Tide fan frenzy, valentine volunteers, ventilator theft: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
Alabama
Tuscaloosa: Thousands of excited football fans partied in streets around the University of Alabama after the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State for the national championship, ignoring pleas for common sense and safety at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Students and others poured out of jam-packed bars near campus as time expired in Miami late Monday, gathering on University Boulevard in an area called “The Strip,” traffic cameras and images posted on social media show. Many of the fans screaming and cheering as they pressed against each other in the street didn’t wear face masks. The scene was exactly what officials feared before the game as they urged people to watch at home and celebrate privately. More than 5,300 people have died in Alabama from the illness caused by the coronavirus, and about 404,000 hav
by: Dr. Mary Gillis, D.Ed.
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Jan 11, 2021 / 04:17 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) COVID-19 survivors have immunity against the virus post-recovery. But how long does it last?
Previous studies showed it ranged from weeks to a few months. But according to a new study by scientists at La Jolla University, it could be for as much as eight months or even years.
News 8 spoke with one of the study authors, Daniela Weiskopf, an assistant professor at the LaJolla Institute for Immunology, to explain why such long-lived immunity could be possible after a coronavirus infection.
Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported 30 more COVID deaths, for a total of 8,643 in the state. A total of 567,338 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19 through Monday, the state says.