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Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response

Published On: December 7, 2020 10:06 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 7: President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response.

China November exports rise 21.1% year-on-year, imports up 4.5% year-on-year

Published On: December 7, 2020 09:38 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Dec 7: China’s exports in November rose 21.1% from a year earlier, after 11.4% growth in October, while imports grew 4.5% last month, from a 4.7% expansion in October, customs data showed on Monday.

India's Serum Institute seeks emergency use nod for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine - local media

Published On: December 7, 2020 09:23 AM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, Dec 7: Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume, has sought emergency use authorization in the country for AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, according to several reports in Indian media, citing PTI.

Britain gets ready for roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week

Published On: December 6, 2020 07:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 6: Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, initially making the shot available at hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors’ clinics, the government said on Sunday.

Sight restored by turning back the epigenetic clock

Published On: December 6, 2020 10:58 AM NPT By: Republica

Neurons progressively deteriorate with age and lose resilience to injury. It emerges that treatment with three transcription factors can re-endow neurons in the mature eye with youthful characteristics and the capacity to regenerate.

India fails to end deadlock with farmers, talks to resume next week

Published On: December 6, 2020 09:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Dec 6: India’s government failed on Saturday to break a deadlock with farmers protesting over agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday, the agriculture minister and union leaders said.

WHO hopes to have 500 million vaccine doses via COVAX scheme in first quarter of 2021 - chief scientist

Published On: December 6, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA, Dec 6: The World Health Organization hopes to have half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines available for distribution by the global COVAX initiative in the first quarter of 2021, its chief scientist said on Friday.

Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot

Published On: December 5, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, Dec 5: Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia’s first mass vaccination against the disease, the city’s coronavirus task force said.

China's National Space Administration releases images of national flag unfurled on moon

Published On: December 4, 2020 09:13 PM NPT By: Agencies

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: China has released images showing China's national flag unfurled from the Chang'e-5 probe on the moon, on Friday.

Here's what scientists now want to know about COVID vaccine

Published On: December 4, 2020 08:20 PM NPT By: Agencies

The Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine has passed safety and efficacy tests — but scientists still have many questions about how this and other vaccines will perform as they’re rolled out to millions of people.