ROME (AP) – Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who had COVID-19, said the blockade of the pandemic made him feel “humiliated and offended” by depriving him of his freedom to come and go as he wanted. Bocelli spoke on a panel Monday in a Senate conference room, where he was introduced …
Read More »Virus vaccine tested final in thousands of volunteers
The world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine study began Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers who helped test vaccines created by the US government. There is still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Modern Inc. (MRNA), will actually protect. The Proof Needed: …
Read More »China’s CDC chief receives an injection of experimental vaccine
BEIJING (AP) – The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he was injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to do the same when approved. “I am going to reveal something undercover: I was injected with one of the …
Read More »NASA’s next Mars rover is the most powerful and smartest yet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – With eight successful landings on Mars, NASA is upping the ante with its new scout vehicle. The Perseverance spacecraft, scheduled for launch this week, is NASA’s largest and smartest Martian rover to date. It has the latest landing technology, plus most cameras and microphones ever …
Read More »2 MLB games postponed as Marlins deal with virus outbreak
MIAMI (AP) – Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed when the Miami Marlins dealt with a coronavirus outbreak that left them stranded in Philadelphia. The Marlins ‘first game against Baltimore was suspended, as was the New York Yankees’ game in Philadelphia. The Yankees would have been …
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