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So About the COVID Scare on That Cruise Ship...

Elderly man actually didn't have the virus, officials now say of false alarm off Singapore

(Newser) - That "cruise to nowhere" off of Singapore could have stayed out in nowhere for a little longer after all. Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas returned to port on Wednesday, a day earlier than the pleasure cruise was expected to, after an elderly man on board reportedly tested...

'This Is the Worst Moment of the Pandemic So Far'

US hits more than 3K deaths in one day

(Newser) - On Wednesday, 3,054 people died of COVID-19, per the COVID Tracking Project . That's the highest single-day total yet. "It is also the first time that US deaths surpassed the number of Americans killed on 9/11," Daily Intelligencer reports. The seven-day average of daily deaths, 2,276,...

Giuliani Updates the World on His COVID Treatment

Trump's personal lawyer says he's receiving a potent cocktail of experimental drugs

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani called into his own radio show Tuesday and revealed how his COVID-19 treatment is going—pretty well, it turns out. Speaking from his hospital room at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, Giuliani said he's getting some of the same drugs that perked up President Trump: a...

3rd Country Gives Pfizer's COVID Vaccine the Green Light

Inoculations could begin next week in Canada

(Newser) - And then there were three. Canada on Wednesday became the third country, after the UK and Bahrain, to approve use of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, setting the stage for distribution to start there next week. The Wall Street Journal describes it as "racing ahead" of the US, where the...

Dad: Pandemic Isolation Drove My Teen to Kill Himself

Jay Smith says 16-year-old Spencer struggled with isolation, urges parents to talk to their kids

(Newser) - A high school sophomore and football player took his own life Friday in Maine, and his dad is now warning other parents to keep an eye on their kids' mental health during the pandemic. Jay Smith tells WMTW that his 16-year-old son, Spencer, whom he describes as a "fun-loving...

This Is Not the 2am Wakeup Call You Want on a Cruise Ship

Passengers on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas are stuck in Singapore port after COVID case

(Newser) - Passengers on a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" really can't go anywhere—they're not even allowed to leave their rooms after a fellow shipmate tested positive for COVID-19, the Straits Times reports. In a Wednesday statement, Singapore Tourism Board rep Annie Chang says the 83-year-old Singaporean man...

2 Britons Have Severe Reaction to Vaccine

Those with history of 'significant' allergic reactions warned to avoid it

(Newser) - UK regulators are warning people with a history of "significant" allergic reactions to avoid taking the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after two people experienced symptoms of "anaphylactoid reaction." Two National Health Service staff members who received a dose on Tuesday suffered the reaction, which is generally serious and...

More Punishing News on the Coronavirus Front

US passes 15M cases, meaning 1 in 22 citizens have tested positive

(Newser) - It took the US just four days to rack up another 1 million COVID cases, putting the total count above 15 million as of Tuesday, according to J ohns Hopkins University data . And Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests we're not in the thick of the worst of it yet. CNBC...

158 Arrested at Los Angeles 'Superspreader' Party

Sheriff says his department will be cracking down on such events

(Newser) - They certainly weren't abiding by California's stay-home order: The Los Angeles sheriff's department arrested 158 people over the weekend who were attending an underground house party Saturday night into the wee hours of Sunday. Of those 158, 35 were underage, and few were wearing masks, the Guardian...

She Never Got to Hold Her Newborn, Died 18 Days Later

Erika Becerra had COVID-19 when labor was induced

(Newser) - In early November, Erika Becerra, who was eight months pregnant, had to spend two days in a hospital for observation after she started experiencing mild contractions. When she got home, she soon felt awful. "She called my mom that Monday morning [and said], 'Mom, I think they hurt...

As UK Begins Shots, Progress on US Front

Pfizer candidate clears hurdle ahead of crucial Thursday meeting

(Newser) - It's a big news day for COVID vaccines on three fronts:
  • The UK began its first vaccinations .
  • In the US, health regulators say in their initial review that Pfizer's vaccine is 95% protective, per the AP . The review posted online Tuesday by the FDA comes before a Thursday
...

This Vaccine Patient Is Making Headlines, and Spurring Puns

William Shakespeare was 2nd person in line for COVID inoculation at UK hospital

(Newser) - Maggie Keenan may have been the first person to get inoculated in the UK as the nation rolled out its mass vaccination initiative on Tuesday, but it's the second person in line who's now making more headlines than the 90-year-old grandmother. Reuters reports that William Shakespeare, an 81-year-old...

Sources: US Didn't Get in Line Fast Enough for More Vaccine

Pfizer promised 100M initial doses to US, but it's reportedly committed additional supply to others

(Newser) - As Pfizer wrangles with supply chain issues for 2020 distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, some more potential bad news for American patients: The Washington Post and New York Times report the company has told the Trump administration that, after the initial 100 million doses it agreed to deliver by March,...

90-Year-Old Grandmother Gets First UK Vaccine
UK Rolls Out Its Vaccine
Dec 8, 2020 6:37 AM CST

UK Rolls Out Its Vaccine

90-year-old grandmother is the first recipient

(Newser) - Margaret Keenan turns 91 next week but already has her gift from the UK government. Keenan was the first person to receive a vaccine dose Tuesday as part of the UK's mass vaccination program , which will be rolling out 800,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine at...

Home of Fired Florida Data Scientist Raided by Cops

Rebekah Jones had created her own COVID-19 tracking dashboard

(Newser) - The home of the Florida data scientist who created her own coronavirus tracking dashboard after, she says, the state fired her for refusing to manipulate data on its own site, was raided by state agents Monday. "At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and...

Nurse Who Went Viral on TikTok Is Out of a Job

She no longer works for the hospital where she filmed video

(Newser) - The Oregon nurse who bragged on TikTok about disregarding COVID guidelines appears to be out of a job, at least at the hospital where she worked when the video was posted. "The nurse in question is no longer employed with Salem Health," the hospital told BuzzFeed News in...

Americans Need More Fear in Their Virus Messaging
COVID Messaging Should
Become Brutally Honest
opinion
Dec 7, 2020 4:27 PM CST

COVID Messaging Should Become Brutally Honest

Painful antismoking ads of the past could be a model

(Newser) - So far, public health messages asking Americans to take steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus have been hopeful, calm, and often reassuring. They've appealed to common sense, our appreciation of scientific evidence, and our concern for one another. That approach hasn't worked. Those campaigns should instead...

Former FDA Chief Is Avoiding Indoor Dining

'There's a grim future right now ahead of us in the next six weeks,' Gottlieb warns

(Newser) - Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner, says he has been going to stores "properly masked"—but he considers indoor dining too risky during the pandemic. "I will not eat indoors in a restaurant," Gottlieb told CNBC Monday when asked if he thinks restaurants are riskier than...

Tuesday Is 'V Day' for the UK on COVID

First vaccinations will take place

(Newser) - It’s been dubbed “V-Day” in Britain, recalling the D-Day landings in France that marked the start of the final push in World War II to defeat Nazi Germany, per the AP . A week after the UK became the first Western country to authorize widespread use of a vaccine...

Giuliani Met for 10 Hours With Ariz. Lawmakers. Now, a Shutdown

State House and Senate closed for the week after Trump lawyer tests positive for COVID-19

(Newser) - Whether Rudy Giuliani brought down the house during his testimony last week on alleged election fraud is debatable—but he did succeed in shutting down the House, and the Senate, in Arizona after he tested positive Sunday for COVID-19. The Arizona Republic reports the state legislature is closing shop for...

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