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Coronavirus vaccine trials won’t tell us if they save lives, prevent serious illness or stop transmission – here’s why
There are currently at least six COVID-19 vaccines in phase 3 clinical trials – the final phase of testing. These trials all aim to compare the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines versus a placebo. However, as Peter Doshi, associate editor at the BMJ, asks in a new report, whatContinue Reading
Champions League: Ben Chilwell Delighted With Chelsea’s Goalless Draw Against ”Very Good Attacking Side” Sevilla | Football News
Ben Chilwell has made his presence felt after being signed from Leicester City.© Twitter Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell said he would have preferred a win, but being able to keep a clean sheet against a ”very good attacking side” Sevilla was also a positive thing. Chelsea witnessed a goalless draw againstContinue Reading
Indian Premier League 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Mohammed Siraj Becomes First Bowler To Bowl Two Maiden Overs In An IPL Match | Cricket News
IPL 2020, KKR vs RCB: Mohammed Siraj bowled back-to-back wicket-maidens against Kolkata Knight Riders.© BCCI/IPL Mohammed Siraj has become the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in the same Indian Premier League (IPL) match. He returned figures of three wickets for no runs from his first two overs for Royal ChallengersContinue Reading
Asteroid Bennu: successful touchdown – but sample return mission has only just begun
Artist's concept of the OSIRIS REx spacecraft collecting material from Bennu. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Relief showed clearly on the faces of the team of NASA scientists and engineers as they were told: “Touchdown is complete”. Then applause a few seconds later for “back away burn complete”. The most hazardousContinue Reading
Peers vote to reinstate key powers in Agriculture Bill to offer protection on food standards
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Explainer: making sense of Kyrgyzstan’s latest political power grab
In a dramatic turn of events after ten days of violence that followed Kyrgyzstan’s disputed and later annulled parliamentary elections, nationalist politician Sadyr Japarov has gone from prisoner to prime minister after the ousting of the sitting president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov. The power grab was orchestrated by a network of nationalistContinue Reading
Asteroid Bennu: successful touchdown – but the scientific mission has only just begun
Artist's concept of the OSIRIS REx spacecraft collecting material from Bennu. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Relief showed clearly on the faces of the team of NASA scientists and engineers as they were told: “Touchdown is complete”. Then applause a few seconds later for “back away burn complete”. The most hazardousContinue Reading
Lost your motivation to work out? Here’s why – and how to get back on track
Motivation can steadily fade over time. New Africa/ Shutterstock In the early phases of lockdown, the streets were teeming with runners and living rooms were a blur of uncoordinated star jumps and lunges. In fact, physical activity levels in the UK peaked around mid-to-late May, just before lockdown restrictions beganContinue Reading
How elite sportswomen have suffered more than men during the pandemic
Following an “invisible summer” caused by the coronavirus pandemic, elite women’s sport is finally returning – long after men resumed playing. Earlier this month, the women’s 15s rugby union competition for 2020-2021 kicked off, after the 2019-2020 season was cancelled in March. The new season features adapted rules to avoidContinue Reading
Coronavirus stopped us doing life-changing surgery, so we invented a new form of PPE
Douglas Hartley, Author provided When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the UK, thousands of surgical procedures were put on hold. For a surgeon like me who performs operations on deaf children to restore their hearing, this created a significant moral dilemma – I wanted to get back into surgery toContinue Reading