Investors are cautiously looking at what impact the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 may have on stocks in the coming week after the markets sharply declined on Friday on news of the virus spreading in South African and European countries. On Wall Street Friday, stocks fell sharply in a holiday-shortened Black Friday session. The Dow closed…
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 28, 2021 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada has a monitoring program in place with the provinces and territories to identify new COVID-19 variants in Canada, such as the Omicron variant of concern. Genomic sequencing is an integral part of Canada’s ongoing response to COVID-19 to track natural evolution of the virus, including its variants.…
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 26, 2021 /CNW/ – Public Health Agency of Canada The Government of Canada is working with partners to protect the health and safety of Canadians and Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada, and to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and its variants in Canada. Self-isolation is one of the most effective ways to…
TAIPEI, Nov. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Due to the COVID pandemic that made it difficult to travel, Dr. Jane Goodall, 2020 Tang Prize laureate in Sustainable Development, chose to deliver her laureate’s lecture via video link from her house in the UK, where the story she narrated to explain her three reasons for hope began.…
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — According to Waste Sense, provider of non-traditional waste management services Melbourne , a recent report released by the government agency, Sustainability Victoria, indicates that 20 per cent of kerbside recyclables ended up in landfill between July 2020 and May 2021. Compared to the long-term average, this is an increase…
FT. WORTH, Texas, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of dozens of U.S. Navy SEALs and other Naval Special Warfare personnel against the Biden Administration and the Department of Defense for their refusal to grant religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. You can read the complaint…
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Nov. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Not long after the COVID-19 lockdown began in Hungary, Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology Budapest received a message on their Facebook account. Noticing that they were helping those most severely affected by the pandemic, the head of the town’s Roma community asked if they could please…
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 1health, a leading cloud platform for modern diagnostic test management and a pioneer of COVID-19 risk mitigation solutions, announced today its Safe and Clearproduct for enterprises, schools and organizations to help meet the COVID-19 vaccine mandate requirements. On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration announced their requirement for…
Biotech company Moderna (MRNA) – Get Moderna, Inc. Report may not get approval for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents until next year after the Food and Drug Administration said it needs more time to assess its request. Moderna said that the FDA on Friday evening informed it that the agency requires additional time to evaluate…
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Smartization, or smart transformation, has become a hot topic for individuals, enterprises, and society as a whole. The uncertainty in the early stages of the pandemic caused companies to rethink their existing business models, supply chains, production processes, and working environments. Emerging technologies, including but not limited to…