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Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine may save 90% of people from pandemic
Pfizer and BioTNech have brought a piece of good news to the world, claiming that their vaccine is more than 90 percent effective against COVID-19. As announced on Monday, while the countries around the world are observing a fluctuating number of new coronavirus cases and...
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FDA approves Gilead’s Veklury remdesivir for COVID-19
The US Food and Drug Administration announced on 22nd October that it has approved the first COVID treatment, remdesivir. The drug is approved for patients over 12 years of age, weighing at least 40 kilograms. Only the patients who require hospitalization can be...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon successfully docks with the International Space Station
SpaceX Crew Dragon, commercially-made spacecraft, has finally arrived to the orbiting laboratory at the International Space Station after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Sunday, NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken made the space trip successful while docking at ISS...
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FDA approves ‘Pixel’ at-home COVID-19 test kit by LabCorp
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency approval to America's first at home COVID-19 testing kit by LabCorp known as 'Pixel.' The new at-home coronavirus testing kit comes with a nasal swab for sample collection, which patents can then send to LabCorp's lab...
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Mayo Clinic in Florida using self-driving shuttles for tests and medical supplies
Mayo Clinic has announced that it is using autonomous vehicles to safely transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests in Florida. Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has joined hands with two autonomous driving companies i.e. Beep and NAVYA to make the Mayo Clinic in Florida...
Apple
Apple donating over 20 million face masks, producing protective face shields to fight against COVID-19
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has said that the tech giant donated 20 million N95 respiratory face masks to help combat the ongoing activities against coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The N95 masks, recommended by CDC, protect against most airborne particles, including...
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FDA approves Abbott ID NOW test kit
Food and Drug Administration - FDA - approves portable testing kit 'ID NOW' by global pharma giant Abbott Laboratories for its test kit that detects and gives the final results for positive coronavirus testing in just 5 minutes. The testing device has received...
Electric Cars
Elon Musk: Tesla New York Gigafactory will reopen to produce ventilators amid COVID-19
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, says that he will reopen the Buffalo, New York, factory for the production of ventilators to help the people of New York to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Tesla is already working with the medical...
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Elon Musk ships 1,200 ventilators to California hospitals
SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk has delivered 1,255 ventilators, an intensive medical machine needed for severe coronavirus patients, to hospitals in California to help fight against coronavirus. Governor Gavin Newsom, California, and the state health officials provided acknowledgment regarding Elon Musk giving away...
Google
Google launches website for COVID-19 information and resources
Google's website for "COVID-19 Information and Resources" is finally out, which would be a complete novel coronavirus information center. The site intends to facilitate the U.S. public testing for the pandemic influenza and would help people answering the requested queries for coronavirus symptoms...
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Augmented Reality is no longer folklore but is now being incorporated into various industries such as retail and manufacturing. Researchers are spending funds on the expansion of AR to keep...