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DA: Doctor Stole Vial of COVID Vaccine for Personal Use

Texas health officials say Dr. Hasan Gokal gave doses to friends, family

(Newser) - Plenty of people want to make sure their loved ones get vaccinated against COVID-19, but one Texas doctor may have gone too far. The Dallas Morning News reports that 48-year-old Dr. Hasan Gokal is now out of a job and facing criminal charges after he allegedly swiped a vial of...

COVID Has Now Reached Every US County
COVID Reaches
Final US County
Jan 22, 2021 4:32 AM CST

COVID Reaches Final US County

Tiny Hawaii county was last to report a case

(Newser) - It took less than a year for COVID-19 to spread to every one of America's more than 3,000 counties. The last county to record an infection was Hawaii's Kalawao County, the smallest and least populous county in the country, where quarantine was a way of life for...

Here's How Dr. Fauci Feels About Working Under Biden

'Liberating' is a word the doctor used

(Newser) - Wondering how Dr. Anthony Fauci, frequently dissed and ultimately sidelined by former President Trump, feels about working in the Biden administration? Pretty darn good, he revealed in answer to a question at Thursday's White House press briefing. "I can tell you I take no pleasure at all in...

Byproduct of COVID: Chemical Burns to Kids' Eyes

Via hand sanitizer, study shows

(Newser) - One disturbing byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be a massive increase in chemical burns to children's eyes caused by hand sanitizer. A paper published in JAMA Ophthalmology Thursday found a sevenfold increase in the number of such events in France between 2019 (1.3% of all chemical...

Dave Chappelle Tests Positive for COVID, Cancels Shows

Comedian so far has no symptoms of the coronavirus

(Newser) - Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, the AP reports. Those shows have been canceled...

Biden Tightens Virus Travel Rules, Outlines COVID Plan

President says US could surpass 500K deaths in another month, says 'we will get through this'

(Newser) - President Biden's first full day in office had one main focus: COVID-19. Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at speeding up the nation's recovery and curbing the spread of the virus, reports NBC News . But he also cautioned that things will get worse in the near future. "...

Do You Have $1,400 Coming Your Way, and When?

CBS News suggests $1,400 checks may wait until March or April

(Newser) - Now that Joe Biden is officially in the Oval Office , the work begins—and at the top of many Americans' minds is when they can expect stimulus checks to help them get through the pandemic. The president has a $1.9 trillion COVID relief proposal on deck, and contained in...

Interpreter Who Was ASL 'Royalty' Dies of COVID

Patty Sakal interpreted for Hawaii's deaf community for nearly four decades

(Newser) - In Hawaii, she was known among her colleagues as "interpreter royalty." To the Aloha State's deaf community, Patty Sakal was simply the one who kept them in the know on all the news of the day. Now, sad news from our westernmost state: Sakal has died of...

Vaccine Rollout Gets a New Corporate Volunteer

Amazon offers to help, also asks for its workers to be prioritized in terms of getting vaccinated

(Newser) - A popular meme invokes the idea of training Amazon delivery drivers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in order to roll it out as quickly as possible—and that may turn out to be not far from the truth, as Amazon sent President Biden a letter on Inauguration Day offering to...

Mutations May Hurt Vaccine Effectiveness

' It’s a small difference but it is definitely a difference'

(Newser) - Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots still protect against the disease, the AP reports. Researchers expressed concern Wednesday about the preliminary findings, in large part because...

He Was Forced to Leave the Shelter. Then, Tragedy

Raphael Andre, who was homeless, died in port-a-potty steps from shelter on cold Montreal night

(Newser) - A homeless man's tragic death in Canada is shining a spotlight on the far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Montreal police say an Indigenous Innu man died overnight Saturday on a cold street just steps away from a shelter that was forced to close for the night, partly due...

Pharmacist Charged With Trying to Spoil COVID Vaccine

Steven Brandenburg of Wisconsin faces misdemeanor, more charges could come

(Newser) - A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to defrost and spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine was charged Tuesday with attempted misdemeanor property damage, and prosecutors warned more serious charges could follow if tests show the doses were ruined, the AP reports. Police arrested 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg on Dec. 31...

A Year After First US COVID Case, Death Toll Tops 400K

It passed 300K just 5 weeks ago

(Newser) - On President Trump's final full day in office, the US passed yet another bleak milestone in the pandemic. The official death toll rose above 400,000, less than five weeks after it topped 300,000. The death total—which the AP notes is around the size of the populations...

US Teen Who Broke Caymans Quarantine Talks About It

Skylar Mack talks to 'Good Morning America' after her Friday release from prison

(Newser) - Skylar Mack is back on US soil and owning up to the mistake she made that landed her in prison for 32 days in the Cayman Islands. The 18-year-old flew there in late November and was to quarantine for 14 days per local regulations despite a negative COVID test; instead,...

Players in Strict Quarantine Before Aussie Open in 'Revolt'

Some participants are under more rigid lockdown orders than others due to positive COVID cases

(Newser) - A "growing controversy" is brewing Down Under as the tennis world gears up for the Australian Open. The BBC reports three people have tested positive for COVID—two players and a "nonplaying participant," per Victoria state health officials—and quarantine protocols are frustrating players, while locals are...

Plastic Surgeon Dies of COVID After Lip Filler Patient Tests Positive

Though it hasn't been confirmed that's how Dr. Payman Simoni contracted coronavirus

(Newser) - Dr. Payman Simoni gave lip fillers to a patient last month who called a few days later to reveal she'd tested positive for the coronavirus—and on Friday, the 50-year-old plastic surgeon died of COVID-19. The Beverly Hills doctor, who had appeared on the reality show The Doctors and...

Starbucks Is Getting in the Vaccination Game

Employees in Washington state are working on optimization, scalability

(Newser) - When you need COVID-19 vaccines rolled out to your citizens quickly and efficiently, who you gonna call? Starbucks, apparently. Washington state has reached out to the coffee giant for help, and Starbucks says 11 employees with expertise in labor and deployment, operations, and research and development will work full-time on...

Yet Another New Strain Pops Up in California
Another New
COVID Strain
Is in the US
the rundown
Jan 18, 2021 2:08 PM CST

Another New COVID Strain Is in the US

Health authorities in California are working quickly to assess the threat

(Newser) - The virus continues to mutate quickly. Anyone tracking the news is familiar with the new UK strain that is moving around the globe and threatens to become the dominant strain in the US soon. Now, health authorities in California have identified yet another strain that has popped up in about...

NBA Star's Party May Cost Him Nearly $1M

Kyrie Irving of the Nets faces fine, lost salary after attending family birthday bash maskless

(Newser) - A family birthday party is going to prove expensive for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. The NBA has fined him $50,000 for violating its COVID safety protocols after video emerged of him dancing maskless at the indoor gathering, reports ESPN . On top of that fine, Irving is expected to...

Biden Official Has a Warning on COVID Deaths

Ron Klain warns we'll be over 500K within weeks

(Newser) - Nearly 400,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and on Sunday, the incoming White House chief of staff for President-elect Joe Biden had a warning: That number will likely hit half a million by the end of next month. "The virus is going to get worse before it gets...

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