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App to Trace Virus Exposure Runs Into Familiar Obstacles

COVID-19 misinformation is among the factors affecting the technology's adoption

(Newser) - Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But Americans haven't been all that interested. Fewer than half of US states and territories—19 in total—have made such technology...

Death Toll Is at Least 7 After Rule-Breaking Wedding

Employees of nursing homes were among the 300 celebrating

(Newser) - An investigation—and contact tracing—began immediately after positive tests started to show up among the 300 people who attended a wedding last month in Washington state. The toll is starting to become clear. Seven residents of three nursing homes who had COVID-19 have died since employees at the homes...

Oregon to Mask-Dissing Doc: Your License, Please

'None of us—once—wore a mask in my clinic'

(Newser) - Licensed members of the medical community who stand on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol and make statements that contradict the Centers for Disease Control may soon find themselves unlicensed. Such is the case of Dr. Steven LaTulippe, reports the Salem Statesman Journal , who publicly dismissed COVID-19 as a...

Man&#39;s Obit a &#39;Scathing Critique&#39; of Anti-Maskers
An Elderly Man Died of COVID.
His Obit Pulls No Punches
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Dec 6, 2020 6:03 AM CST

An Elderly Man Died of COVID. His Obit Pulls No Punches

'He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth'

(Newser) - An 81-year-old man died this week at his Scott City, Kan., nursing home, and he "was not surrounded by friends and family." That's not because Marvin James Farr wasn't loved: The farmer and veterinarian died after being infected by COVID-19, and his obituary is now serving...

US Death Toll Hits New High
US Death Toll Hits New High
Dec 5, 2020 3:00 PM CST

US Death Toll Hits New High

Over 2.6K US deaths were reported Friday

(Newser) - Coronavirus infections continue to spread at record levels in the US, reaching a new daily high of nearly 228,000 cases on Friday, the AP reports. The 227,885 cases eclipses the previous high of more than 217,000 on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The...

Iffy on Masks? Bill Nye Offers 'Hilarious' Explainer

Scientist pulls out the big guns to make his point: a US map

(Newser) - Anyone still unclear about the importance of face masks may want to check out a new clip from Bill Nye the Science Guy. In Friday's viral TikTok video—which was shared online by comedian Christopher Titus , among others—the 65-year-old scientist offers his insight into how and why masks...

British Doctors, Nurses Lose Spots in Line

Many had already made appointments for vaccinations, but fears build about the supply

(Newser) - Britain took delivery of its first shipment of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Thursday night, and all systems are go for the two-shot vaccinations to begin Tuesday. Many doctors and nurses, having been told they'd be in the first group to get the shots, had made their appointments. Then...

CDC Makes Significant Change to Its Mask Advice

Wear them indoors, unless you're home, says agency

(Newser) - The worsening coronavirus situation has driven the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand its guidance on face masks. They should be worn indoors at all times, new guidance issued Friday says, with the only exception being at home. "Compelling evidence now supports the benefits of cloth face...

Fox Host Returns to Studio, Then Tests Positive
Veteran Fox Host
Tests Positive
Dec 4, 2020 10:33 AM CST

Veteran Fox Host Tests Positive

'I'm not great but I'm not dying or anything,' says Juan Williams

(Newser) - It's a good thing Fox News host Juan Williams appeared to be keeping his distance from his fellow The Five co-hosts during a live in-studio broadcast on Wednesday. The New York Times reports that the liberal host tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon. He did not appear on...

Colbert to 3 Ex-Presidents: Come 'Drop Trou' on My Show

Late-night host extends offer for Obama, Clinton, Bush to receive COVID vaccine on the air

(Newser) - Three former US presidents have offered to ease concern and get publicly inoculated to prove the safety of vetted COVID-19 vaccines. Now, at least one-late night host is taking them up on that offer. "President Bush, President Clinton, President Obama, put your antibodies where your mouth is," Stephen...

California Announces New Stay-at-Home Order

'This is the most challenging moment since the beginning of this pandemic'

(Newser) - With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday and said if people don't comply the state's hospitals will be overwhelmed with infected patients. Newsom's latest effort to keep people from gathering with others from outside their households...

Belgium: Designate 1 Bathroom User This Christmas

Anyone else who must go must go home, government says

(Newser) - With Belgium having more coronavirus-related deaths per capita than any nation in the world, Christmas there is not just a celebration but an issue. The nation already is under a four-person limit for gatherings, the Washington Post reports, and they must be held outdoors. Those rules will hold for the...

WWII Vet Beats COVID, Celebrates 104th Birthday

Alabama man received newly approved therapy

(Newser) - An Alabama man who spent World War II repairing bomb-damaged trains in France recovered from a fight with COVID-19 in time to mark his 104th birthday on Thursday. Major Wooten was physically drained and a little fuzzy mentally after battling the new coronavirus but appears to be on the mend,...

Biden Doesn't Want This Familiar Face Going Anywhere

President-elect asks Anthony Fauci to stay on

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden doesn't want Dr. Anthony Fauci going anywhere. Biden told CNN Thursday, in his first joint interview with Kamala Harris since being elected, that he's asked the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director "to stay on in the exact same role he's...

Biden's 100-Day Plan: Masks on Everyone

A mandate will be issued for federal property

(Newser) - Even when he becomes president in January, Joe Biden won't have the authority to order Americans to wear masks. But he will make it a request on Day One, the Hill reports. "Just 100 days to mask, not forever," Biden said Thursday. "100 days." Biden...

ICU Crunch Puts State Near Big Shutdowns

California reported 20,000 new coronavirus cases in one day

(Newser) - California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, part of new rules triggered when fewer than 15% of beds are available in intensive care units for regional hospital networks. Newsom said four of the state’s...

Pfizer Cuts Expectations in Half
Pfizer Cuts Expectations in Half
Dec 3, 2020 4:38 PM CST

Pfizer Cuts Expectations in Half

Company says supply-chain issues will reduce coronavirus vaccine doses shipped this year to 50M

(Newser) - Saying there have been issues in the supply chain, Pfizer has reduced its projections for the number of coronavirus vaccine doses it will ship this year by half. "Scaling up the raw material supply chain took longer than expected," a spokeswoman said. "And it's important to...

Fauci: Britain Was a Little Too Quick With Vaccine

Approval was based on company data and rushed, expert says

(Newser) - We need coronavirus vaccines quickly, but not before their time. Dr. Anthony Fauci was critical Thursday of Britain's quick green light for a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, Politico reports. "They really rushed through that approval," Fauci said. Britain became the first Western nation to OK...

Sophisticated Hackers Targeting Vaccine 'Cold Chain'

IBM experts suspect a nation state is responsible

(Newser) - Cyberattackers have been using sophisticated phishing schemes in an attempt to hack companies and government organizations tasked with distributing coronavirus vaccines. IBM's cybersecurity division first revealed the scheme, which was confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, per the New York Times . Experts say phishing emails were...

Couple Knew They Had COVID, Took Flight Anyway
Couple Knew They Had
COVID, Took Flight Anyway
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Dec 3, 2020 7:50 AM CST

Couple Knew They Had COVID, Took Flight Anyway

They were arrested upon arrival in Hawaii

(Newser) - Two Hawaii residents were arrested Sunday after getting on a flight home despite knowing they were infected with the coronavirus. A spokesman for San Francisco International Airport tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the man and woman were arrested in Hawaii after taking a flight from San Francisco to Lihue....

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