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    The CEOs of nine major drug-making companies have pledged they won’t overlook people’s safety to rush COVID-19 vaccine in the market. The nine drugmakers include AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer and Sanofi. They agreed to submit vaccines for clearance only when they’re shown to be safe and effective in Phase 3 clinical studies.

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    “Social bubbles” would be more effective in limiting COVID-19 spread than unstrategic social distancing, and keeping the curve flat post lockdown, a study by Oxford University found. It said this mitigates the recognised psychological and physical harms of prolonged social distancing. The approach requires people to limit their interactions to a few repeated contacts like close friends and family.

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