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Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was given an emergency use authorization (EAU) Saturday evening by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), making it the third vaccine available in the U.S. The Vaccines and Related Biologics Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted unanimously Friday to recommend use of the vaccine on adults aged 18 and older, based on all the data submitted by the company, and the vaccine was endorsed by FDA staff earlier in the week. J&J’s vaccine,… Source link

Over the past few months, all of the available data from clinical trials and real-world studies has shown the approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe and extremely effective. Experts have emphasized again and again the inoculation represents America’s only way out of the pandemic. According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, most Americans have absorbed this message and become more likely to say they will get vaccinated since the vaccine rollout began in the wake of last year’s presidential… Source link

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled a centralized school reopening plan Friday that includes safety and mitigation practices such as physical distancing and masking, as well as using new measures such as “podding.” Podding includes keeping the same students together (as in a pod) to reduce students’ possible exposure to the virus. But questions about access to critical resources like better ventilation, testing and masks, remain unanswered. During a press… Source link

Bloomberg A Crypto Kid Had a $23,000-a-Month Condo. Then the Feds Came (Bloomberg) — Stefan Qin was just 19 when he claimed to have the secret to cryptocurrency trading.Buoyed with youthful confidence, Qin, a self-proclaimed math prodigy from Australia, dropped out of college in 2016 to start a hedge fund in New York he called Virgil Capital. He told potential clients he had developed an algorithm called Tenjin to monitor cryptocurrency exchanges around the world to seize on price… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks With Over 200% Upside on the Horizon Let’s talk about risk and the big picture. It’s an appropriate time, as the big risk – presented by the COVID-19 pandemic – is finally receding thanks to the ongoing vaccination program. COVID is leaving behind an economy that was forced into shutdown one year ago while in the midst of a great expansion, boosted by the deregulation policies. While the new Biden Administration is busy reversing many Trump… Source link

The Telegraph Reining in the big hitters: Golf’s governing bodies take steps to tackle game’s distance problem Golf’s leading authorities signalled their intention to rescue the future of the sport from the big hitters on Tuesday by unveiling proposals to rein in the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy. The game’s two governing bodies, the R&A and the US Golf Association, have paved the way for restrictions on equipment including limits on the length of drivers and the introduction… Source link

By Jessica Kent February 02, 2021 – Google Cloud has announced the Intelligent Vaccine Impact solution, a set of data analytics technologies to help regional and local governments ensure vaccine availability and deliver successful COVID-19 public health strategies. “Google has supported communities and public health organizations throughout the pandemic through research grants, telehealth support, and more. And as the global challenge to immunize millions of people continues to… Source link

TipRanks 3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks With 8% Dividend Yield Let’s talk portfolio defense. After last week’s social flash mob market manipulation, that’s a topic that should not be ignored. Now, this is not to say that the markets are collapsing. After 2% losses to close out last week’s Friday session, this week’s trading kicked off with a positive tone, as the S&P 500 rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq climbed 2.5%. The underlying bullish factors – a more stable political scene, steadily… Source link

Google Cloud is the latest company to put its tech muscle behind efforts to vaccinate millions of Americans against the COVID-19 virus. The company launched artificial intelligence and machine learning tools Monday to help organizations forecast and model COVID-19 cases to better inform vaccine allocation. The cloud-based tools also are designed to assist with vaccine distribution, appointment scheduling, eligibility screening and communications. The technology, called the Intelligent… Source link

TipRanks Time to Turn Bullish on These 2 Oil Stocks, Says Raymond James We are entering a new paradigm for the oil and gas industry, one far removed from the Trump Presidency’s pro-drilling policies. The Biden Admin is likely to cut back on oil and gas production in the US, in favor of promoting renewable energy sources and carbon pollution reduction. In the short run, his policies are likely to push oil and gas prices up – and that may turn out to help the hydrocarbon sector, at least at… Source link