Pfizer said Friday it is asking regulators in the U.S. to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine emergency, a process the clock began early next month and finally began to limit the first shot as the epidemic ended – not until after one but a long, harsh winter. Pfizer …
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Covid reinfection ‘highly unlikely’ for at least 6 months: Oxford study
On November 20, 2020, residents in South Tyrol, Bolzano, northern Italy, conducted a free rapid rapid antigen nasopharyngeal swab test for Covid-19 at a testing facility set up at the school sports hall. Pierre Tassot | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – People who have contracted coronavirus are not “very …
Read More »Human genes enter the monkey’s brain and expand the neocortex
Scientists have inserted human genes into monkeys’ brains to make them bigger and wrinkled in lab experiments. Experts found an insertion of a gene called ARHGAP11B, resulting in a large neocortex in the embryo of a normal marmoset. The neocortex is a deeply earthy outer layer of the brain that …
Read More »Ron Rivera: If the Bengals had chased Young, we would have taken Bur Burrow
Getty Images When Washington takes on Cincinnati on Sunday, the top two selections in the 2020 NFL Draft will be against each other, with the Bengals quarterback trying to avoid the defensive end of the Burroughs football team, Chase Young. Washington coach Ron Riviera announced this week that his team …
Read More »Universal Inks deals with Cineplex to shorten the theatrical window
Entrance to the head office of Canadian movie theater company Cineplex Entertainment. George Soka | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Has made another deal with a large theater chain to shorten the universal theatrical window from three months to 17 days. On Friday, the company announced it had reached a …
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