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Company Says It Has Better Way to Spot Past COVID Infection

New test searches for T cells, not antibodies

(Newser) - Scientists believe millions of people have been infected with the coronavirus and recovered without ever knowing for certain whether they had it. Antibody tests have been used to spot past infections, but researchers say a new test detecting immune cells called "T cells" could be far more effective, the...

New York Tightens COVID Restrictions

Bars, restaurants will have to close at 10pm

(Newser) - Restaurants, bars, and gyms will have to close at 10pm across New York state in the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. The governor said people will also be barred from hosting private gatherings with more than 10 people, the AP reports....

CDC: Masks Offer More Protection Than We Thought

Agency says masks also protect wearers from COVID-19

(Newser) - Evidence has pointed for some time to the fact that face masks can cut down on the risk of you spreading the coronavirus to others if you're infected. Now the CDC says masks do even more: The health agency says a face covering can protect you as well, reports...

Russia: Our Sputnik V Vaccine Works
Russia:
Our Sputnik V
Vaccine Works
Nov 11, 2020 8:38 AM CST

Russia: Our Sputnik V Vaccine Works

Says it shows 92% efficacy against the coronavirus

(Newser) - In a dramatic first among nations , Russia approved its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in August. Two months later, the country is sharing data that it says points to the vaccine's effectiveness. The Wall Street Journal reports interim results from the 40,000-person Phase 3 trial that is underway have...

Texas Becomes First State to Break 1M Cases
Texas Notches an
Unwanted COVID First
Nov 11, 2020 12:03 AM CST

Texas Notches an Unwanted COVID First

It's the first state to break 1M cases

(Newser) - An unwanted milestone for Texas: This week it became the first US state to register more than 1 million cases of the coronavirus, CNN reports. California is also getting close to six figures, with 977,218 cases as of Tuesday, per its Public Health department . COVID-19 cases are "skyrocketing"...

US Surpasses 1M Virus Cases in November

Governors urge public to take COVID seriously

(Newser) - The US has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November, with more than 100,000 infections each day becoming the norm in a surge that shows no signs of slowing. The 1 million milestone came as governors across the nation are making...

Denmark Realizes No Law Allows Order to Cull Minks

Government urges farmers to go ahead anyway to protect humans from coronavirus

(Newser) - Now that it's begun to cull as many as 17 million minks, Denmark's government has conceded there's nothing in the law that permits the order. The decision was made after a mutated form of the coronavirus jumped to humans and fears arose that the effectiveness of vaccines...

For NFL's Roethlisberger, Good News and Bad News

Steeler QB achieves a milestone, but he also must isolate as a COVID risk

(Newser) - The last few days have brought a milestone and a health precaution for the NFL's Ben Roethlisberger:
  • Milestone: When Roethlisberger led his Pittsburgh Steelers to a comeback win over Dallas on Sunday, he lifted the team to an 8-0 record. That guarantees Roethlisberger won't have a losing season
...

18% of COVID Survivors Diagnosed With Mental Illness

And that's just within 3 months of positive test, per a new study

(Newser) - New research suggests the coronavirus takes a toll on a person's mental health as well as their physical health, with 18% of people diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days of testing positive for COVID-19. That compares to about 13% of those who suffered from the flu or...

More Good COVID News From the Pharma Industry

Eli Lilly's antibody drug gets emergency use approval

(Newser) - On the same day Pfizer announced its big news on the coming coronavirus vaccine, more positive news from the pharmaceutical industry: Eli Lilly's experimental antibody drug has been given the green light by the FDA. Bamlanivimab, the first such drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, is now...

What Fauci Thinks About Pfizer Vaccine

'Extraordinary,' he says, and explains why the news is doubly good

(Newser) - Anthony Fauci isn't mincing words when it comes to the coronavirus vaccine Pfizer has on the horizon . "The results are really quite good, I mean extraordinary," said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He added that that might also be good news...

&#39;Dream Team&#39; Couple Are Behind New Vaccine
'Dream Team' Couple Helped
Develop New Vaccine
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 9, 2020 3:23 PM CST

'Dream Team' Couple Helped Develop New Vaccine

Huge challenges will await after approval

(Newser) - The exhilarating news that a COVID-19 vaccine was a big success in a large-scale trial is a victory for Pfizer—and for the husband-and-wife team behind BioNTech, the German biotech firm that collaborated with the American drugmaker. CEO Ugur Sahin and his wife, board member Oezlem Tuereci, founded the firm...

Number of COVID Cases in America Now at 8 Figures

Country hits 10M confirmed cases

(Newser) - The same day that brought optimistic news about a potential vaccine for COVID-19 has brought some dour news on America's case count: The US on Monday confirmed more than 10 million coronavirus cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, as infections continue to rise in nearly every...

Another World Leader Tests Positive for COVID

'It's gonna be fine,' says Ukrainian president

(Newser) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is the latest world leader to test positive for COVID-19. The 42-year-old confirmed the diagnosis Monday and said he plans to self-isolate, Fox reports. "Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive test. I feel good & take a lot of vitamins,"...

This Governor Didn't Want a Mask Mandate. Now He's Doing It

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared state of emergency, instituted new restrictions on COVID

(Newser) - Utah has been seeing an alarming surge in hospitalizations in a week where COVID-19 records are being broken across the country. Now, the state's governor is taking further action to try to control the spread, declaring on Sunday night a state of emergency and putting in place new restrictions,...

Member of Trump's Cabinet Tests Positive

HUD secretary Ben Carson has the coronavirus

(Newser) - COVID continues to take a toll at the White House. Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has tested positive, reports ABC's Katherine Faulder. She quotes his deputy chief of staff in a tweet as saying the 69-year-old is "in good spirits & feels fortunate to have...

Donald Trump Jr. Thinks Vaccine News Is a Little Fishy

He suggests Pfizer delayed news to benefit Joe Biden

(Newser) - Pfizer's announcement that its vaccine appears to deliver strong protection against COVID-19 was hailed as great news in the stock market and beyond. But Donald Trump Jr. sees a political conspiracy at play, suggesting that the company held off on the news to hurt his father's reelection chances,...

This Film Just Topped the Box Office. It Didn't Take Much

Western thriller with Kevin Costner, Diane Lane had a $4.1M weekend, a new COVID reality

(Newser) - The Kevin Costner and Diane Lane film Let Him Go had the highest-earning box office weekend of any film in over a month, and it didn't even have to break $5 million to earn the distinction. Focus Features on Sunday estimated that the Western thriller made $4.1 million...

Biden Names Whistleblower to COVID Team

Rick Bright, ex-Surgeon General Vivek Murthy among those on new advisory panel

(Newser) - As coronavirus records are smashed across the US, Joe Biden isn't wasting any time in starting to address "one of the most important battles our administration will face." On Monday morning, the president-elect announced a 13-member Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board to "help shape my approach to...

Pfizer Reports Big News on Early Vaccine Results

Preliminary data shows it's 90% effective

(Newser) - Pfizer says early data suggest its COVID vaccine works—in a big way. The company said Monday that its vaccine appears to be 90% effective in preventing infections, without serious side effects, reports the New York Times . A big qualification: These are early results, and the numbers could drop as...

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