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Death on United Flight Sparks COVID Scare

'I had to look away for a while,' passenger says

(Newser) - United Airlines is trying to undo the damage after a man suffered a COVID-like medical emergency on a flight this week and died, NBC News reports. Now the airline is working with health officials to track down passengers who may have been exposed, and explain how the man—who boarded...

Vaccine Scams Are Already Happening
Vaccine Scams
Are Already
Happening
the rundown
Dec 19, 2020 12:35 PM CST

Vaccine Scams Are Already Happening

Homeland Security agents are already chasing down fake websites

(Newser) - If you're seeing coronavirus vaccine deals, look again: US officials say they're almost certainly scams. Whether by email, phone, or online, scammers are angling to take advantage of our desire for inoculation. "If you're receiving unsolicited offers for a vaccine—not one, not two, but about...

Johnson Gives Bad News 'With a Very Heavy Heart'

Britain's PM tells many people to cancel Christmas

(Newser) - Families must cancel their Christmas gatherings and most shops have to close in London and much of southern England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday as he imposed a new, stricter level of coronavirus restrictions on the region to curb rapidly spreading infections, the AP reports. Johnson said Saturday that...

UK: COVID Variant Could Be Linked to Faster Spread
New COVID Variant
Is 'Something to
Keep an Eye On'
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Dec 19, 2020 10:15 AM CST

New COVID Variant Is 'Something to Keep an Eye On'

UK says it may be linked to rise in cases

(Newser) - A new variant of the coronavirus has been identified in Britain and while Health Secretary Matt Hancock says it could be linked to a fast rise in cases, experts say people should remain calm. Hancock told lawmakers Monday that more than 1,000 cases of the new variant have been...

Doctors Protest Vaccine Plan: 'First in the Room! Back of the Line!'

Stanford medical residents miffed after finding out front-line workers weren't prioritized for COVID shots

(Newser) - Stanford Health Care has issued an apology after word on how it would distribute its coronavirus vaccine backfired. According to Stanford's vaccine dissemination plan published earlier this week, priority for the shots was to be given to "those who provide direct care and service to patients, those who...

GOP Senator on Blocking Stimulus Checks: 'I'm Not Heartless'

Ron Johnson insists $1,200 checks aren't the way to go, would balloon national debt

(Newser) - As the end of the year draws near, Capitol Hill is still wrangling with a new COVID relief plan—and this week, one GOP senator made clear his views on stimulus checks to Americans as part of that plan. The Hill reports that on Friday, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of...

Big Update for One Sport's 2021 Plans

56-game NHL season will start Jan. 13, pending various approvals

(Newser) - The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021 beginning Jan. 13, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the agreement, per the AP . The NHL Players' Association's board...

Vaccine No. 2 Is Here, With a Big Advantage

FDA approves Moderna's version, which can be more easily shipped and stored

(Newser) - Pfizer's version is no longer the only weapon in the COVID vaccination battle. As expected, the FDA gave emergency authorization on Friday to the vaccine from Moderna. The first shots were expected to be given on Monday, a big part of the broader push to have a vaccine available...

1 in 5 US Prisoners Has Had COVID-19
Prison Infections
Hit a New High
Dec 18, 2020 4:35 PM CST

Prison Infections Hit a New High

Infections among inmates have to be addressed before the pandemic can end, expert says

(Newser) - One in every five state and federal prisoners in the US has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by the AP and the Marshall...

Mayor's Family Quarantines After 9-Year-Old's Infection

Eric Garcetti says 9-year-old daughter has mild COVID symptoms

(Newser) - "It's a scary thing," Eric Garcetti said Thursday about his 9-year-old daughter's positive test for the coronavirus. "I'll admit, she had some tears in her eyes, but I reassured her that it was going to be OK." The Los Angeles mayor and his...

COVID-Infected Macron Admits He May Have Slipped Up

French leader says 'bad luck,' 'negligence' might have led to his getting infected

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed his COVID-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck, urging his compatriots to stay safe as critics called out slip-ups in his behavior, from a close-quarters handshake to repeated big-group meals over the past week. In what looked like a self-shot video...

Minnesota Sues Bar That Refuses to Close
In Minnesota, a Showdown
Between the State and a Bar
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Dec 18, 2020 12:08 PM CST

In Minnesota, a Showdown Between the State and a Bar

Minnesota has sued Alibi Drinkery and ordered it to stop serving patrons indoors

(Newser) - Another high-profile fight is taking place between a business trying to operate as usual amid the pandemic despite orders to curtail services. This time it's in Minnesota, where Democratic Gov. Tim Walz this week ordered bars and restaurants to cease offering indoor dining through Jan. 11. Coverage:
  • The bar:
...

ICU Capacity in Southern California Has Hit 0%

Hospitals are now entering surge mode

(Newser) - In the most populous part of America's most populous state, the availability of intensive care unit beds now stands at 0%—and the situation is on course to get much worse. Hospitals in Southern California are now set to go into surge mode, which will up their capacity by...

Mike Pence Gets His COVID Shot on TV

And Trump says 2nd vaccine has been approved

(Newser) - One of the most high-profile vaccinations yet took place Friday morning at the White House. VP Mike Pence rolled up his sleeve and received a dose of Pfizer's COVID vaccine on live television , reports NBC News . His wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also got shots as part...

Close Biden Adviser Tests Positive
Close Biden Adviser Has COVID
Dec 18, 2020 12:02 AM CST

Close Biden Adviser Has COVID

Rep. Cedric Richmond tests positive after traveling to Georgia

(Newser) - A close adviser to President-elect Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus. Rep. Cedric Richmond on Tuesday traveled to Georgia for a rally campaigning for Democrats in the Senate runoff races there, at which Biden spoke . On Wednesday, the Louisiana congressman developed symptoms and tested positive on a rapid...

Outside Experts Endorse Moderna Vaccine

FDA is on track to approve emergency use on Friday, with distribution starting in days

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration plans to approve a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Friday, after an outside panel of experts agreed that the benefits of Moderna's product outweigh the risks. The head of the federal vaccine distribution effort plans to ship nearly 6 million doses to...

COVID-19 Kills 8 Nuns at Retirement Home in a Week

Other residents have tested positive, order says

(Newser) - Eight nuns living at a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee died of COVID-19 complications in the past week—four of them on the same day, according to the congregation that runs the home. The School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province said other sisters who live at...

Sweden's King on COVID: 'I Think We Have Failed'

Carl XVI Gustaf unhappy with rising deaths amid lax rules

(Newser) - Sweden's king thinks his nation's relatively lax approach to COVID has backfired. "I think we have failed," said Carl XVI Gustaf in a year-end assessment, reports the BBC . Sweden has fared worse than its Scandinavian neighbors with about 350,000 cases and 7,800 deaths, the...

The 'Nice' Approach Isn't Working. Cruise Got It Right

2 columnists weigh in on the star's leaked COVID rant

(Newser) - Some social media users viewed Tom Cruise's leaked rant from the set of Mission: Impossible 7, in which he hurls profanities at masked crew members for violating COVID safety measures, as "abusive, yet another instance of an entitled man screaming at people not in a position to scream...

2nd Relief Check Likely, Thanks Partly to Georgia Races
You Can
Expect
2nd Relief
Check
the rundown
Dec 17, 2020 11:09 AM CST

You Can Expect 2nd Relief Check

Most Americans will likely get $600 under the emerging deal in Congress

(Newser) - It looks like Congress is on track to reach a deal on a COVID stimulus package before the end of the week, one that would include relief checks for Americans, though at a smaller amount than the first ones of $1,200. Coverage:
  • Key numbers: Most Americans are expected to
...

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