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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Has Entered Final Stage Trial

Moderna, a US-based biotech firm, said last week that it would be entering the final stage of human trials for its coronavirus vaccine on July 27. This will help it determine how successfully the vaccine is capable of imparting protection to the people in the real world. This announcement has been made after results from the previous trial were published. The previous round of trials was focused on proving that the vaccine was safe and was capable of triggering the production of antibodies. The Phase 3 trial, which is upcoming, shall involve the recruitment of 30,000 participants in the US. Half of those will be administered with 100 microgram dose levels of the vaccine by Moderna, whereas the remaining will receive a placebo. Researchers will then carry out the tracking of these recruiters for the next two years during which it will be ascertained if they are protected against the infection by COVID-19 or if they do end up getting infected, is the vaccine capable of preventing sy...

Schlieren Imaging Technique Demonstrates How Important It Is To Wear Face Masks

The Coronavirus outbreak has affected the human race in almost every social setting on the planet. It has been into the debate that either face masks should be worn or not. A lot of studies and researches have taken place to address the importance of using face masks during the Coronavirus pandemic. Visual Demonstration on Importance of Face Mask People belonging to different class groups have contradicting views for if the preventive measures should be taken or not. It has prompted more studies and researches, so the people are well aware of the high risks. General Public not following the SOP’s One of the latest research by Dr. Joe Hanson was made public through his Youtube channel “It’s Okay To Be Smart” in a video demonstrating the pros of using a face mask. Coughs and sneezes can’t be seen through naked eyes but are visible with the help of the Schlieren imaging technique. Schlerien Imaging Technique On a rare occasion, we might see droplets from someone’s sneeze or cou...

Bubonic Plague Disease Outbreak In China; How Dangerous Is It?

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it was monitoring a case of bubonic plague in China after being notified by the authorities in Beijing. A herdsman in China's northern Inner Mongolia region was confirmed at the weekend to have the bubonic plague. Two other cases were confirmed in Khovd province in neighbouring Mongolia last week involving brothers who had eaten marmot meat, China's state news agency Xinhua said The bubonic plague, known as the Black Death in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease that is spread mostly by rodents. Credit: Aljezeera

Nigeria No Longer Have Coronavirus But Corona-noise to loot money...Bishop Oyedepo

Covid-19 News: Nigeria No Longer Have Coronavirus But Corona-noise to loot money...Bishop Oyedepo Of Winners Chapel Speaks On Covid-19 Upsurge ''You know why Corona Virus is lingering on? “It is Corona noise, it is not Corona virus. “People are milking the system. I tell you the truth. You know I’m a prophet. “I don’t have any natural spy in my life. “You are cooking it in your room, I know. “Praise God! But judgement is around the corner.'' “There is no upsurge in Tanzania up till now and they never locked down once. “This upsurge is a game & nothing else, Tell any devil I (Bishop Oyedepo) said it’s a game. “All churches are operating, all schools are operating in Tanzania. Is Tanzania in another world, or in space? “The future of our children is being sold off, while Market places are open, the most vulnerable place on earth, decent schools are shut down, all In the name of Corona virus ''This is economic virus. Not only leaders hav...

WAEC CANCELLATION PUTS NIGERIA AT MORE RISK.

As a parent and investor in the education sector, I wish to register the fact that the Nigerian government’s policy of unilaterally cancelling the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, held annually by the West African Examinations Council, is not in Nigeria’s best interest. At a time of the global COVID19 pandemic, it is understandable that an abundance of caution be put in place to save lives. However, caution, without consultation, and thoughtful action, may be counter productive. 1.5 million Nigerian youths write the West African Senior School Certificate Examination annually. To abruptly cancel this examination is to set back our nation’s youth, and place them behind their contemporaries in other West African nations. This is perilous, because Foreign Direct Investments and other economic indicators, are tied to the educational indexes of nations. Already, Nigeria lags behind other African nations in crucial indices, like school enrolment, pass rates, and out...

This Blood Group Is Least Likely To Get Affected By COVID-19

A study was recently conducted by the genetic testing company known as 23andMe. The study involved 750,000 people and it has determined that people with the blood type O are 20% less likely to catch the COVID-19 as opposed to those with other types of blood.  People with type O blood were between 9 and 18% less likely to test positive for the coronavirus. People with blood Type O who had been exposed to the COVID-19 were between 13% and 26% less likely to contract the virus.  The team of researchers at 23andME concluded that there must exist a link between the ABO gene that determines the blood type of a person and the COVID-19 virus. That brings us to the question of which blood type are you and how many types of blood there actually are? There are four primary blood types; A, B, AB, and O. The surface of the red blood cells has a substance that is known as antigens and any person can have A-antigens, B-antigens, both or neither. If a person has A anti...