COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson’s Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Is 66% Effective Against The Virus
Source: SOPA Images / Getty A new weapon in the fight against COVID-19 is on the way. Friday (Jan.29), Johnson & Johnson shared some very promising news about its COVID-19 vaccine announcing that it prevents 85 percent of severe cases of the disease and “72% Effective in the US and 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19, 28 Days after vaccination.” The most significant detail is that unlike Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine only requires a single shot compared to two and doesn’t require it to be stored in extreme cold freezers. Also, unlike Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccine, which takes a genetic sample of the virus and inserts it into an oily bubble, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine uses a gene from a snippe...
Where the Money Resides: Rita Ora Offered Restaurant $7K To Break Covid Rules For 30th B-Day Party
Source: KIKA/WENN.com / WENN Rita Ora was dragged for her over-capacity birthday party in London last November, but now it appears that the singer not only knew she was breaking the rules from the beginning but allegedly paid to do so. According to The U.K. Sun, the unauthorized gathering was actually planned by Ora and her camp, who called ahead to the restaurant, Casa Cruz, and reportedly offered the London posh spot $7,000 to break the country’s Covid social distancing rules. Police claim a rep for Ora called restaurant Casa Cruz and offered the boss, Scottie Bhattarai, £5,000, or $6,829, to provide “drinks and nibbles” for a party. Despite most of the restaurant’s staff being furloughed due to the pandemic, Bhattarai agreed, stating that he wanted to “facilitate” before admitting he wa...
Tyler Perry Received Both Shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine To Help Boost Confidence In It
Source: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment / Getty President Joe Biden is getting some help to fulfill his pledge to get 100,000,000 million American’s vaccinated against COVID-19 in his year one of his presidency, and it’s none other than Tyler Perry. Tyler Perry is here to spread the word that the vaccine is safe. The life-saving medicine arrived rather quickly, thanks to scientists and doctors working around the clock to find a vaccine to protect people from dying from COVD-19. Donald Trump and his poorly named private-public partnership, Operation Warp Speed, was created to help facilitate and ramp-up vaccine development and delivered on that part and gave much cause for concern regarding people willing to take the vaccine. Along with the Trump Administration’s poor lack of planning, Va...
Mexico’s richest man Carlos Slim hospitalized with coronavirus
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, one of the world’s richest men, remains hospitalized with COVID-19, spokesman Arturo Elias said on Wednesday. The 80-year-old telecoms magnate has been receiving treatment at the National Institute of Nutrition, a public health center in Mexico City, since his son confirmed on Monday that he had tested positive. “He’s in [the hospital] for analysis and monitoring, but he’s doing very, very well,” Elias said. Slim is Mexico’s wealthiest man. His family controls America Movil, the largest Mexican telecommunications provider, whose operations includes mobile and fixed-line voice services, wireless, internet and fixed-data services. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what ...
Edo court sentences 32 people for not wearing face masks
A mobile court in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday sentenced 32 persons to community services for not wearing face masks. Edo State has made it mandatory for residents to wear face masks and obey other COVID-19 protocols in order to check the spread of the viral infection. The prosecuting counsel, Orubosa Okubor, said the 32 persons were apprehended within Benin metropolis and that they pleaded liable. The Chief Magistrate, Rusberth Imafidon, directed the convicts to carry out community services in line with the Correctional Centre of Non-Custodial Regulation. Their punishment includes clearing drains, shrubs, picking of trash, compulsory community sensitisation, and grass-cutting. Mr Imafidon said the offenders would be punished for three hours for one day to serve as a deterrent to other vio...
Hank Aaron Died Of Natural Causes, Death Not Linked To COVID-19 Vaccine
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty The death of legendary slugger Hank Aaron is still heavy on the minds of many and new details about his passing have emerged. After concerns were sparked that Aaron died of complications from the COVID-19 vaccine, it has been confirmed that the MLB legend passed away from natural causes. Atlanta outlet 11Alive reports that an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed that Aaron did indeed die of natural causes. Earlier in the month, Aaron joined with a number of Atlanta notables such as Andrew Young in receiving a round of the two-shot vaccine. According to Young, Aaron did not have any adverse reactions to the vaccine and explained to 11Alive his view of things. “I talked to the fella who was his driver, and I said, ‘was hank f...
Why Now is the Right Moment to Explore Innovations
In 2020, there was a meme on LinkedIn with a poll asking who leads digital transformation in your company. Surprisingly, the choice was not a CEO or top manager, but COVID-19. This picture perfectly illustrates how at the beginning of the pandemic many companies were forced to urgently implement new technologies or rebuild their business model to survive. But today, when many countries are experiencing a second wave of the virus and implementing social distancing restrictions again, new questions arise. Should companies invest in long-term innovations in such an uncertain and difficult period? Or wouldn’t it be better to focus on the core business and save capital on costly investments until more stable times return? In the European Summer of 2020 we, with the help of independent research ...
Police Called On Senior Citizens in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Reports of “Illegal Rave”
When Essex residents saw a number of people waiting outside Saxon Hall for shots, they clearly had something different in mind. Local police were called onto the scene of what they were told was an illegal rave, only to find a number of elderly individuals in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine instead. The Saxon Hall venue is typically used to entertain wedding parties and banquets, and seeing a gathering outside the venue led concerned nearby residents to assume the worst. National lockdowns have created a spike in underground rave events that have hit the UK over the last several months. “It was really funny when the police arrived as they had been notified that there was a ‘rave’ taking place at Saxon Hall – only to find 80 and 90 year-olds on wheelchairs, zimme...
Razer Unveils Prototype for “World’s Smartest Mask”
Gaming hardware and technology brand Razer has developed what they call the “world’s smartest mask.” Titled Project Hazel, the mask has the promise of being a more customizable and sustainable alternative to disposable surgical masks without compromising on safety. Following the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Razer was one of the companies that stepped up to provide much-needed PPE amid a global shortage. To date, the company has produced over 1 million surgical masks. However, as Razer’s Director of Design Charlie Bolton explains, that endeavor led to the realization that a more sustainable option was missing from the market. Thus, Project Hazel was born. First and foremost, Project Hazel has the high-quality filtration equivalent to that of an N95 respira...
PTF: Nigeria records four cases of UK coronavirus variant strain
Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said Nigeria recorded four cases of COVID-19, B117 variant strain, first reported in the UK. The PTF chairman made the disclosure at national briefing on Monday in Abuja. Mustapha said; “over the last few weeks, the PTF had been closely following the rising number of infections reported daily in Nigeria and in other jurisdictions. “Similarly, our scientists have been sequencing the variants of the virus. “There have been reports of cases with the B117 variant strain first reported in the UK, found in Nigeria. Three of these were in travelers out of Nigeria and one in a resident,”. He also stated that the daily statistics for Nigeria as at January 24, 2020 showed that cas...
NOA advises Nigerians to disregard conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccine
File Photo The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has advised Nigerians to disregard conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines and the various rumours being attributed to them. Director-General of NOA, Garba Abari, gave the advice in a statement, made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Abari, while responding to insinuations of the possible use of the vaccines as population control and DNA altering measure, debunked the idea. He said that no vaccine would be allowed into Nigeria or administered to Nigerians without the approval of appropriate authorities. “Whatever vaccine coming into the country must be thoroughly tested and approved by relevant Nigerian authorities,’’ he said. He said the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as the agency responsib...
Arsenal agree deal with Real Madrid for Martin Ødegaard
Real Madrid playmaker Martin Ødegaard will join Arsenal on loan for the rest of the season after the clubs agreed to terms this evening. That is according to The Athletic, who report that a temporary move has now been given the green light by both parties. The Norwegian will fly to London on Sunday ahead of undergoing a medical with the Gunners on Monday morning, when it is expected the deal will be made official. Given his status as an elite sportsperson, Ødegaard is also exempt from COVID-19 quarantine protocols, meaning he will not have to self isolate, if he returns a negative test. The 22-year-old will be Arsenal’s second signing of the window after the acquisition of Mat Ryan from Brighton. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for ...
