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Still no evidence of COVID-19 transmission from food, FDA says

The FDA statement pours cold water on a theory that the novel coronavirus emerged outside China and was brought in on imported frozen food. Source: https://www.livescience.com/fda-food-packaging-coronavirus.html

Next coronavirus vaccines may be drops, pills or printed on demand

The world needs new vaccines to beat novel coronavirus variants, overcome delays and solve global inequality over vaccine access – here’s what’s in the works for 2021 and beyond Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933213-800-next-coronavirus-vaccines-may-be-drops-pills-or-printed-on-demand/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

UK coronavirus variant develops vaccine-evading mutation

This mutation has also been seen in a novel coronavirus variant in South Africa. Source: https://www.livescience.com/uk-coronavirus-variant-mutation-e484k.html

Could the novel coronavirus one day become a common cold?

One day, the pandemic will end. Scientists don’t know how that finale will play out but a new model offers a teaser. Source: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-common-cold-virus-future.html

Its Official: America’s Space Force is Better than Its Other Military Branches at ‘Call of Duty’

The military news site Task and Purpose reports:
The U.S. military’s youngest branch, the Space Force, just trounced its sibling services, as well the United Kingdom’s military, in the second annual Call of Duty Endowment Bowl. The transatlantic Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War tournament pit eight teams from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps, along…

WHO-led Team Expected in China in January To Probe COVID-19 Origins

An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to
investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, a member and diplomats told Reuters this week. From a report: The United States, which has accused China of having hidden the outbreak’s extent, has called for a…

California Partners With Apple and Google For COVID-19 Contact Tracing On Phones

California is partnering with Apple and Google on an app to let people use their phones to track potential exposure to COVID-19. CNET reports: The digital system uses Bluetooth signals from people’s phones to alert them if they’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The project takes advantage of two of the world’s most popular…

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