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Rep. Ron Wright Dies After Contracting COVID

Texas lawmaker, 67, also had been battling lung cancer

(Newser) - A Texas congressman has died less than three weeks after testing positive for COVID, reports the Hill . Republican Rep. Ron Wright, 67, also had been battling lung cancer the last few years, reports Politico . In fact, he'd been hospitalized as recently as September because of complications with his cancer...

Tampa Fans Ignore Warnings to Ease Up on the Celebrations

They were out in force in streets and bars after Super Bowl win

(Newser) - Two things have health authorities keeping a worried eye on Florida. On Sunday, the state became the first to report 200 cases of variant COVID strains, reports USA Today . The second involves the Super Bowl, specifically the celebrations surrounding it. Before the game, authorities including Dr. Anthony Fauci had implored...

Sacré Bleu! French Workers Can Now Eat at Their Desks

Amid pandemic, government is removing a law forbidding the practice during work

(Newser) - The pandemic is forcing a new rule in France that might have a lot of Americans doing a double-take: It will now be legal to eat at your desk during work. Yes, prior to the Labor Ministry decision, it had been against the law to do so, reports the Local...

One Country Forced to Stop AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout

After study shows disappointing results against new strain in South Africa

(Newser) - South Africa has put its rollout of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, originally due to start next week, on hold after a study found it offered only minimal protection against a new variant of the coronavirus currently dominating new infections in the country. The study found that the vaccine "does...

Beloved Singer's Wife Dies of COVID-19

Engelbert Humperdinck's wife of 56 years, Patricia Healey, was 85

(Newser) - Patricia Healey, the British actress and wife for 56 years to singer Engelbert Humperdinck, died Thursday of COVID-19. Humperdinck shared on Jan. 26 that he, his wife, one of their sons, and two of their caregivers had tested positive for the coronavirus, USA Today reports. He asked fans for prayers...

Something Weird Is Happening With India's COVID Cases

They're dropping, by a lot

(Newser) - The US logged 125,735 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to the CDC's tracker . India, a country whose population is more than four times bigger than our own, logged ... 11,000. Their current case-per-capita rate is about 9 in 1 million, one of the lowest on the planet,...

The Weird Correlation Between S&#39;mores and COVID
The Weird Correlation
Between S'mores and COVID
in case you missed it
Feb 7, 2021 7:20 AM CST

The Weird Correlation Between S'mores and COVID

Hershey found that in areas where virus cases have surged, so have runs on s'mores ingredients

(Newser) - Public health officials, epidemiologists, and infectious disease experts are all front and center in looking out for emerging patterns on COVID-19. Now, add Hershey into the mix. The chocolate manufacturing giant has spotted its own trend during the pandemic involving a favorite campfire treat. That find: In areas of the...

This Year, Carnival Venue Is a Mass Vaccination Site

Nurse says the event is still joyful, because it represents 'the hope of better days'

(Newser) - In a normal year, Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome would preparing for its great moment of the year: the world's most famous Carnival parade. But a week before what should be the start of Carnival, the pandemic has replaced pageantry, the AP reports, with the great celebration put on...

Inmates Set Fires in Riot Over COVID Conditions
Jail
Inmates
Riot Over
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Feb 6, 2021 3:10 PM CST

Jail Inmates Riot Over COVID

Court cases in St. Louis are behind, family visits are limited during pandemic

(Newser) - Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs, mattresses, and other objects out of the building Saturday in the latest disturbance over coronavirus conditions and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings, officials said. Dozens of...

SCOTUS Hands Down Split Decision on COVID Church Ban

Court rules California can't bar church services, but it can still ban singing, chanting

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is telling California it can't bar indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it can keep for now a ban on singing and chanting indoors. The high court issued orders late Friday in two cases where churches had sued over coronavirus-related restrictions in the...

FEMA Asked DOD for Help on Vaccines. The DOD Delivered

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has OK'd the deployment of 1K troops to vaccination sites

(Newser) - The Pentagon will deploy troops to assist getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said Friday. Coronavirus senior adviser Andy Slavitt announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a request for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, per the AP . It means about 1,000 active-duty military...

US Closer to Having a Third Vaccine Option

Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to OK its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine

(Newser) - Johnson & Johnson asked US regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies, the AP reports. J&J’s vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe COVID-19, according to preliminary results from a massive international...

Pair Helps Out Nurses Who 'Want to Get Home'

Volunteers clear off hospital employees' cars during snowstorm

(Newser) - When a snowstorm hit a month ago, a Rhode Island 10-year-old decided to give nurses battling the coronavirus a hand when it snowed next. "I was thinking they've been helping us a lot through this whole pandemic," Christian Stone said, "and I figured why don't...

In a Coma Since Accident, Teen Doesn't Know About Pandemic

Family isn't sure how to tell what's happened since last March

(Newser) - A teenager in the UK has had the coronavirus twice but doesn't know it. Joseph Flavill has been in a coma since he was hit by a car March 1 while walking in the town of Burton upon Trent, suffering a traumatic brain injury. That was three weeks before...

To Make Point on Masks, Iowa Lawmaker Wears Jeans to Work

Jeans are harmless, but 'not wearing a mask can kill people,' says Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell

(Newser) - "If they can enforce a denim dress code, they can also enforce a mask mandate." That's the message from Iowa Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, who chose this week to break a rule banning jeans from the state's House. Republicans, who control both the state House and Senate,...

Biden COVID Team Debates Sending Masks to Everybody

Trump administration scrapped similar plan last year

(Newser) - Last year, the Trump administration scrapped a plan to send masks to every household in America, worrying that receiving masks " might create concern or panic ." The Biden administration is now considering reviving the idea, sources tell NBC . The sources say President Biden's COVID team has been discussing...

Mixing Vaccines Could Provide &#39;Better Antibody Response&#39;
New Study Looks
at Mixing Vaccines
Feb 4, 2021 8:27 AM CST

New Study Looks at Mixing Vaccines

Human trial will attempt to replicate results found in mice

(Newser) - There have been limited cases of people receiving one coronavirus vaccine for their first dose, and a different vaccine for their second. So how will that affect their immunity? That's now the subject of a trial in the UK, seeking to discover whether a mix of vaccines proves effective...

WHO Team Visits Wuhan Virus Lab
WHO Team Visits
Wuhan Virus Lab
Feb 3, 2021 4:27 PM CST

WHO Team Visits Wuhan Virus Lab

Institute has been at the center of speculation

(Newser) - World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research center in the Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus, with one member saying they'd intended to meet key staff and press them on critical issues. The WHO team's...

Japan: Here's How the Olympics Will Be Held

There's a list of no-no's

(Newser) - Last year, a Japanese amusement park asked roller coaster riders to "scream inside your heart." At this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, spectators—if any are allowed—may have to do the same. Organizers released a playbook Wednesday with rules explaining how the games can be safely...

New AstraZeneca Vaccine Stats Are &#39;Absolutely Superb&#39;
New AstraZeneca Vaccine
Stats Are 'Absolutely Superb'
new research
Feb 3, 2021 10:35 AM CST

New AstraZeneca Vaccine Stats Are 'Absolutely Superb'

2-dose vaccine has high efficacy after one dose

(Newser) - With the rollout of each coronavirus vaccine comes a big focus on efficacy, and new research on the Oxford-AstraZeneca version gets much more granular. In a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, University of Oxford researchers found the two-dose vaccine was 76% effective at preventing symptomatic infections for three...

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