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Sputnik V 92% effective against coronavirus, Russia claims

Sputnik V, Russia’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, is 92% effective in protecting people from coronavirus, based on the results of the interim trial, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Wednesday. Interim results are based on data from the first 16,000 trial participants who received both injections of the two-dose …

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America is back, Biden tells world leaders

US President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he told world leaders who congratulated him that “America is back,” signaling the country’s return to greater global engagement in a reversal of the president’s isolationism. Donald Trump driven by his motto “America first”. “I let you know that the United States is …

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Joe Biden Appoints Over 20 Indian-Americans to Agency Review Teams for Administration – US Presidential Elections.

The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has appointed more than 20 Indian-Americans as members, including three as team leaders, to his agency’s review teams (ART) that are responsible for evaluating the operations of the key federal agencies in the current administration to ensure transfer of power. Biden’s transition …

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Why India May Have To Pass On The Pfizer Vaccine

Pfizer’s price may be too high for many developing nations, including India. When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and expensive system of airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles, and inoculation points in …

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