[ad_1] T.The world took notice when the German startup BioNTech announced a breakthrough in the development of a new type of vaccine to fight Covid-19. After testing tens of thousands of people, BioNTech’s vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective in providing protection for those who would otherwise have …
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[ad_1] The World Health Organization says people need to become more active, insisting that up to 5 million deaths worldwide could be avoided every year if people just ran, walked and moved more. OfThe Associated Press 26 November 2020, 13:08 • 2 min of reading GENEVA – As the coronavirus …
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[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned against premature easing of requirements to fight the crown pandemic. Before the European Parliament he stressed the risk of a third wave. “I know that shopkeepers, bar operators and waiters in restaurants want to end the restrictions,” von der Leyen said. …
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[ad_1] Covid-19 mourners have warned that allowing families in the UK to get together over Christmas is “sheer madness” and urged the public to spend a low-key holiday period rather than risk the pain they endured. Members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group told the Guardian that large …
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[ad_1] Europeans also receive the corona vaccine from the US manufacturer Moderna, which is considered very promising. The European Commission has negotiated a framework agreement for up to 160 million cans, Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday. The contract is expected to be officially sealed on Wednesday. …
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[ad_1] A UK-developed coronavirus vaccine can prevent 70.4% of people from contracting Covid-19 and up to 90% if a lower dose is used, according to data. The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have announced that their jab is effective in preventing many people from getting sick and has been shown …
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[ad_1] The severe acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged from Wuhan, China in late 2019 and rapidly spread around the world, progressing into a full-fledged pandemic. As this is a new virus, scientists around the world immediately began work on developing a vaccine or effective therapeutic agents to …
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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers care for a patient at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, November 19 2020. REUTERS / Diego Vara / File photo BRAZIL (Reuters) – Brazil’s health ministry said Sunday it will …
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[ad_1] The first coronavirus vaccinations could be released in the United States on December 12. After approval by the US pharmaceutical agency FDA, the vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner Biontech could be delivered to the United States within 24 hours, said Operation Warp Speed program head …
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[ad_1] T.The past few months have brought a number of scientific terms to the attention of the public. We had to digest R (virus reproduction number) and PCR (the polymerase chain reaction test method). And now there is mRNA. The latter has appeared heavily in recent news due to the …
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