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Braydin McReynolds

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COVID antiviral pill

More countries have signed up for the COVID-19 antiviral pill. Here’s what you need to know

These results are so promising that a review committee recommended stopping the trial now and trying to get an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for it, which is the same thing the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have right now. What is it? * Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. partnered

Apple EU Connector charger

The USB-C and EU saga, explained

In response, an Apple spokesperson said, “We remain concerned that strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers in Europe and around the world.” What’s the EU doing? * On September 23, the European Commission (EC) announced their

what is sorare

The rise of fantasy sport NFT startup Sorare

“We think NFTs represent a new paradigm in the collectability, usability, and engagement with assets," said Michel Combes, president of SoftBank Group International. “This evolution from physical assets to digital assets is very powerful, and creates a lot of exciting potential business models." What’s Sorare? * Sorare is

hypersonic

How may China have found a way to travel across the world in an hour?

But hypersonic means traveling at or above Mach 5. That’s a missile or drone traveling over 6,120 KPH, which is about 3,837 MPH. What are hypersonic planes? * “Hypersonic” was sort of that buzzword among governments several years ago. * A plane traveling at the speed of sound is

How worried should we be about air pollution

How worried should we be about the air pollution shortening people’s lives in North India by nearly a decade?

The reality is though, 91% of countries are failing to meet the WHO standards for air quality, which is measured by the Air Quality Index, or AQI. How much pollution is actually there? * Recently, the University Policy Institute at the University of Chicago said that air pollution in India is

is the pfizer vaccine fda approved

After the FDA approval of Pfizer-BioNTech, what comes next?

Each drug, including Comirnaty, the vaccine formerly known as Pfizer-BioNTech, is required to go through three phases of human trials before full FDA approval. Each phase must be checked and approved before the next one can start. Why did full approval take so long? * The journey to Food and Drug

herd immunity

Will we ever reach herd immunity? Experts are doubtful

Smallpox and polio were both eradicated by massive, global vaccine campaigns that eventually led to herd immunity, but even without total eradication, herd immunity is important. What is herd immunity? * With any disease, the more sick people there are the more opportunities there are to get other people sick. * Makes