COVID-19

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Should You Be Double-Masking?
Should You Be
Double-Masking?
Jan 13, 2021 7:50 PM CST

Should You Be Double-Masking?

'You start achieving some pretty high efficiencies'

(Newser) - The good news: “Americans will not need to be wearing masks forever,” infectious disease physician Monica Gandhi tells the New York Times . But until maskless days come again, some experts are recommending double-masking to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. “If you combine layers, you start...

Chinese COVID Vaccine Results Fuel New Concerns

Sinovac vaccine is far less effective than initially reported

(Newser) - "It is not the best vaccine in the world." So said a Brazilian microbiologist of a vaccine created by China that the developing world had held high hopes on. Scientists with the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo on Tuesday said late-stage trials established the efficacy rate of the...

Bruce Willis Speaks Up After Maskless Outing

Actor, reportedly booted from LA pharmacy for not wearing a face covering, notes 'error in judgment'

(Newser) - Bruce Willis says he made a bad call after he was photographed Sunday inside a Los Angeles pharmacy without a face mask. Photos of Willis wandering the Hollywood Rite Aid with only a scarf around his neck spread on social media on Tuesday, with onlookers criticizing his obvious breach of...

Plane Didn't Fly for 9 Months. Then, 132 Recent Flights and a Crash

Expert suggests Boeing 737 used for Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 deteriorated in storage

(Newser) - The unexplained crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 in Indonesia has raised concerns for other planes around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. Though the 26-year-old Boeing 737-500 had been cleared to fly—with a certificate of airworthiness valid until Dec. 17, 2021, per the New York Times —the...

US to Require All Arriving Passengers to Show COVID Test
CDC Makes a
Big Move on Air Travel
Jan 12, 2021 5:05 PM CST

CDC Makes a Big Move on Air Travel

All passengers flying to US must show proof of negative COVID test

(Newser) - Anyone flying to the US will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expands on a similar one announced late last month for passengers coming from the United Kingdom. COVID is already widespread in...

For Crocs, a 'Bittersweet Moment' Amid the Pandemic

Consumers scooped up famous, easy-to-clean clogs in record sales year

(Newser) - For many retailers, 2020 was a catastrophe due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the Crocs footwear brand, it was a "bittersweet moment," per CNN Business . The sweet part: Last year was a record one in terms of sales, and the company on Monday increased its Q4 year-over-year revenue...

2nd Lawmaker Tests Positive, Blames Maskless 'Idiocy'

Rep. Pramila Jayapal had predicted 'a superspreader event'

(Newser) - A second lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 after sheltering with colleagues during the Capitol riot. Washington state Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat, says she tested positive late Monday after learning of possible exposure , pe r NBC News . Like New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, who tested positive earlier Monday,...

COVID Has Spread to a New Kind of Beast

8 gorillas that live together at California zoo are believed to have been infected

(Newser) - California's San Diego Zoo is experiencing what is believed to be the first coronavirus outbreak among captive primates. Eight gorillas that live together at the zoo's safari park are thought to be infected, with some of them coughing, and at least two have tested positive, the Guardian reports....

Rep. Tests Positive, Blames Unmasked Colleagues

Some lawmakers refused to wear masks while sheltering from Capitol riot

(Newser) - New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says she tested positive for COVID-19 Monday—a day after Congress' attending physician warned that lawmakers who sheltered together during the Capitol riot may have been exposed and should get tested. Coleman, a Democrat, says she believes she was infected by colleagues who refused...

She Was a Rarity in the Bush Family
She Was a Rarity
in the Bush Family
obituary
Jan 11, 2021 11:00 AM CST

She Was a Rarity in the Bush Family

Nancy Bush Ellis, who backed liberal causes, dies at 94 from COVID

(Newser) - An elder member of the Bush political clan has died from COVID. Nancy Bush Ellis, sister of George HW Bush and aunt of George W. Bush, died Sunday at age 94 of complications of the virus, reports Today.com . She had been hospitalized in Massachusetts on Dec. 30 with a...

Doctor Dies Two Weeks After COVID Vaccination

Medical authorities are investigating Dr. Gregory Michael's death

(Newser) - Gregory Michael, an obstetrician in Miami Beach, got his first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination on Dec. 18. Some two weeks later, he was dead, CBS12 reports. “He was a very healthy 56 year old,” wife Heidi Neckelmann writes on Facebook , adding, “He was a pro...

Convention Center to Double as Hospital
Convention Center
to Take Patients
Jan 10, 2021 11:30 AM CST

Convention Center to Take Patients

Austin again prepares alternate care site as COVID-19 cases surge

(Newser) - Austin has decided it needs a hospital more than it needs a convention center right now. With Travis County, the city is preparing the Austin Convention Center as an alternate care site for patients. It will admit people needing lesser care, to ease the crunch at hospitals in the area....

One Symptom More Common in Those With Mild COVID


One Symptom
More Common
in Those With
Mild COVID
in case you missed it
Jan 10, 2021 7:30 AM CST

One Symptom More Common in Those With Mild COVID

Patients reported smell loss in 86% of mild cases

(Newser) - A lost sense of smell is one of the odder symptoms of COVID-19. How often does it really happen? A new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine puts some numbers to it. The study is based on a review of 2,581 patients seen at 18 hospitals in...

Biden Announces Big Shift in US Vaccine Strategy

He plans to release nearly all doses immediately, instead of holding supplies back for 2nd shot

(Newser) - Joe Biden on Friday announced a big and controversial shift in strategy on coronavirus vaccines. When he takes office, Biden will order the immediate release of almost all available doses, reports CNN . Under the current strategy, about half the doses are being held back so people already vaccinated can receive...

&#39;Reassuring&#39; News on Those COVID Variants
Pfizer Reports Good News
on Fast-Spreading Strains
new study
Jan 8, 2021 10:50 AM CST

Pfizer Reports Good News on Fast-Spreading Strains

Its vaccine appears to protect against them

(Newser) - New research suggests Pfizer's COVID vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two easier-to-spread strains that erupted in Britain and South Africa . The variants carry multiple mutations but share one in common that's believed to be the reason they are more contagious, per the AP . Called N501Y,...

In LA County, a COVID Death Every 8 Minutes

US records more than 4K COVID deaths in a day for the first time

(Newser) - The daily COVID death toll in the US is now approaching China's official death toll from the entire pandemic. According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker , a staggering 4,085 coronavirus deaths were recorded Thursday, the first time the daily toll has topped 4,000. China's official toll...

For Some COVID Patients, This Is Liquid Gold
For Some 
COVID Patients,
This Is Liquid Gold
NEW STUDY
Jan 7, 2021 1:13 PM CST

For Some COVID Patients, This Is Liquid Gold

Convalescent plasma reduces risk of severe illness in small study

(Newser) - The FDA gave "investigational" approval for COVID-19 patients to receive blood plasma from recovered patients in the spring, then expanded that approval in the summer. Now results from a clinical trial are in, and they "conclusively point toward … beneficial effects" if administered early on, reports the New ...

You Might Get $2K Relief Check After All

Schumer says it's No. 1 priority in Democrat-controlled Senate

(Newser) - It got a little lost in the shuffle of Wednesday's chaos in DC, but the pair of Democratic Senate wins in Georgia means that Americans might get $2,000 in COVID relief checks after all. In this case, that would likely mean an additional payment of $1,400 on...

Amid 'Dire Circumstances,' a New COVID Record

United States registers record number of deaths from virus, 2 days in a row

(Newser) - The United States saw its deadliest day of the pandemic on Wednesday, with 3,865 new COVID deaths registered, per Johns Hopkins stats—beating the previous record of 3,775 deaths, which had been registered only the day before, ABC News reports. In an additional two-day streak, the nation saw...

Lawmaker Tests Positive Hours After Voting on House Floor

Rep. Jake LaTurner so far has no symptoms of COVID-19, per statement

(Newser) - Rep. Jake LaTurner tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday night, KSNT reports. CNN reports that four hours prior to announcing the positive test, the Kansas Republican had voted on the House floor during the electoral vote certification process. "Late Wednesday evening, Congressman Jake LaTurner received a positive test result for...

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