popular meme invokes the idea of training Amazon delivery drivers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in order to roll it out as quickly as possible—and that may turn out to be not far from the truth, as Amazon sent President Biden a letter on Inauguration Day offering to...

Mutations May Hurt Vaccine Effectiveness

' It’s a small difference but it is definitely a difference'

(Newser) - Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots still protect against the disease, the AP reports. Researchers expressed concern Wednesday about the preliminary findings, in large part because...

He Was Forced to Leave the Shelter. Then, Tragedy

Raphael Andre, who was homeless, died in port-a-potty steps from shelter on cold Montreal night

(Newser) - A homeless man's tragic death in Canada is shining a spotlight on the far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Montreal police say an Indigenous Innu man died overnight Saturday on a cold street just steps away from a shelter that was forced to close for the night, partly due...

Pharmacist Charged With Trying to Spoil COVID Vaccine

Steven Brandenburg of Wisconsin faces misdemeanor, more charges could come

(Newser) - A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to defrost and spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine was charged Tuesday with attempted misdemeanor property damage, and prosecutors warned more serious charges could follow if tests show the doses were ruined, the AP reports. Police arrested 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg on Dec. 31...

A Year After First US COVID Case, Death Toll Tops 400K

It passed 300K just 5 weeks ago

(Newser) - On President Trump's final full day in office, the US passed yet another bleak milestone in the pandemic. The official death toll rose above 400,000, less than five weeks after it topped 300,000. The death total—which the AP notes is around the size of the populations...

US Teen Who Broke Caymans Quarantine Talks About It

Skylar Mack talks to 'Good Morning America' after her Friday release from prison

(Newser) - Skylar Mack is back on US soil and owning up to the mistake she made that landed her in prison for 32 days in the Cayman Islands. The 18-year-old flew there in late November and was to quarantine for 14 days per local regulations despite a negative COVID test; instead,...

Players in Strict Quarantine Before Aussie Open in 'Revolt'

Some participants are under more rigid lockdown orders than others due to positive COVID cases

(Newser) - A "growing controversy" is brewing Down Under as the tennis world gears up for the Australian Open. The BBC reports three people have tested positive for COVID—two players and a "nonplaying participant," per Victoria state health officials—and quarantine protocols are frustrating players, while locals are...

Plastic Surgeon Dies of COVID After Lip Filler Patient Tests Positive

Though it hasn't been confirmed that's how Dr. Payman Simoni contracted coronavirus

(Newser) - Dr. Payman Simoni gave lip fillers to a patient last month who called a few days later to reveal she'd tested positive for the coronavirus—and on Friday, the 50-year-old plastic surgeon died of COVID-19. The Beverly Hills doctor, who had appeared on the reality show The Doctors and...

Starbucks Is Getting in the Vaccination Game

Employees in Washington state are working on optimization, scalability

(Newser) - When you need COVID-19 vaccines rolled out to your citizens quickly and efficiently, who you gonna call? Starbucks, apparently. Washington state has reached out to the coffee giant for help, and Starbucks says 11 employees with expertise in labor and deployment, operations, and research and development will work full-time on...

Yet Another New Strain Pops Up in California
Another New
COVID Strain
Is in the US
the rundown
Jan 18, 2021 2:08 PM CST

Another New COVID Strain Is in the US

Health authorities in California are working quickly to assess the threat

(Newser) - The virus continues to mutate quickly. Anyone tracking the news is familiar with the new UK strain that is moving around the globe and threatens to become the dominant strain in the US soon. Now, health authorities in California have identified yet another strain that has popped up in about...

NBA Star's Party May Cost Him Nearly $1M

Kyrie Irving of the Nets faces fine, lost salary after attending family birthday bash maskless

(Newser) - A family birthday party is going to prove expensive for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. The NBA has fined him $50,000 for violating its COVID safety protocols after video emerged of him dancing maskless at the indoor gathering, reports ESPN . On top of that fine, Irving is expected to...

Biden Official Has a Warning on COVID Deaths

Ron Klain warns we'll be over 500K within weeks

(Newser) - Nearly 400,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and on Sunday, the incoming White House chief of staff for President-elect Joe Biden had a warning: That number will likely hit half a million by the end of next month. "The virus is going to get worse before it gets...

Florida COVID Data Whistleblower Turning Herself In

It's not clear what charge Rebekah Jones faces

(Newser) - Rebekah Jones, the Florida data scientist who was fired , then had her home raided , after she claimed the state was manipulating its COVID numbers, said she would turn herself in to authorities on Sunday night. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a warrant for Jones' arrest, and the former...

CDC Has Warning About the New Strain of Virus

British version could dominate in US by March

(Newser) - A new coronavirus strain moving through the US hasn't caused much damage yet. But unless vaccinations start being given much more quickly and people stick to measures designed to limit the spread of the disease, the variant could bring a surge of new cases by March. The Centers for...

Life Expectancy Has Dived, With Huge Racial Disparities

2020 has seen the biggest US life expectancy drop in decades, researchers say

(Newser) - The pandemic cut the average life expectancy of Americans by more than a year in 2020, the largest single-year decline in more than 40 years, according to a study released Thursday. The study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that based on provisional estimates of...

CDC: COVID Could Kill 92K in the Next 3 Weeks

1 in 3 LA County residents has been infected

(Newser) - While the start of mass vaccinations means that the end of the pandemic could be on the horizon, some brutal months lie ahead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. Some 38,000 Americans died from COVID-19 in the first two weeks of 2021—almost 10% of the...

Even People With Antibodies Can Spread the Virus
Even People With Antibodies
Can Spread the Virus
new study
Jan 14, 2021 6:55 PM CST

Even People With Antibodies Can Spread the Virus

Study also suggests those infected have immunity for at least 5 months

(Newser) - A preliminary study on COVID offers two important takeaways: First, most of those who get the infection appear to be immune for at least five months afterward. And second, even those with antibodies might be able to spread the infection to others. The results come from a study of 21,...

Immunity Is Likely After COVID&mdash;but Not Guaranteed
Life After COVID:
Likely 5 Months' Immunity 
NEW STUDY
Jan 14, 2021 6:49 AM CST

Life After COVID: Likely 5 Months' Immunity

Asymptomatic patients could still transmit virus upon reinfection

(Newser) - Most people who've contracted COVID-19 will be immune from the virus for at least five months and have a low risk of catching it again, according to new research. Public Health England , which analyzed the results of coronavirus and antibody tests taken by nearly 21,000 healthcare workers from...

COVID Investigators Arrive at Suspected Ground Zero

WHO team is trying to find origin of pandemic

(Newser) - A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries. The 10-member team sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization was...

Over-65s Can Now Get Vaccinated in California

Tuesday set yet another record for COVID deaths

(Newser) - California is immediately allowing residents 65 and older to get scarce coronavirus vaccines. Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Wednesday allows seniors to join the already eligible next tier of emergency workers, teachers, childcare providers, and food and agriculture workers—even as counties complain they already don’t have enough doses...

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