[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at a record high Thursday, raised by Tesla Inc, while the S&P 500 fell after a report that Pfizer Inc had lowered the target for its COVID-19 vaccine deployment. Tesla jumped 5% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “buy” ahead of the electric carmaker’s addition to … Read more
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[ad_1] Al fresco dining teeter on the brink of another California ban as coronavirus cases continue to rise. But experts are divided over the likelihood of alfresco dining spreading the virus, especially as many forms of dining spaces have evolved during the pandemic. The new stay-at-home order Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday to divide the … Read more
[ad_1] (CNN) – Carnival Cruise Line announced Thursday that it has canceled its remaining cruises until February 2021, as cases of Covid-19 continued to rise across the country. “We apologize to our guests, but we must continue to take a thoughtful, deliberate and measured approach as we plan our return to operations in 2021,” Christine … Read more
[ad_1] In a letter to the editor published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers studying the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, said that neutralizing antibodies to the virus remained high in all participants 3 months after the booster vaccination. The vaccine, administered at a dose of 100 μg, was found to produce high … Read more
[ad_1] Former FDA chief and Pfizer board member Dr Scott Gottlieb told CNBC he hopes there will be an adequate supply of vaccines in 2021, following report of the Wall Street Journal that Pfizer had to reduce its initial estimates of the amount of vaccine. doses this year due to supply chain issues. “The supply … Read more
[ad_1] Gov. Gavin Newsom provided an update on the latest California figures, along with plans for further stay-at-home orders statewide. You can read the highlights below or watch the full press conference above. LATEST CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS the 7 day average of new cases across California 15 121; during the last reporting period, there was 18,591 … Read more
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Passengers leaving Philadelphia International Airport can now take a COVID-19 test before departure. The COVID-19 test site departing from Terminal E is reserved for passengers with plane tickets. The voluntary tests will be administered by employees of Jefferson University Hospital. There are three options: PCR, rapid PCR, and antigen. “It’s a … Read more
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[ad_1] One of Google’s top AI ethics officials announced on Wednesday that she had been fired. Observers were baffled by the move, but inside Google tensions between Timnit Gebru and senior management had been mounting for days. Gebru had co-authored a research article that observed machine learning biases, but said she was ultimately fired for … Read more