Day: November 25, 2020

Categories Business

Race for Covid-19 cure: Boom Bust explores why EU has a problem with Russia’s cheap and effective vaccine

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As Russian scientists boast about the high efficacy and low price of their pioneering Sputnik V vaccine, the race for a Covid-19 cure in other countries goes on. RT’s Boom Bust looks into the issue. … Read More >Race for Covid-19 cure: Boom Bust explores why EU has a problem with Russia’s cheap and effective vaccine

Categories Health

‘Average’ effectiveness & unexplained side effects: 7 QUESTIONS that AstraZeneca needs to answer about its Covid-19 vaccine

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The drug manufacturer AstraZeneca said on Monday it would seek emergency authorization for its coronavirus vaccine with various regulators. However, it might first have to answer a number of serious questions about its jab. … Read More >‘Average’ effectiveness & unexplained side effects: 7 QUESTIONS that AstraZeneca needs to answer about its Covid-19 vaccine

Categories World

Move along, nothing to see here: Australian government insists ‘incidental’ collection of COVIDSafe data didn’t violate privacy

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Australian intelligence agencies “incidentally” slurped up private data from the country’s much-touted COVIDSafe smartphone app, according to the their inspector-general, who nevertheless insisted no one’s privacy was violated. … Read More >Move along, nothing to see here: Australian government insists ‘incidental’ collection of COVIDSafe data didn’t violate privacy

Categories Russia

Commercial interests & Russia/West geopolitical struggle combine to make race for Covid-19 vaccines a new battleground

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It seems that the struggle to find a remedy to deal with coronavirus is being overtaken by geopolitical rivalries and prejudice. Not to mention the commercial interests at stake in a market potentially worth up to $100 billion. … Read More >Commercial interests & Russia/West geopolitical struggle combine to make race for Covid-19 vaccines a new battleground

Categories Russia

Belarusian opposition figure Babariko faces long jail term as Russia’s Lavrov heads to Minsk for meeting with embattled Lukashenko

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Leading opposition figure Viktor Babariko has been formally charged with money laundering and taking bribes by authorities in Belarus, as Russia expresses growing concern and frustration over the situation in the country. … Read More >Belarusian opposition figure Babariko faces long jail term as Russia’s Lavrov heads to Minsk for meeting with embattled Lukashenko

Categories Russia

Russian Sputnik V vaccine at least 95% effective say its creators, but vaccination won’t be mandatory, and Putin hasn’t had it yet

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The team behind Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine have said it is proving to be more effective than previously thought, as the country’s top health officials say it will be made available for citizens, but not forced on them. … Read More >Russian Sputnik V vaccine at least 95% effective say its creators, but vaccination won’t be mandatory, and Putin hasn’t had it yet