Day: December 22, 2021

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  • December 22, 2021

Developers of Major COVID-19 Vaccine Working on Omicron-Specific Version

British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca and Oxford University say they are developing a new version of its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine that will provide protection specifically against the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.The vaccine is an adenovirus…

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  • December 22, 2021

Israel set to offer fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel announced on Tuesday that it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60, amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.A Health Ministry expert panel recommended the f…

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  • December 22, 2021

TEPCO to release treated radioactive water into the sea around mid-April 2023

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on Tuesday that it has filed a plan for handling the water with Japan’s nuclear regulators. The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it aims to install facilities to release treated r…

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