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Japan Had Never Hit 10K COVID Cases— Until Yesterday

Country expands its virus emergency

(Newser) - Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared an emergency in Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba, near Tokyo, as well as in the western city of...

Scientists Want to See Data Behind CDC Mask U-Turn
Scientists Have Questions 
About New Mask Guidance
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 29, 2021 3:50 PM CDT

Scientists Have Questions About New Mask Guidance

CDC has not released data that led to reversal

(Newser) - The CDC's U-turn on mask guidance this week has brought a return to mask mandates around the country—but some scientists say they want to see the unpublished data cited in the agency's report. The latest CDC guidance, which states that in areas where the virus is surging,...

Israel Rolls Out World First: COVID Booster Shots

They're being offered to people over 60 who received vaccinations 5 months ago

(Newser) - Israel on Thursday became the first nation to approve COVID booster shots for parts of its population, reports Haaretz . Starting Sunday, anyone in the country older than 60 who received their initial vaccination at least five months ago can get another dose from Pfizer, the nation's main vaccine supplier,...

2 African Countries Finally Relent on COVID Vaccines

Burundi is one of the last countries to accept vaccines

(Newser) - Burundi’s government now says it will accept COVID-19 vaccines, becoming one of the last countries in the world to embrace them. But the health ministry says that while it will store the doses, it will not take responsibility for any side effects they might cause, the AP reports. Health...

Australia's Biggest City Will Be Locked Down for Another Month

South Korea, Thailand report record numbers of new COVID cases

(Newser) - Australia’s largest city, Sydney, will remain in lockdown for another month. The New South Wales state government announced that the lockdown of the city of 5 million would last at least until Aug. 28, after reporting on Wednesday 177 new infections in the latest 24-hour period, the AP reports....

Google Tells Its Workers Vaccinations Are Required

The policy will eventually be rolled out to offices around the globe

(Newser) - Google is putting itself in the vaccination-mandate camp. CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in a Wednesday morning email that anyone working at its US campuses must be vaccinated. That policy will be expanded to its other locations around the globe in the coming months, he said, per the Wall Street ...

England Makes Things Easier for Vaccinated Tourists

It does away with 10-day quarantine for vaccinated travelers

(Newser) - Fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe can enter England without quarantining starting next week. The British government says people who have received both doses of a vaccine approved by the FDA in the US or the European Medicines Agency can take pre- and post-arrival coronavirus...

Pfizer Data: Booster Shot Provides an Actual Boost

Company data shows it increases protection against delta variant

(Newser) - For protection against the delta variant, new data from Pfizer suggests three doses are the way to go. In slides published ahead of a Wednesday earnings call, the company said that antibody levels against the delta variant were five times higher in the 18-to-55 age group after a third dose,...

Anti-Maskers Shut Down School Board Meeting on Masks

Broward County School Board postponed discussing mask requirements, will revisit Wed.

(Newser) - Florida's Broward County School Board had planned to discuss mask requirements for the coming school year on Tuesday. But that discussion will have to wait after 20 or so anti-mask protesters showed up at the school board headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, CNN reports. Board member Sarah Leonardi says the...

Olympian in Quarantine Blasts 'Inhuman' Living Conditions

Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs decries lack of fresh air at hotel, calls it 'mentally super draining'

(Newser) - An Olympic skateboarder who was put in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 called the conditions at the hotel "inhuman" on Wednesday. Candy Jacobs has been in isolation for eight days and missed the street event in skateboarding's debut as an Olympic sport, per the AP . She said...

Nevada Issues Emergency Mask Mandate

For 12 of its 17 counties

(Newser) - The mask reversals continue: Nevada on Tuesday afternoon announced an emergency order, taking effect Friday in 12 of the state's 17 counties, requiring masks in indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status. The order applies to counties with substantial or high rates of COVID-19 transmission, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports....

CDC Is Backtracking on Its Mask Advice

Agency is expected to recommend that vaccinated people wear them again indoors

(Newser) - Back in May, the CDC told fully vaccinated people they could safely take off their masks in most indoor places. The new advice: Put them back on. The agency on Tuesday is expected to formally change its guidance because of the spike in cases caused by the delta variant, reports...

Biden: COVID Long-Haulers Qualify for ADA Protections

'Many Americans who seemingly recover from the virus still face lingering challenges'

(Newser) - People with long-haul COVID could now be eligible for disability resources, President Biden said Monday. Some people recover from the acute symptoms of the disease, but struggle for months with fatigue, difficulty breathing, brain fog, loss of sense of smell, and other symptoms. A diagnosis of COVID doesn’t automatically...

NYC to City Workers: Get Vaccinated by Sept. 13

The alternative will be weekly testing, mayor says

(Newser) - New York City will require all of its municipal workers—including teachers and police officers—to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The rule is expected to affect about 340,000 city employees, making the city one of the largest...

'Predatory' Firm Fined for Making False Claims About Anti-COVID Clothes

As cases rose in Australia, Lorna Jane started advertising 'anti-virus activewear'

(Newser) - An Australian clothing company accused of exploiting public fears about COVID-19 by making false claims about its activewear has agreed to pay a $3.7 million fine. As a second wave of infections hit Australia last summer, Lorna Jane started selling what it called "anti-virus activewear," the Washington ...

Major Medical Groups Just Issued a Big Call on Vaccines

AMA, dozens of others say health care workers should be required to get vaccinations

(Newser) - As pushback continues against requiring coronavirus vaccines on cruise ships , in the NF L, and on college campuses , there's a new lobby for mandatory vaccination. The Washington Post and CNN report that 50-plus medical groups representing millions of health care professionals released a statement Monday calling for health care...

New Vaccine Strategy Could Stop Future Pandemics
New Vaccine
Strategy Could
Stop Future 
Pandemics
the rundown
Jul 26, 2021 7:25 AM CDT

New Vaccine Strategy Could Stop Future Pandemics

Fauci backs idea to create 'prototype' shots for 20 families of viruses

(Newser) - "We're going in the wrong direction." That was Dr. Anthony Fauci's message to the nation Sunday on CNN in regard to COVID. Fauci reiterated what has become a familiar theme among US health officials, describing "a pandemic among the unvaccinated" because of the fast-spreading delta...

Radio Host Who Downplayed COVID Gets Virus

Phil Valentine, who refused vaccine, is in critical condition

(Newser) - A conservative radio host who downplayed COVID-19 and refused to get vaccinated has now contracted the virus and is in critical condition. Phil Valentine announced his diagnosis July 11, and initially said he'd be back to work in days (and he apparently was, for at least one day )....

Alabama&#39;s GOP Governor Unloads on the Unvaccinated
Alabama's GOP Governor
Unloads on the Unvaccinated
the rundown
Jul 23, 2021 12:22 PM CDT

Alabama's GOP Governor Unloads on the Unvaccinated

'It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks,' says Kay Ivey

(Newser) - Alabama's Republican governor has directed some harsh words toward residents of her own state in regard to COVID vaccinations. Details and related coverage:
  • The blame: "Folks are supposed to have common sense," Kay Ivey told reporters in Birmingham on Thursday, reports Al.com . "It's time
...

New Zealand Suspends Travel Bubble With Australia

Quarantine-free travel zone on hold for at least 8 weeks as cases rise in Australia

(Newser) - New Zealand on Friday suspended its quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for at least eight weeks due to a growing COVID-19 cluster in Sydney. New Zealand had already imposed quarantine restrictions on travelers from New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia states, where lockdowns have been introduced to contain delta...

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