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Fauci: Russia Vaccine Risks 'Hurting a Lot of People'

He says he has serious doubts about its safety

(Newser) - Russia claims to have won the COVID-19 vaccine race —but experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have their doubts about whether the vaccine will be safe or effective. In a National Geographic panel discussion set to air in full Thursday, Fauci told moderator Deborah Roberts that he has deep misgivings...

For the Young, Vaping Brings Much Higher COVID Risk
Another Risk Factor
for COVID: Vaping
new study
Aug 12, 2020 3:25 PM CDT

Another Risk Factor for COVID: Vaping

Young people's survey answers show smoking makes them much more vulnerable to virus

(Newser) - Researchers were not surprised when a survey showed that using e-cigarettes puts young people at greater risk from COVID-19. But they weren't prepared for the depth of the risk they found. Vapers age 13-24 were five times as likely to test positive for the coronavirus, Stanford University researchers say....

In a Breakthrough, Researchers Isolate Infectious Virus in Air

Expert calls the discovery 'a smoking gun' on how the disease is spread

(Newser) - Scientific support for the widely debated theory that the coronavirus spreads through the air has emerged. University of Florida researchers said they've shown that there's live virus in floating respiratory droplets, the New York Times reports. "This is what people have been clamoring for," said Linsey...

Connecticut Hands Out Hefty Fines for Travel Violations

'We’re going to show people we're serious about this'

(Newser) - Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the state is cracking down on unsafe behavior and has issued its first fines to people who failed to comply with travel rules. The governor says two residents have been fined a total of $3,000 under the regulations, Fox reports. The residents were fined...

UK Recession Is Basically the Worst
UK Recession Is
Basically the Worst
Aug 12, 2020 6:02 AM CDT

UK Recession Is Basically the Worst

Its economy contracted by more than any other major economy in Q2

(Newser) - It's a double whammy for the UK, which as of Wednesday claims not just Europe's worst coronavirus death toll, but also the worst recession of any major economy. Stats released Wednesday show the UK's GDP shrank 20.4% in the second quarter after a 2.2% loss...

Couple Assaults Teen Sesame Place Worker Over Masks

Theme park employee reminded them to wear facial coverings, got seriously injured

(Newser) - A 17-year-old employee at Sesame Place was forced to undergo surgery after a mask dispute at the Pennsylvania theme park Sunday ended in an altercation. The worker had asked a couple to put on their masks earlier in the day; then, around 5pm, he encountered the man and woman again...

900 Told to Quarantine in Georgia School District

One high school has been shut until Aug. 31

(Newser) - A Georgia school district has quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since classes resumed last week and will temporarily shut down a hard-hit high schoo l in which a widely shared photo showed dozens of maskless students posing together. The quarantine...

Alyssa Milano: COVID Is Making My Hair Fall Out

She says she is suffering symptoms months after becoming ill

(Newser) - Alyssa Milano says she is losing large amounts of hair as a result of COVID-19. The actress, who recently tested positive for coronavirus antibodies , months after other tests apparently missed the infection, says she is still dealing with symptoms four months after falling seriously ill, CNN reports. In a video...

Feds Considering Plan to Keep Out Infected Americans

Border agents could bar people suspected of having been exposed to virus

(Newser) - After failed efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 by limiting arrivals of foreign citizens, the White House is now considering a plan to temporarily bar potentially infected American citizens and legal residents, according to a draft regulation seen by the New York Times . Federal agencies have been asked to...

America's Worst Rate of Spread Isn't in Texas or Florida

Hawaii has highest reproduction rate in the country at 1.6

(Newser) - Officials are repeating the now-familiar advice to wear masks and maintain distance in Hawaii, which now has the highest rate of spread of COVID-19 in the country. Hawaii's reproduction rate stands at 1.6, meaning every infected person spreads the virus to 1.6 others on average, per Hawaii...

New Zealand Isn&#39;t Free of the Virus After All
COVID-19
Returns to
New Zealand
Aug 11, 2020 7:36 AM CDT

COVID-19 Returns to New Zealand

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern puts Auckland on lockdown

(Newser) - New Zealand put its biggest city on lockdown Tuesday after four new COVID-19 cases cropped up in the same household, Sky News reports. That means Auckland residents are being told to work at home and leave only for essential needs while nurseries, schools, bars, and restaurants are shut down for...

Putin: We Just Won the COVID-19 Vaccine Race

Russia's leader says they have a vaccine that's ready to roll

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin says Russia has registered a COVID-19 vaccine—a dramatic first among world nations—and one of his adult daughters has already been inoculated, Reuters reports. "I know that it works quite effectively, forms strong immunity, and I repeat, it has passed all the needed checks," he...

One State Cracks Down on Shoppers Angry About Masks

It'll now be a felony if anyone threatens or assaults an Illinois employee about health guidelines

(Newser) - Assault or physically threaten a retail worker over something related to the coronavirus pandemic? In Illinois, that'll be a felony. The state last week signed a new measure into law, and now any assault or battery against a retail worker over public health guidance—including mask mandates or social...

What Pandemic? Smash Mouth Performs to Packed Crowd

Band was at a South Dakota biker rally

(Newser) - Pandemic? What pandemic? Smash Mouth performed to a crowd that appeared to be hundreds, if not thousands, strong at a South Dakota biker rally on Sunday, Rolling Stone reports. Other musical acts including Buckcherry, Lit, Quiet Riot, Reverend Horton Heat, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and .38 Special are set to appear at...

For One Cruise Line, Things Are Looking ...Good?

Or better, at least, for Royal Caribbean

(Newser) - Eager to hop aboard a cruise ship amid the coronavirus pandemic? You may not be, but apparently quite a few people are. Royal Caribbean reported Monday that there have been a "remarkable" number of bookings for its cruises sailing next year, citing "pent-up demand" from people stuck at...

Happy 60th, Antonio Banderas, the Pandemic Got You a 'Gift'

Actor confirms he has COVID-19, is confident he'll recover, going to take some time to read and rest

(Newser) - Antonio Banderas is the latest celebrity to test positive for COVID-19, the actor confirms via Instagram . The revelation comes on a big day for the Spaniard: "I wanted to make it public that today, 10 August, I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine, after testing positive...

Nearly 100K Children in US Test Positive in 2 Weeks

That's more than 25% of all reported cases in US kids

(Newser) - Since the coronavirus pandemic began, at least 338,982 children have been infected with COVID-19 in the US—and more than a quarter of those infections happened during a period of just two weeks, the New York Times reports. A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the...

School Captured in Viral Photo Goes Online

For 2 days, at least

(Newser) - Soon after the Georgia high school whose crowded hallway was captured in a viral photo announced nine students and staffers had tested positive for COVID-19 , a second announcement: North Paulding High is going online. Digital learning will be in place for at least two days, the superintendent announced Sunday, per...

Customer Orders 'Priciest Facemask in the World'

3.6K white and black diamonds add to the glitz

(Newser) - An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million, the AP reports. The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds...

America Smashes Coronavirus Record
America Smashes
Coronavirus Record
Aug 9, 2020 12:45 PM CDT

America Smashes Coronavirus Record

Yet the official tally is perhaps 10% of the real caseload, health officials say

(Newser) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in the US hit 5 million Sunday—by far the highest of any country—more than four months into a sustained outbreak, the AP reports. That's the number from Johns Hopkins University, but health officials believe the actual number is perhaps 10 times higher, or closer...

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