[ad_1] The actor was in a priority group to receive the Pfizer vaccine in the UK December 17, 2020 11:14 pm • 3 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article Ian McKellen is grateful and delighted to have been able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The 81-year-old actor …
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[ad_1] Facebook has been the recipient of many legislative inquiries and litigation around the world and has lost many of those fights in Europe. It’s not surprising, then, that he’s trying to be too careful now that the region has passed new privacy-related rules. The European social media giant’s instant …
Read More »Covid-19 transmission pattern triggers warning for January
[ad_1] The continued provision of health care, education and other essential services could be threatened in January if current Covid-19 trends continue, public health officials warned. Should the current pattern of virus transmission continue, there are “every reason” that there could be significant challenges, even in early January, that could …
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[ad_1] In 2020, Amazon, Google, and Apple are making good smart speakers. Competition between these tech giants only pushes them to keep getting better. Amazon popularized smart speakers with the original Echo and the Alexa voice assistant, but today you have multiple options, each with its own pros and cons. …
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[ad_1] The study reported that there are far fewer children under 18 hospitalized with Covid-19 than with the flu (Representational) Paris: About a year after the pandemic, it is clear that the new coronavirus is worse than the seasonal flu, and a study published on Friday described how much worse, …
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[ad_1] The Telegraph GPs said they can use an additional dose of Covid vaccine in vials ‘at their discretion’ to avoid waste GPs have received new guidance that allows them to use previously wasted doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Telegraph has learned. Each vial of the Pfizer / BioNTech …
Read More »Watch out for Zoom, WhatsApp for desktop could soon support video conferencing
[ad_1] WhatsApp users may soon be able to use their favorite messaging app for video conferencing, as the Facebook-owned company is testing a new voice and video calling feature on its Mac desktop client. The messaging service first introduced voice and video as well as group video chats on its …
Read More »Amid Hopes for Vaccine, New COVID Records Are Set at Home and Abroad
[ad_1] With a recently licensed COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in hospitals and nursing homes and a second vaccine on the horizon, the United States has entered a hopeful new phase in the coronavirus pandemic. But that hope is tempered by the severity of the pandemic in the country, which yesterday …
Read More »Brazil’s Supreme Court rules against Covid Anti-Vaxxers
[ad_1] Jair bolsonaro All Brazilians must be vaccinated against Covid-19 under the penalty of being excluded from certain activities and public spaces, the country’s highest court has decided. Ten 11-member court judges backed the mandatory inoculation with a single vote against in a virtual session Thursday. The ruling is a …
Read More »Qualcomm and Google to expand Android support for Snapdragon devices
[ad_1] Android smartphones that have Qualcomm SoC from the new 888 mobile platform onwards will receive three OS version updates in addition to the version that comes with the device, under a new agreement with Google. Qualcomm said in a statement that it had made a deal with Google to …
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