Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19.
Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Zoom to Lay Off 1,300 Workers, Joining Other Tech Giants
The company is cutting 15 percent of its work force, or about 1,300 jobs, citing “the uncertainty of the global economy.”
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Staring Down Bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond Says It Will Sell Stock
The struggling home goods retailer said it hoped the move would help it raise more than $1 billion and pay off its debts.
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Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously
The outlook for the world’s second largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the harsh pandemic restrictions.
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Hong Kong To Give Away 500,000 Plane Tickets to Lure Tourists
The city’s reputation has been hammered by protests, a harsh security law and strict Covid measures. It hopes a giveaway of 500,000 plane tickets woos back tourists.
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Egg Shortages Are Driving Demand for Raise-at-Home Chickens
People are snapping up chickens that are “heavy layers” in response to egg inflation. The chick situation holds lessons about the broader economy.
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Covid Vaccine Makers Kept Prepayments for Canceled Shots for Poor Nations
Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.
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Falling Used-Car Demand Puts Pressure on Carvana and Other Dealers
Dealerships are seeing sales and prices drop as consumers tighten their belts, putting financial pressure on companies like Carvana that grew fast in recent years.
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Chinese Travel Is Set to Return. The Question Is, When?
The country has dropped restrictions on overseas journeys for its citizens, but once-popular destinations are still waiting for the flood of vacationers to arrive.
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Novak Djokovic Comes Full Circle at the Australian Open
Deported a year ago and unable to play in 2022’s first Grand Slam tournament, Djokovic deeply felt this major title, his 22nd, calling it “a huge relief.”
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How a Pre-Wedding Diet Led to an Eating Disorder
One bride talks about how the desire to lose weight quickly spiraled out of control.
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A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law
California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.