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[ad_1] Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass Thursday night amid coronavirus restrictions that reduced a normal crowd of up to 10,000 worshipers to a group of fewer than 100 people, according to reports. The smaller-scale service was held at the rear of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City rather than …

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping learns about the progress of scientific research on a coronavirus vaccine and antibody during his visit to the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in Beijing, capital of China, on March 2, 2020. Ju Peng | Xinhua News Agency | fake images With rich countries sourcing …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A 50 percent efficacy rate for a coronavirus vaccine is “a joke” and “totally unacceptable,” Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday. Zubiri made the comment after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that the 50 percent efficacy of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 …

[ad_1] VATICAN: The holiday festivities began on Friday, with hundreds of millions around the world under coronavirus restrictions celebrating a scaled-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings. The battle to stop the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives, is far from over …

[ad_1] The holiday festivities began on Friday, with hundreds of millions around the world under coronavirus restrictions celebrating a scaled-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings. The battle to stop the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives, is far from over despite …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 25) – President Rodrigo Duterte is calling for a meeting with pandemic response officials to discuss the new strain of coronavirus detected in the UK, which previously caused the temporary suspension of flights from the UK. In a message to reporters on Friday, Senator …

[ad_1] VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis held a low-key Christmas Eve Mass that was turned gloomy by the coronavirus pandemic and said people should feel compelled to help those in need because Jesus himself was born a poor outcast. Mass was celebrated Thursday in a rear section of St. Peter’s …

[ad_1] With trials of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine in Brazil and Turkey suggests that the injection has a protection rate on both sides of 90%, there is still no final assessment on how effective it is exactly in protecting people against Covid -19. Sinovac is finalizing the results of …

[ad_1] A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is 91.25% effective, according to interim data from a late-stage trial in Turkey. Researchers in Brazil, which is also conducting a final Phase III trial of the vaccine, said Wednesday that the injection was more than 50% effective, but withheld full …

[ad_1] This year’s NBA Christmas Day game roster features a combination of the league’s most prestigious stars and 10 organizations at the start of an unpredictable season. We have Zion Williamson against Bam Adebayo, Stephen Curry against Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum against Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic against LeBron James and …