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[ad_1] Recent promising results for some Covid-19 vaccines and the use of new technology for two pioneers mean this is an exciting time for those working in the field, says a microbiologist. A healthcare worker holds an injection syringe of the phase 3 vaccine trial, developed by Pfizer and the …

[ad_1] Pharmaceutical company Pfizer says new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective, safe, and also protects older people at higher risk of dying – the latest data needed to find use of limited vaccine supplies as the catastrophic outbreak worsens around the world. . The announcement …

[ad_1] Up to five million people could receive their Covid-19 injection by 2022, if the vaccine passes safety tests. The government agreed to purchase a single-dose vaccine from Janssen Pharmaceutica once clinical trials are complete and it passes regulatory approvals. It is the latest announcement of agreements for the supply …

[ad_1] The New Zealand team returned to a clean sheet to radically redesign the ship that will defend the America’s Cup. The new ship named Te Rehutai was launched in Auckland on Thursday evening, and the second-generation AC75 showed significant differences from the team’s original Te Aihe. A new bow …

[ad_1] World November 18, 2020 05:33 pm4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game There are nearly a dozen coronavirus vaccines in final testing, and Moderna and Pfizer show promising preliminary results. Video / AP Pfizer says new test results show …

[ad_1] A solar-powered drone is being developed in Christchurch in the hopes that it will be a game changer for the aerial imaging industry. Kea Aerospace is working on prototypes and the first full-scale Kea Atmos is expected to be built in 2022. Photo: RNZ Kea Aerospace is developing the …

[ad_1] Charlotte Squire / Stuff Golden Bay dairy producer Wayne Langford is the CEO of “Meat the Need”, a food supply chain “kicked off” by Covid-19, and now recognized for its sustainable partnerships. Covid-19 helped start the charity “Meat the Need” seven months ago. Now, the Tasmanian district farmers behind …

[ad_1] If you thought 2020 was bad, prepare for 2021: Experts say things are about to get worse, with an even deadlier pandemic about to hit. COVID-19. Conflict. Collapsing economies. Drought. Now we face a new disaster: “famines of biblical proportions in 2021.” That’s according to 2020 Nobel Peace Prize …

[ad_1] Professor Geoff Chase and UC Engineering Ph.D. student Lui Holder-Pearson. Photo / University of Canterbury Researchers at the University of Canterbury have invented a device that would double the capacity of the ventilators used to treat Covid-19. Entitled “Series Timed Closed Loop Active Inspiratory Valve” or ACTIV system, it …

[ad_1] The tourism industry is welcoming its new minister’s plans to ensure that taxpayers and taxpayers don’t pay the bill left by international visitors. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton Newly appointed Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash revealed to a sold out crowd at the Aotearoa Tourism Summit in Wellington today …