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    Moderna comments on the emerging Covid variants

    According to Moderna, their COVID-19 vaccine is still effective against the SARS-CoV-2 variants, B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, which scientists first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. However, the vaccine had a significantly reduced antibody response to the latter. The...
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    Beware — A New Wormable Android Malware Spreading Through WhatsApp

    A newly discovered Android malware has been found to propagate itself through WhatsApp messages to other contacts in order to expand what appears to be an adware campaign. "This malware spreads via victim's WhatsApp by automatically replying to any received WhatsApp message notification with a...
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    Intel - From Inventors of the CPU to Laughing Stock -Part I

    Part I of an interesting history on the development of microchips.
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    India's vaccine diplomacy

    When China tries to make a buck out of the pandemic, Indian response seems to be the opposite.
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    Post Turtle

    Once a doctor decided to move his practice from the city to the country because he liked the slower pace of life and the down to earth nature of the locals. He particularly liked the unique perspective of some of the local farmers. An old farmer called the doctor to his farm as he suffered an...
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    Israel & Canadian venture - Nasal Spray preventer for Covid-19

    Vancouver-based company SaNOtize, co-founded by Israeli-Canadian scientist Dr. Gilly Regev, is launching its first clinical trial in the UK this week for a proposed antiviral nasal spray for use against COVID-19. Lab tests on the SaNOtize treatment at Utah State University’s Antiviral Research...
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    New Brazilian data show disappointing results for the Chinese vaccine

    In a wider Brazilian study the data shows that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was just 50.4 per cent effective. Brazil and Indonesia are few countries that purchased large quantities of the Chinese vaccine.
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    Norway raises concern over the Pfizer vaccine safety with the elderly people

    Norway has expressed concern over the safety of the Pfizer vaccine on the elderly - those above 75 years. 29 deaths have been reported. 16 cases have been assessed and 13 still pending. The Norwegian medical authorities is raising a warning to suggest that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for...
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    The biggest vaccine drive - more than 25 million doses administered in 42 countries

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    Once again China denies entry to WHO team

    China has denied entry to a team of World Health Organisation (WHO) experts who were due to arrive in the country to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. The news comes amid growing suspicions of a cover-up in the country where Covid-19 is believed to have originated at the end of...
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    The first FDA approved over-the-counter fully at-home diagnostic kit for Covid-19

    Last week the FDA granted approval under EUA for a diagnostic kit - A Lateral Flow Antigen test - made by Ellume, a digital diagnostic company. Company media announcement states - With core technology developed over ten years, Ellume’s COVID-19 Home Test combines ground-breaking technology with...
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    Vitamin D & Covid-19

    Probably some of you might recall that I did write in the older Covid Megathreads that if any Vitamin could help you out for Covid, it's Vitamin D. Also mentioned to take 1000 IU per day. This was mainly because Vitamin D is helpful for respiratory infections. Also it was given in very high...
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    Universal Flu Vaccine - Encouraging results with possible reality soon.

    A novel concept for one universal flu vaccine candidate has now passed its first test in a small clinical trial. The Phase I results are in and strong functional antibodies have been found to last more than a year after the vaccination. The influenza viruses are segmented, negative-strand RNA...
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    The Donkey & the Ghost

    A donkey was tied to a tree. One night a ghost cut the rope and released the donkey. The donkey went and destroyed the crops in a farmer's land. Infuriated, the farmer's wife shot the donkey and killed it. The donkey's owner was devastated at the loss. In reply, he shot dead the farmer's wife...
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    Australian UQ developed Vaccine trial abandoned...

    University of Queensland & CSL developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate (V451) , using their patented “molecular clamp” vaccine platform has been abandoned after trial participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL also said participants were told before the trial started that...
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    72 years of post-independence

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    Video - Pfizer vaccine distribution logistics

    A brief on how the vaccine is stored and distributed. Interesting short 5 min video. How it's transported without breaking the cold chain and how it's used. https://streamable.com/9x1x8d
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    The State of Sri Lankan Voters!

    A hunter goes to the forest. He sees a bear and fires at it, but misses. The bear is nowhere to be seen. Suddenly the bear taps him on his shoulder and says, "You tried to kill me, either I'll kill you or pull down your trousers and let me fuck you". The man chose life. He goes home...
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    Concerns about pregnancy & others - The Pfizer vaccine - Petition Launched

    Interesting.... FYI. On December 1, 2020, the ex-Pfizer head of respiratory research Dr. Michael Yeadon and the lung specialist and former head of the public health department Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg filed an application with the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for EU-wide drug...
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    Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa 2 will arrive in 3 days....

    The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa 2 (Peregrine Falcon) which left the Earth on 2nd December 2014 will arrive in three days time nearly after six years. It's mission was to survey a near-Earth asteroid and collect a surface sample for return to Earth in 2021. The spacecraft arrived at asteroid...

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