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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From Microsoft’s Surface and Windows teams linking up to Canva’s biggest acquisition ever, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.
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FDA Authorizes Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration authorised the emergency use of a covid-19 vaccine developed by the Massachusetts-based biotech company Moderna. It’s the second such good news in as many weeks, following the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s similar mRNA vaccine. Both vaccines look to be highly effective.
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Canada Is Latest to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine, and U.S. Is Likely Next
On Wednesday, Canada became the third country in the world to grant approval for Pfizer and BioNTech’s covid-19 vaccine. The decision comes just as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to make its own call this week, following a meeting of independent experts on Thursday who will recommend whether or not an emergency…
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Eli Lilly Pauses Covid-19 Antibody Trial Over Safety Concerns
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is the latest to temporarily halt one of its covid-19 clinical trials. The Phase III trial, involving an experimental antibody treatment for patients with the viral illness and sponsored by the federal government, was paused due to a “potential safety concern,” according to government emails obtained by the New York Times…