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Fauci says herd immunity possible by fall, ‘normality’ by end of 2021
Published On: December 13, 2020 02:50 PM NPT By: Agencies
The US top infectious disease doctor offered a timeline for ending the COVID-19 pandemic this week, saying that if the coming vaccination campaign goes well, we could approach herd immunity by summer’s end and “normality that is close to where we were before” by the end of 2021.
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
Published On: December 13, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 13: The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation’s coronavirus outbreak destined to reach states a day later.
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
Published On: December 13, 2020 11:35 AM NPT By: Reuters
TEL AVIV, Dec 13: Israel established relations on Saturday with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, as it looks to continue to expand its diplomatic links internationally.
U.N. chief urges leaders of every country to declare 'climate emergency'
Published On: December 13, 2020 11:18 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Dec 13: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on every country to declare a “climate emergency” on Saturday, as world leaders marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord made mostly incremental pledges relative to the scale of the crisis.
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
Published On: December 13, 2020 10:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec 13: The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use standard cold storage - top government expert
Published On: December 13, 2020 08:59 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday.
Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day
Published On: December 13, 2020 07:29 AM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Dec 13: London and Brussels face a make-or-break decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday, after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous ‘no deal’ exit for Britain from the European Union’s orbit on Dec. 31 looking more likely than not.
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology
Published On: December 12, 2020 08:25 PM NPT By: Republica
LONDON, Dec 12: Britain’s AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion in cash and shares to bolster its positions in immunology and rare diseases.
India's Modi says government committed to farmers' welfare
Published On: December 12, 2020 01:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them as thousands of farmers continued protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produce.
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Published On: December 12, 2020 10:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Dec 12: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in the United States where the pandemic has killed more than 295,000 people.
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