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Another State Bans 'Vaccine Passports'

Texas governor says vaccination programs shouldn't interfere with 'personal freedoms'

(Newser) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, declaring that vaccination efforts must happen "without treading on Texans' personal freedoms," issued an executive order Tuesday banning government-mandated "vaccine passports." The order prohibits government agencies from requiring anybody to be vaccinated or to show proof of vaccination in order to receive...

White House Says Vaccine Deadline is Being Moved Up

All adults will now be eligible by April 19

(Newser) - President Biden is set to move up another coronavirus deadline. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the president will confirm Tuesday that the deadline for having all adults eligible for vaccination is being moved from May 1 to April 19, more than 10 days before his 100th day in...

60 Minutes Under Fire Over Story on DeSantis
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Apr 6, 2021 10:59 AM CDT

60 Minutes Sees Backlash Over Story on DeSantis

Florida Democrats join those saying negative piece about vaccine distribution is off base

(Newser) - 60 Minutes aired a damning story about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday, and it continues to reverberate. But this time, the backlash seems to be more against 60 Minutes instead of its target. Even Democrats in the state are coming to the defense of the Republican governor. Coverage:
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US COVID Deaths Plummet to Year-Low, but With an Asterisk

Encouraging figures might be incomplete due to Easter holiday

(Newser) - This weekend the US saw COVID-19 deaths drop to their lowest point in more than a year, according to Johns Hopkins University data . The number reported for Sunday, 222 deaths, is the lowest since March 23, 2020, when 192 confirmed deaths were recorded in the pandemic's early days. At...

North Korea Decides Olympics Are a No-Go

Country cites coronavirus fears

(Newser) - North Korea will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this summer, citing coronavirus concerns. It's the first country to pull out of the games, the AP reports. The country's Sports Ministry said on Monday that its national Olympic Committee made the decision on March 25, wanting to "...

Report: COVID Curfew Violator Died After Exercise Punishment

Relatives say Filipino man was ordered to perform 300 squat-like exercises

(Newser) - Relatives of a Filipino man say he died two days after police enforcing coronavirus restrictions forced him to exercise as punishment. The BBC reports that relatives of Darren Manaog Penaredondo say guards in the city of General Trias stopped him for violating restrictions after he was seen buying drinking water...

Worrisome New Variant Turns Up in California

India's 'double mutant' strain is found

(Newser) - One of the world's hot spots for COVID at the moment is India, which registered more than 100,000 new daily cases for the first time on Monday, reports NPR . The surge in India has coincided with the emergence of a mutant strain of the virus there—actually a...

60 Minutes Confronts DeSantis on Publix Vaccine Deal

Fla. governor denies 'pay to play' deal for chain after $100K campaign donation

(Newser) - Florida's reservoir emergency isn't the only reason the state's governor is finding himself in headlines again. Sunday night's episode of 60 Minutes featured a report by Sharyn Alfonsi, which criticized vaccine rollouts in the Sunshine State under Ron DeSantis, per the Hill . The report specifically looked...

Argentine Leader Has COVID, Despite Russian Vaccine

But Alberto Fernández's case is mild because of the vaccination, says his doctor

(Newser) - Argentina's president has become the latest world leader to test positive for COVID, but Alberto Fernández's case comes with a twist. Fernández was vaccinated in January, reports CNN . The 62-year-old received Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, and he was fine until a mild headache and a...

15M Ruined Vaccines at Plant Leads to J&J Takeover

Johnson & Johnson will now oversee production at Baltimore facility that was making its doses

(Newser) - An Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore that had been tasked with churning out Johnson & Johnson vaccines has now earned the dubious honor of a takeover at the facility after about 15 million doses were ruined . Per CBS Baltimore , J&J announced Saturday it would be assuming "full responsibility"...

Those Vaccinated Can't Spread COVID? Not So Fast

The CDC has walked back comments made by its director

(Newser) - For a brief moment last week, it seemed as if the CDC was giving us the news we've been waiting for: In reference to the real-world study of nearly 4,000 vaccinated individuals , the agency's director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said Monday that "our data ... suggests ... that vaccinated...

Pandemic Colors Easter Celebrations
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Apr 4, 2021 1:05 PM CDT

Easter Celebrants Adapt to Pandemic

Restrictions limit events, but faithful worship while observing the rules

(Newser) - Christianity's most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of "Hallelujah" through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic precautions. In vast cathedrals, on beaches and in fields, worshippers followed regulations on the coronavirus, the AP...

Disney World Tourist's Defense: the Prices

Visitor objected to trespassing arrest after refusing temperature check

(Newser) - Kelly Sills spent a lot of money on his Disney World vacation last month, but he wasn't interested in the complimentary temperature check. He was stopped after skipping a temperature screening tent, part of the park's coronavirus protocols, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Sills was asked to go back...

America Logs a Positive COVID Milestone

We hit a new one-day high when it comes to vaccines administered

(Newser) - The vaccination pace is picking up speed in America, with the White House on Saturday confirming that more than 4 million vaccines were administered in a 24-hour period for the first time. CNN puts the number at 4,081,959 doses, and says that brings the 7-day average to 3,...

If You're Fully Vaccinated, a New Thumbs-Up

Agency gives OK for those with all their COVID shots to travel domestically, overseas

(Newser) - Anyone who's been holding off on trying to get a COVID vaccine may now have a new incentive. Politico reports that the CDC on Friday updated its guidance on travel during the pandemic, saying Americans can feel free to travel around the US and internationally, as long as they'...

Greene Wants to Nix Fauci's Salary, Prevent Vax 'Discrimination'

Congresswoman's 'We Will Not Comply Act' would bar businesses from keeping out the unvaccinated

(Newser) - GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't let getting kicked off her House committees slow her down, with the latest item on her to-do list focusing on the concept of vaccine "passports," documentation that would allow Americans to prove they've received the COVID vaccine to businesses and...

Fauci Takes CDC&#39;s Point but Wouldn&#39;t Say &#39;Doom&#39;
Fauci Isn't
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Apr 1, 2021 5:53 PM CDT

Fauci Isn't Sure He'd Say 'Doom'

CDC director has felt more hopeful since her warning

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that he agrees with the emotional warning Dr. Rochelle Walensky issued this week about coronavirus cases increasing. But he might have phrased it differently, the Hill reports. "You know, I don't know if I would use the word 'impending doom,'"...

COVID Quickly Has Impact on Opening Day

Nationals-Mets game is postponed after a player tests positive

(Newser) - It didn't take long for COVID to make its presence felt on baseball's opening day. Thursday night's game between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets has been postponed because of the coronavirus, reports the New York Post . The league made the call after an unnamed Nationals...

COVID Vaccine for Pets? This Country Says It Has It

Russian agency hopes for mass production in April of Carnivak-Cov for dogs, cats, and other animals

(Newser) - As COVID vaccinations roll out worldwide, scientists who've been keeping tabs on coronavirus variants have been worried that the virus will find a home in animals and mutate there, possibly then transferring back to humans. On Wednesday, a group that oversees agriculture and veterinary safety in Russia made a...

Pfizer Vaccine Could Be Nearing 'Full Approval'

Latest data indicates 91.3% efficacy for 6 months

(Newser) - The coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech maintains 91.3% efficacy for at least six months after the second dose, even against the worrisome B.1.351 variant first identified in South Africa, the companies said Thursday. The findings—which double the previous best estimate of 90 days of protection,...

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