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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
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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
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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...

White House Wrestling With Mask Policy


White House,
CDC May
Change
Mask Policy
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Jul 22, 2021 2:10 PM CDT

White House, CDC May Change Mask Policy

But big challenges lie ahead

(Newser) - What to do about masks? As the number of COVID cases continues to spike, top US health officials are wrestling with what type of guidance to offer on masks, particularly to people already vaccinated. A number of stories were exploring that:
  • High-level talks: CNN reports that "preliminary discussions" are
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'We Cried, Then We Swore, Then We Cried Again'

4 Czech athletes at Olympics test positive for COVID, and team doctor may be to blame

(Newser) - Four athletes and two staffers from the Czech Olympic team have tested positive for COVID in Tokyo, and the team doctor is getting blamed in the media back home. On Thursday, the team announced that volleyball players Marketa Slukova-Nausch and Barbora Hermannova were barred from playing after their positive tests,...

YouTube Yanks Videos From Brazil's Bolsonaro

Platform accuses him of spreading misinformation about COVID

(Newser) - YouTube has removed some 15 videos posted by Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro that spread misinformation about COVID-19. The platform says it does not allow content "that states that hydroxychloroquine and/or ivermectin are effective in treating or preventing Covid-19, that states there is a cure for the disease, or says...

Cops: Gang Charged $21K for Bed in Hospital's COVID Unit

Administrators of public hospital in Peru among 9 'Black Angels' arrested

(Newser) - Authorities in Peru say they have busted a gang that charged the desperate relatives of COVID patients vast amounts of money for beds in the intensive care unit in a public hospital. Prosecutor Reynaldo Abia says nine people arrested Wednesday include administrators of Lima's Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen hospital, which...

World&#39;s New COVID Term: &#39;Pingdemic&#39;
Britain Is Having a 'Pingdemic'
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Jul 22, 2021 9:56 AM CDT

Britain Is Having a 'Pingdemic'

British app pings to let people know they've been in close contact with infected person

(Newser) - The Germans have " mindestabstandsregelung ." Now the Brits have a new word of their own born of the coronavirus: "pingdemic." The details:
  • The word: Pingdemic refers to the constant pinging of smartphones currently taking place across the country in regard to COVID, reports the BBC . A contact-tracing
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China's Response to WHO Suggestion: No

Senior health official rebuffs WHO's suggestion on probe into COVID-19 origins

(Newser) - China cannot accept the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of the National Health Commission, said he was “rather taken aback" by the call for a...

Guy With COVID Disguises Self as Wife to Get on Flight

Indonesian man was detained after the plane landed

(Newser) - An Indonesian man who tested positive for COVID-19 is accused of disguising himself as his wife in order to board a plane. The man, identified publicly only as DW, allegedly boarded the Citilink flight from Jakarta to Ternate and made it all the way to his destination before he was...

Australia's 'COVID Zero' Approach May Not Be Feasible

Half the country is under lockdown

(Newser) - About half the population of Australia is in lockdown again as the delta variant of COVID-19 surges. Parts of New South Wales and Victoria had already had restrictions re-imposed, and on Tuesday, South Australia joined them, for a total of more than 13 million people under orders to stay home...

US Life Expectancy Plunge Is 'Basically Catastrophic'

It fell by 1.5 years last year, even more for Black and Hispanic Americans

(Newser) - US life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: three years. The drop spelled out by the Centers for Disease Control and...

White House, Pelosi Staffers Have COVID

2 staffers have so far tested positive

(Newser) - Two people on the Washington, DC, circuit tested positive for COVID-19 this week: a White House staffer and one of Nancy Pelosi's aides. But neither the House speaker nor President Biden had been in close contact with either one, officials tell the Hill . White House press secretary Jen Psaki...

414K COVID Deaths in India? Not Even Close, Says Report

Researchers say pandemic was deadliest tragedy in country's modern history

(Newser) - India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country. Most experts believe India's official...

Fauci to Paul: 'You Do Not Know What You're Talking About'

Both accuse the other of lying in Senate hearing

(Newser) - A recurring clash between the government's top infectious disease doctor and a senator has erupted again on Capitol Hill, with each accusing the other of lying. Dr. Anthony Fauci angrily confronted Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky in testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday. Fauci rejected Paul's...

New Data Revive Early Theory on Pandemic's Origin

Evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey says SARS-CoV-2 likely originated at seafood market

(Newser) - One of 18 scientists to sign a May letter upping the idea that the novel coronavirus may have leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology says new evidence points in another direction: the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. "I do think transmission from another species, without a lab escape, is...

COVID Delivered Shortest Recession in US History

Severe downturn officially lasted 2 months, ending in April 2020

(Newser) - Economists have concluded that the pandemic inflicted a deep recession on the US economy last year, but also the shortest one in history. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the official arbiter of such things, declared Monday that the recession lasted all of two months, ending in April 2020, reports...

University's Vaccine Mandate Upheld in Federal Court

Judge says the 'balance of harms and the public interest favor Indiana University'

(Newser) - A federal judge has ruled against students who argued that Indiana University's requirement for students and staff to receive COVID vaccines violates both state law and the Constitution. Judge Damon Leichty declined to block the mandate, saying the "balance of harms and the public interest favor Indiana University,...

Canada: Here's When US Tourists Can Return

Fully vaccinated Americans can enter without quarantining starting Aug. 9

(Newser) - Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated US citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United...

Biden to Facebook: You're Not Killing People

President clarifies comments, renews call to stamp out misinformation

(Newser) - President Biden was pretty ticked at Facebook . Then Facebook got pretty ticked at Biden . Now Biden wants everyone to just get along—and work together to stop the antivaccine misinformation campaign. After saying Facebook and other social media giants that give platforms to antivaxxers are "killing people," CNBC...

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