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CDC: New Projections 'Offer Reason to Be Quite Hopeful'

There could be a 'sharp decline' in cases by mid-July with vaccinations, masks

(Newser) - The fight against COVID-19 has become a race between vaccination programs and the spread of coronavirus variants—and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says victory could be in sight. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who said she had a feeling of "impending doom" in late March, said...

His Test Came Back Positive. He Boarded the Plane Anyway

Miami passenger gave airline agents certificate stating he was cleared to fly

(Newser) - A 29-year-old Argentinian man got on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Buenos Aires Saturday after presenting a medical certificate that stated he was fit to fly. He didn't tell airline agents that he had tested positive for COVID-19 three hours earlier. Santiago Solans Portillo was arrested and...

At Everest Base Camp, 'Coughing Everywhere'

Some think Nepal is hiding real numbers of coronavirus cases to keep mountain open

(Newser) - This is the peak time of year to climb Mount Everest, before monsoon season hits. But the Guardian notes 2021's climbing season may now be up in the air, as a COVID outbreak at the base camp in Nepal has led to "many" infections in a country already...

Biden Sets New Vaccination Goal
Biden Sets New
Vaccination Goal
May 4, 2021 2:50 PM CDT

Biden Sets New Vaccination Goal

President wants 70% of adults to have a dose by July 4

(Newser) - President Biden on Tuesday issued some new targets on the vaccine front: His new goal is 70% of the adult population having had at least one shot by July 4. The administration also wants to see 160 million Americans fully vaccinated by then. Despite the decline in vaccination pace, the...

Author Michael Lewis Finds Heroes, Villains in Pandemic

His book 'The Premonition,' amounts to an indictment of the CDC's response

(Newser) - Those familiar with the books of Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short, The Blind Side, etc.) know that he loves finding a hero "who gives a defiant middle finger to the conventional wisdom," writes Jennifer Szalai in the New York Times . His latest book, The Premonition , follows...

NJ Gov: Want a Beer? Get a Shot First

Launches 'Shot and a Beer' vaccine program to encourage residents to get vaccinated

(Newser) - New Jersey apparently wants its residents partying this summer—safely. As part of "Operation Jersey Summer," Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday the state is launching a "Shot and a Beer" program. "Any New Jerseyan who gets their first vaccine dose in the month of May and...

Pfizer Vaccine for Ages 12 to 15 Expected Soon

FDA on track to give approval by early next week, but could come even sooner

(Newser) - The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year. The announcement...

Pharmacy Chains Responsible for 70% of Wasted Vaccines

CVS and Walgreens reported some struggle with getting shots in arms

(Newser) - Of the 182,874 doses of COVID vaccine wasted in the US as of late March, 128,500 were the responsibility of CVS and Walgreens. A report from Kaiser Health News says almost 50% of the doses reported to the CDC as wasted were supposed to be distributed CVS, and...

Germany Just Canceled Oktoberfest Again

COVID situation is too 'precarious,' officials say

(Newser) - After a shaky start, vaccination programs in Europe are picking up speed—but German officials still had bad news for beer lovers Monday. Bavarian state Premier Markus Soder and Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter say this year's Oktoberfest is being canceled for a second year because of the pandemic, Deutsche...

Australia Makes It Illegal for Citizens to Return From India

Travelers could face up to 5 years in prison

(Newser) - Numerous countries, including the US, have restricted travel from India as the country's COVID crisis deepens, but Australia has gone a step further. In an unprecedented and heavily criticized move, the country has banned citizens and permanent residents, including children, from returning to Australia from India, the New York ...

It Might Be Time to Give Up on 'Herd Immunity'

'NYT' reports that health experts don't think it's possible anytime soon, perhaps ever, on COVID

(Newser) - For more than a year now, health authorities have been preaching the idea of "herd immunity" in regard to COVID. But it now appears that goal is out of reach for the foreseeable future and perhaps permanently, reports Apoorva Mandavilli in the New York Times . Two main factors are...

Los Angeles County Notches a Much-Wanted Goose Egg

No COVID deaths reported on Sunday

(Newser) - It's the number every county hopes to register in the COVID fight: Zero. Los Angeles County on Sunday reported no COVID deaths for the first time in a long time, reports the Los Angeles Times . The newspaper notes that it's possible a lag in reporting times over the...

'Insensitive' China Post About India Deleted After Backlash

A Communist Party-linked Weibo account compared a rocket launch to a cremation pyre

(Newser) - A social media account linked to the Communist Party of China sparked outrage with a post that appeared to mock India. A quickly deleted post on Weibo, China’s top social network, showed images of a rocket launch in China and a cremation site in India under text reading “...

Toilet Flushes in Public Restrooms May Pose a Risk

Study finds they can generate microscopic aerosols, under the right conditions

(Newser) - A new study out of Florida Atlantic University might give people even more pause before entering dingy, poorly ventilated restrooms. Researchers found that toilet flushes, as well as urinal flushes, generate tiny aerosol droplets that linger and can be inhaled, per a university release . This goes beyond the gross factor—...

A 'New Category' of Transplant Patients Is Emerging

COVID is leaving formerly healthy people with destroyed lungs

(Newser) - Another gloomy sidebar to the COVID story: the fact that the illness is giving rise to what one doctor calls "a completely new category of transplant patients." NBC News charts the evolution of thought about giving new lungs or hearts to patients who have seen those organs essentially...

Fire Kills 18 in Hospital's COVID Ward

Dozens were rescued from India's Welfare Hospital in Bharuch

(Newser) - A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults, even though some states say they don't have enough jabs. The fire broke out in a...

COVID Variants in India Prompt a US Restriction

Travel from the country will be restricted starting next week

(Newser) - The US will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden's administration made the determination...

It Tossed Millions of Vaccine Doses. That's Not Its Only Problem

Stock trades by Emergent BioSolutions' CEO now being examined

(Newser) - It looks like Emergent BioSolutions' woes may not be restricted to the millions of vaccine doses it had to trash because of issues at its Baltimore-area plant. CEO Robert Kramer is now in the crosshairs over what ABC News calls a "weeks-long stock transaction" that netted him north of...

Joe Rogan Returns to the Subject of Vaccines

Says 'I'm not a doctor'

(Newser) - Joe Rogan says he's not against vaccines—but he appears to be sticking to his view that young people don't need one for COVID-19. After the White House and Dr. Anthony Fauci countered Rogan's claims made on The Joe Rogan Experience last week, the podcast host again...

Army Makes a Move as India's COVID Crisis Spirals

Cases, deaths hit another new record

(Newser) - India’s coronavirus cases climbed again Friday, prompting the army to open up its hospitals in a desperate bid to control a massive humanitarian crisis created by an acute shortage of beds, medicines, and oxygen. With 386,452 new cases, India now has reported more than 18.7 million since...

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