COVID Live Updates: Doctors see severe psychosis in small number of coronavirus patients - WABC-TV

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- There are new details on a disturbing potential impact of the coronavirus, with doctors around the world now saying they've seen patients who had the virus experience severe psychosis.

Doctors say a small number of COVID-19 patients who have never had mental health problems are developing these symptoms weeks after contracting the virus.

Many of them did not have severe coronavirus cases.

Experts say it could be another example of the virus impacting neurological and cognitive abilities.

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NYC extends Open Storefronts program
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FDNY receives COVID-19 vaccine, but NYPD will have to wait
New York City firefighters began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday, but some confusion remains over when doses will be made available to NYPD officers. The availability comes a few days after the department starting vaccinating EMTs and paramedics using the Moderna vaccine. Earlier this month, a survey showed more than half of firefighters were reluctant to even take it, so the department issued a memo in an effort to instill confidence in the shot. The FDNY employs nearly 11,000 firefighters, one of the largest fire departments in the world.

Fired boss says COVID-19 bet at Tyson plant was 'morale boost'
One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19 at an Iowa pork plant said the office pool was spontaneous fun and intended to boost morale. Don Merschbrock, a former night manager at the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, said he was speaking in an attempt to show that the seven fired supervisors are "not the evil people" that Tyson has portrayed.

"We really want to clear our names," he told The Associated Press. "We actually worked very hard and took care of our team members well."

McConnell blocks House bill for $2K checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote, saying the chamber would "begin a process" to address the issue. Pressure is mounting on the Republican-led Senate to follow the House, which voted overwhelmingly on Monday to meet the president's demand to increase the checks from $600 as the virus crisis worsens. A growing number of Republicans, including two senators in runoff elections on Jan. 5 in Georgia, have said they will support the larger amount. But most GOP senators oppose more spending, even if they are also wary of bucking Trump. The outcome is highly uncertain heading into the rare holiday-week session.

COVID-19 'ate her through,' say parents of 18-year-old killed within days of contracting virus
A Chicago family is mourning the loss of their 18-year-old daughter to COVID-19. Sarah Simental's parents said she had no other health problems, and still, the virus took her life at such a young age. COVID-19 killed the high school senior in a matter of days.

"She called me up crying to say that, you know, 'Mom, I'm going to miss Christmas.' And I had to reassure her that it's just a day on the calendar and when she comes home, 'We'll do Christmas with you.' ...unfortunately she didn't," said her mother, Deborah Simental.

Picking your nose isn't just gross -- it's dangerous in the time of coronavirus
We teach kids not to do it. It's unsanitary. It's just plain gross to see. Let's be real, though. Most of us pick our noses - some 91% according to the only (small and old) study that seems to have ever been done on the subject, perhaps revealing how little even scientists want to think about it. Looking around the world, however, it's not exactly uncommon to see someone with a finger up their nose, either discreetly or not so much, like Queen Elizabeth. Jokes aside, nose picking is deadly serious.

Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. The vice president-elect's vaccination comes just over one week after President-elect Joe Biden received his live on national television. After getting the shot, Biden reassured Americans of the vaccine's safety and urged them to get vaccinated as soon as the shots became available to them.

FTC warns of scams ahead of 2nd round of payments
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1. The government won't ask you to pay anything up front to get this money. Anyone who does is a scammer.
2. The government won't call, text, email, or contact you on social media to ask for your Social Security, bank account, or credit card number.
3. There's no such thing as getting your money early, or faster. Anyone who says they can hook you up now (or soon) is both lying and a scammer.

Trump's hesitation on COVID-19 relief bill will delay stimulus payments for unemployed
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