2008 Launched in October 2008, Android Marketplace was the first iteration of the store to allow Android users to download and install apps and games on their phones. In 2012, Google resurfaced and completely overhauled it to become the Google Play Store. Since then, these apps have been installed in …
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With the end of the year approaching, the vaccine rollout is lagging behind
The federal government’s Operation Operation Speed promised to provide 20 million doses before January 1. However, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that just over 11 million doses have been distributed, and only 2.1 million have actually been administered to people. Despite the order of …
Read More »China needs millions of vaccinations, apart from evidence of its vaccine functioning
The mass vaccination drive requires almost everything in hospitals across China: millions of doses. Refrigerator to store them. Health care workers are trained to administer them. Everything, that is, except the evidence that any of their vaccines work. Unlike their Western rivals, Chinese companies have not released data from late-stage …
Read More »There is a narrow path to Nancy Pelosi’s speakership
After 17 years of service as the leader of the Democrats, Pelosi is running unopposed. But the terrible threat of coronavirus has been associated with a small majority of Democrats over the decades, meaning Pelosi and his deputies are carefully counting the votes to ensure they avoid any discomfort on …
Read More »Moderna will deliver its Covid-19 vaccine to workers, contractors and the board
Modern Inc. MRNA 2.68% On Tuesday, the company said it would offer its new Covid-19 vaccine to its own employees, contractors and board members, adding that workers involved in making and delivering the vaccine would be given an extra level of protection. The Cambridge, Mass., Company, which has about 1,200 …
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