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Mashup Score: 0Fact Check-No evidence Omicron BA.5 is more infectious than measles or is 'the most infectious virus known' - 1 year(s) ago
Scientists say there is no evidence that the BA.5 version of the Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than measles, or that it has a basic reproduction number, or “R-naught” (R0), of 18.6, which would be greater than that of measles. While BA.5 appears to be…
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Mashup Score: 64Fed's Yellen expects no new financial crisis in 'our lifetimes' - 1 year(s) ago
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that she does not believe that there will be another financial crisis for at least as long as she lives, thanks largely to reforms of the banking system since the 2007-09 crash.
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Mashup Score: 0Health Rounds: Harmful eating behaviors affect 20% of kids - 1 year(s) ago
Welcome to Health Rounds! For the first time, researchers have been able to restore hand and arm movements years after a paralyzing stroke. A separate team reported on Monday that a staggering number of kids worldwide show signs of being at risk for serious eating disorders…
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Mashup Score: 2U.S. pilot was ordered to shoot down UFO - 1 year(s) ago
Two U.S. fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, according to secret files made public on Monday.
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Amgen Inc on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter revenue fell slightly as a 4% increase in sales of its own drugs was offset by lower revenue from its deal to manufacture COVID-19 antibody treatments for Eli Lilly and Co.
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A U.S. judge has blocked a California law that sought to penalize doctors who spread “misinformation or disinformation” about COVID-19 while he considers a pair lawsuits challenging it on free speech grounds.
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Mashup Score: 1U.S. to announce international cryptocurrency action -statement - 1 year(s) ago
The U.S. Justice Department will “announce a major, international cryptocurrency enforcement action” on Wednesday, it said in a statement, without offering further details.
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Mashup Score: 1BioNTech seeks to have CureVac patent nullified in German court - 1 year(s) ago
BioNTech has filed a motion to have a German patent held by competitor CureVac declared invalid in response to a patent lawsuit filed by CureVac last year, a statement from the German Patent Court said on Wednesday.
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Mashup Score: 3Sen. Sanders asks Moderna not to hike COVID vaccine price - 1 year(s) ago
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders sent Moderna Inc a letter this week asking the drug company to halt planned U.S. price increases on its COVID-19 vaccine, saying price hikes could make the shot unaffordable for millions of Americans.
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Mashup Score: 3
China’s CanSino Biologics Inc reported on Thursday “positive” interim data on its experimental COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccine in a mid-stage clinical trial.
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Finally, two issues often pointed to to suggest this virus is wholly different: I’ve heard: “show me a textbook resp virus with an R0 of 18” The idea that Omicron R0=18 was based in v poor science Its MUCH less Here’s a simple read w links https://t.co/qpbSKQ5by1 28/