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Dr. Gottlieb says China is ‘very vulnerable’ to omicron subvariant spread despite ‘zero-Covid policy’
Low levels of natural immunity are complicating China’s efforts to limit spread during its recent surge in cases of the new Covid omicron BA.2 subvariant, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday. “China has a population that’s very vulnerable to this new variant. This is a much more contagious variant, it’s going to be harder […]
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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will knock 30 years of progress off the Russian economy
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addresses a rally at the Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, late on March 4, 2012. Dmitry Astakhov | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine and the resulting global response will set Russia’s economy back by at least 30 years — close […]
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Pfizer planning to submit data on 4th Covid shot soon, while working on vaccine for all variants
Pfizer plans to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for a fourth Covid shot soon, and it’s working on a vaccine that protects against all coronavirus variants, CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC on Friday. “I think we’re going to submit to FDA a significant progress of data about the need for a fourth […]
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VPN use in Russia is surging as citizens try to bypass government’s tightening internet control
Russia has tightened its control over its internet. Authorities have blocked access to Meta-owned Facebook and restricted access to Twitter. Nurphoto | Getty Images Russians are turning to virtual private networks to bypass the country’s tightening internet controls following the invasion of Ukraine. VPNs can mask an internet user’s identity and location to help them […]
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