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Obituary: The Unvaccinated Cost Grandma Her Life

Candace Ayers, who died of COVID-19, was frustrated by vaccine hesitancy

(Newser) - The family of a fully vaccinated grandmother who died from COVID-19 is urging unvaccinated people across the country to get the shot, if not to protect themselves, then to protect someone else. "She was preceded in death by more than 4,531,799 others infected with COVID-19. She was...

Pandemic's Toll Is Now 1 in 500 Americans

But there are huge disparities between races, regions

(Newser) - In late December, the US reached the grim milestone of 1,000 COVID deaths per million people, meaning the pandemic had killed one in every thousand Americans. The country reached the next milestone Tuesday, with COVID having claimed one in 500 since the first reported infection early last year, CNN...

Another Right-Wing Radio Host Who Mocked COVID Dies

Colo.'s Bob Enyart, who railed against vaccines and masks, has succumbed to coronavirus

(Newser) - Yet another conservative radio host has joined the growing lineup of COVID-19 skeptics who have succumbed to the disease. Colorado's Bob Enyart, whom 9News describes as a "self-proclaimed 'right-wing religious fanatic'" who railed against vaccines and face masks, has died from coronavirus. The news was confirmed...

COVID Patient in Ivermectin Fight Is Dead

Veronica Wolski's supporters had tried to get hospital to administer it

(Newser) - A woman who was involved in the ivermectin debate died Monday at a Chicago-area hospital. Veronica Wolski, 64, a QAnon follower who had been outspoken against masks and the COVID-19 vaccine, was hospitalized with the virus and made headlines after her husband announced she had requested to be treated with...

The Nicki Minaj Met Gala Vaccination Twitter Mess, Explained

Minaj did not actually skip the Met Gala due to vaccine requirement, she says

(Newser) - Nicki Minaj was not at the Met Gala on Monday night, and there was much Twitter drama over why exactly she declined to attend. It started when she tweeted Monday, "They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met....

In Vax Mandate Brouhaha, NY Hospital to Stop Delivering Babies

A number of staffers have resigned rather than get vaccinated

(Newser) - After a number of resignations among its maternity staff who quit over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, New York's Lewis County General Hospital is putting a pause on delivering babies. The state requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID, and six maternity staffers quit last week over the mandate, with...

Adults Heckle Teen Talking About Grandma&#39;s COVID Death
Adults Heckle Teen Talking
About Grandma's COVID Death
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Sep 12, 2021 4:30 PM CDT

Adults Heckle Teen Talking About Grandma's COVID Death

Grady Knox was addressing school board meeting in Tennessee

(Newser) - In Rutherford County, Tennessee, the issue of school mask mandates has split the community so badly that some adults were unable to remain civil when a teenager talked about his dead grandmother at a school board meeting. Grady Knox, a junior at a Murfreesboro high school, was heckled and laughed...

This Group Shows &#39;Superhuman&#39; Immunity to COVID
This Group
Shows 'Superhuman'
Immunity to COVID
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Sep 12, 2021 9:15 AM CDT

This Group Shows 'Superhuman' Immunity to COVID

That's those who were infected and later vaccinated, studies show

(Newser) - If you're avoiding a COVID-19 vaccine because you have antibodies from a prior infection, emerging research might just change your mind. Several studies have now shown that at least some people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 and immunized with mRNA vaccines like Pfizer or Moderna this year...

Poland's Medical Workers Call for Help

Staffs say they're overwhelmed, but talks with government go nowhere

(Newser) - Large numbers of doctors, nurses, and other medical workers marched in Warsaw on Saturday for higher wages and an improvement in working conditions made more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. Poland's health care sector was strapped for funds even before the pandemic, and low wages drove many medical workers...

Concern on Stadiums: 'There Will Be Many Infected People There'

Health experts worry that college and pro football arenas offer prime conditions for further spread

(Newser) - Health experts say this fall's crowded college and professional football stadiums could create ripe conditions for COVID-19 to spread among unvaccinated fans. Many football stadiums—most of which hold from 65,000 to 100,000 fans—aren't requiring fans to wear masks or be vaccinated. The chances of...

World's Oldest Male Gorilla Has COVID

A dozen others in addition to Ozzie have also tested positive at Zoo Atlanta

(Newser) - The coronavirus has overtaken more than a dozen gorillas at Zoo Atlanta, officials say, including the oldest male gorilla in the world. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Ozzie —a 60-year-old, 350-pound silverback who's sired 12 gorillas at the zoo and is said to be a "terrific father"...

New CDC Research Bolsters Support for COVID Vaccines
Unvaccinated
Far More Likely
to Die of COVID
NEW studies
Sep 10, 2021 2:33 PM CDT

Unvaccinated Far More Likely to Die of COVID

Moderna 'moderately' more effective at preventing hospitalization, but all 3 get thumbs-up overall

(Newser) - President Biden is getting pushback , mostly from GOP circles, on the sweeping vaccine mandates his administration put into place this week, but new CDC research may help nudge the vaccine-hesitant into getting their shots without any further directive. Per the Washington Post , the three new studies published Friday "highlight...

Biden to Maskless Travelers: 'Be Prepared to Pay'

TSA to double fines for those who refuse to don face coverings, with minimum penalty of $500

(Newser) - The White House unveiled an aggressive new push this week designed to combat COVID, and one measure in particular from the TSA is geared toward travelers. "If you break the rules, be prepared to pay," President Biden said at a presser Thursday on the changes, including a new...

ESPN Reporter Steps Down Over Vaccine Mandate

Allison Williams says getting COVID vaccine is 'not in her best interest'

(Newser) - Veteran ESPN reporter Allison Williams says her "heart hurts" at not being on the sidelines for college football for the first time in 15 years—but she has decided to step aside instead of complying with a COVID vaccine mandate. Williams tweeted Wednesday that while her work is extremely...

New Zealand PM Gets Eyebrow-Raising COVID Query

Jacinda Ardern doesn't think COVID patients, or any patients, should have sex in hospital

(Newser) - Jacinda Ardern is known for keeping her poker-faced composure in even the most stressful situations, but a question posed at a COVID news conference this week led the New Zealand prime minister through what the Guardian describes as a "full range of emotions." At the presser, a reporter...

Biden Has New Plans to Take on COVID

Six-step strategy likely to put pressure on the unvaccinated

(Newser) - At the start of summer, President Biden was heralding a season of "freedom" from coronavirus. At its end, he'll unveil a "robust plan to stop the spread of the delta variant and boost covid-19 vaccinations," as daily case numbers and the seven-day average of deaths are...

Judge Orders Florida to Stop Enforcing Mask Mandate Ban

'We are not in normal times. We are in a pandemic'

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has had another setback in his battle to prevent school districts from bringing in mask mandates. Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper ruled Wednesday that the state must immediately stop enforcing its ban on mask mandates, reports NBC . Cooper, who first ruled against the ban...

Slammed Idaho Hospitals Now Allowed to Ration Care

Idaho Department of Health's designation includes 10 hospitals, healthcare systems

(Newser) - Idaho public health leaders have activated "crisis standards of care" allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move Monday and publicly announced it in a...

Aussie PM Accused of 'Appalling Judgment' Over Father's Day Trip

He was exempted from quarantine after weekend trip to visit family in Sydney

(Newser) - Sunday was Father's Day in Australia—and Prime Minister Scott Morrison is taking flak for traveling to visit his family when more than half of the country is in lockdown. Morrison traveled from Canberra to New South Wales state, where his wife and two daughters live in Sydney, and...

Judge Rules Hospital Can Stop Using Ivermectin

An earlier order required its use for a COVID patient in the ICU

(Newser) - An unusual medical and legal case involving the controversial drug ivermectin appears to be over in Ohio. A judge ruled on Monday that a hospital can stop administering it to a 51-year-old COVID patient in its ICU, reports NBC News . Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Michael Oster Jr. wrote that...

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