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Inflatable Costume May Have Caused Massive Outbreak

Worker wore it at San Jose emergency room

(Newser) - A staff member came to the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente's hospital in San Jose, Calif., on Christmas wearing an inflatable costume—and now 44 colleagues have tested positive for the coronavirus. While it's not yet clear whether the costume is to blame, NBC News notes it was...

UK Takes Another 'Giant Step' on Vaccine Front

Britain is now administering the world's first AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccinations

(Newser) - Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Dialysis patient Brian Pinker, 82, was the first to get the new vaccine, administered...

On COVID Toll, Trump Gets Pushback
On COVID Toll, Trump
Gets Pushback
Jan 3, 2021 12:20 PM CST

On COVID Toll, Trump Gets Pushback

Fauci, Adams say the numbers are real after president tweets the CDC exaggerates

(Newser) - President Trump tried to discount the destruction caused by COVID-19, tweeting Sunday that government counts of cases and deaths are "far exaggerated in the United States." He blamed the way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiles the statistics, adding, "When in doubt, call it COVID....

Trip by Teachers' Rep Doesn't Go Over Well

Chicago union VP Sarah Chambers is under fire for Puerto Rico photo on Instagram

(Newser) - A Chicago Teachers Union leader is in hot water after a photo emerged of her apparently sitting poolside in the Caribbean while she personally urged other city educators not to return to the classroom due to unsafe COVID-related conditions. Per WGN9 , CTU executive board member and area vice president Sarah...

In This Nation, Few Take COVID Seriously

Mitigation efforts are missing in Somalia, which will be among the last to receive vaccines

(Newser) - As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn't taken the coronavirus seriously. Some fear that's proven to be deadlier than anyone knows. "Certainly our people don’t use any form of protective measures, neither masks nor...

CNN Legend Larry King Hospitalized With COVID

The 87-year-old has had a string of health issues lately

(Newser) - Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to the family, CNN said the 87-year-old King is undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hospital protocols have kept King'...

In Age of COVID, a New Term Is Coined
In Age of COVID, a
New Term Is Coined
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Jan 2, 2021 4:15 PM CST

In Age of COVID, a New Term Is Coined

People are posting their 'vaxxies' on social media

(Newser) - It's been a year full of grief and loss, and one in which taking selfies has seemed indulgent. Now, however, with hope on the horizon in the form of the COVID-19 vaccines now rolling out, the selfie has reemerged in a new form, with a new label: the "...

Concertgoer: 'We’re All Gonna Get the Virus at Some Point'

Thousands attended an event held by activist singer Sean Feucht

(Newser) - Thousands of people crammed into a church parking lot in Valencia, Calif., on New Year’s Eve for a concert and worship service organized by Sean Feucht, a Christian activist and singer who has been holding events across the country to protest restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19....

One Nation Leads Way on Vaccinations

Israel far surpasses all others in percentage of people receiving shots

(Newser) - Of all the nations that have begun vaccinating citizens with a COVID vaccine, Israel is easily outpacing the rest in terms of percentages. The nation of 9 million has vaccinated more than 10% of its population and aims to reach the 25% mark by the end of January, reports the...

Doctors Report Limited Instances of Psychosis in COVID Patients
Doctors Start
to See Psychosis
in COVID Patients
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Jan 2, 2021 7:51 AM CST

Doctors Start to See Psychosis in COVID Patients

Other viruses, including the 1918 flu, have caused similar episodes

(Newser) - There's evidence of more harm done by COVID-19: new-onset psychosis. Patients who have had the virus but have no history of mental illness are suffering from serious psychotic symptoms, including frightening and potentially dangerous delusions. The number of affected patients is not high, the New York Times reports, but...

US COVID-19 Cases Double in 2 Months

Romney calls for administering vaccines at schools

(Newser) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US shot past 20 million on Friday, highlighting the challenges the nation faces in trying to bring the outbreak under control in the new year. Just two months ago, the total was half that . In addition, the US has the highest coronavirus...

27 Dead After 'Completely Irresponsible' Santa Visit

Residents at Belgian nursing home were seen in pics not wearing masks during holiday event

(Newser) - Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a superspreading St. Nick party last month, but they hope the situation is now under control. The Hemelrijck home in the northern Belgium city of Mol had organized an early December visit...

Critics: Hospital CEO's Response to Black Doctor's Death 'Ridiculous'

Dennis Murphy cites a 'complex picture' leading to death of Dr. Susan Moore, but others push back

(Newser) - The head of an Indiana hospital has addressed the allegations of Dr. Susan Moore, a Black medical doctor who died last month from coronavirus complications after accusing a doctor and other hospital staff of being biased in their treatment of her—but his comments have only fueled the controversy. In...

42 People Accidentally Got COVID Treatment, Not Vaccine

Regeneron vials were apparently mixed with Moderna vaccine at distribution hub

(Newser) - They thought they were being inoculated against COVID-19; instead, 42 people in West Virginia were mistakenly administered Regeneron's experimental monoclonal antibody treatment. The West Virginia National Guard, which is at the helm of the vaccine distribution effort in the state, confirmed that the goof occurred Wednesday in Boone County....

Police Arrest Pharmacist Over Spoiled Vaccine Doses

He allegedly left them out of refrigeration twice

(Newser) - Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing them from refrigeration for two nights. The arrest marks another setback in what has been a slower, messier start to vaccinate Americans than public health officials had expected. Police in Grafton,...

China OKs COVID Vaccine for General Use

It could be widely used in developing countries

(Newser) - China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe. The Sinopharm vaccine had already been given to groups such as health care professionals and essential workers under emergency-use guidelines...

Guess What Word No One Wants to Hear Ever Again

Michigan college puts 'COVID-19' at top of its annual list of words, terms that should be banished

(Newser) - Even as vaccines are being rolled out to battle COVID-19, wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in Michigan say they want to kick any trace of the term from the English language. Seven of the top words or phrases selected for 2021 for the school's annual lighthearted compilation of...

Worker Deliberately Spoils 500 Doses of Vaccine

Wisconsin health system originally thought it was an accident

(Newser) - A Wisconsin health system said Wednesday that 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine that had to be discarded after they were left unrefrigerated now appear to have been deliberately spoiled by an employee, the AP reports. Aurora Medical Center first reported on the spoiled doses on Saturday, and said they had...

'Really, Really Bad': Scientists Worry About COVID Variant in US

The variant has been identified in Colorado and California

(Newser) - The coronavirus variant first discovered in the UK is officially in the US, with two cases of it having been confirmed in California and Colorado. The variant quickly gained ground in the UK after being detected in September, now accounting for more than 60% of new infections in London and...

Activists Want Singer to Stay Away From LA's Skid Row

Christian singer's concerts could be 'superspreader events,' they warn

(Newser) - An evangelical Christian singer who has protested COVID restrictions with open-air concerts is coming to Los Angeles—but a lot of people want him to stay away. Sean Feucht, whose events have featured large numbers of maskless people crowded together, has advertised events including a "massive outreach" to the...

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