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CNN Fires Three Workers Who Failed to Get Vaccinated for Covid-19
CNN has fired three employees who showed up to work without getting a covid-19 vaccine, according to reports from multiple news outlets. The firings happened last week but were only announced during an all-staff memo by CNN bosses on Thursday, according to Reuters.
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A Brisbane-Based Company Is Developing A Needle-Free Way To Administer Vaccines
A Brisbane-based biotech company – Vaxxas – is developing a needle-free way to administer vaccines that could be available within two years.
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A Space-Loving Billionaire Who Isn’t Elon Or Jeff Quietly Donated $135 Million To Solar Tech
More than $135 million worth of funding for a space solar power project came anonymously from a billionaire later confirmed as Donald Bren.
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Vaccinated People Three Times Less Likely to Contract Delta Variant in UK Study
New research from the UK provides the clearest indication yet of how protected fully vaccinated people are from the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Based on ongoing surveillance data, researchers estimate that the vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford University/AstraZeneca are 50% to 60% effective at preventing infection from Delta, including asymptomatic cases. While the…