LONDON – Researchers in the UK are planning the first of its kind to quickly gauge the effectiveness of multiple vaccines against Covid-19 by launching an infection of healthy volunteers with a tightly controlled dose of coronavirus in early 2021. The so-called humanitarian challenge plans target children aged 18 to …
Read More »Pfizer will be able to apply for emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine in late November
Pfizer Inc. P.F.E. -0.84% Said it may be ready to apply for emergency-use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine by the end of November, believing that in late-stage human trials will yield positive efficacy and safety data, the first time it or any other leading Western vaccine developer This kind of …
Read More »2025 Starbucks Ties Executive Salary to Diversification Targets
Starbucks Corpo. SBUX -1.04% Said it will train officers in antibiotics and become the latest company to set fresh diversification targets in the midst of a national dialogue of compensation and build their compensation for minority representation among its workers. Coffee Chen said Wednesday that it will not be able …
Read More »European stocks, U.S. Futures lose momentum
File – This September 2020 photo, provided by Johnson & Johnson, shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. A.P. European stocks held lower on Tuesday, with traders losing momentum after halting key coronavirus trials waiting for earnings from some of the world’s leading banks. Stocks Europe 600 …
Read More »New research helps explain why small humans and animals leap so much
For toddlers, life is full of new experiences. Researchers have now added a whole new landmark to the long list of changes that young people make – a dramatic change in brain function that serves the complex purpose of sleep deprivation. Decades of study on the importance of sleep in …
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