LAST WEEK I wrote that based on clinical trial math, the earliest looks at coronavirus vaccine data were less likely to succeed. I’ve never been happier to be wrong. Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech SE announced Monday that their vaccine candidate prevented over 90% of COVID-19
On Oct. 23, the Honorable Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE), Silvestre H. Bello, signed Department Order No. 215 Series of 2020 (DO No. 215-20) entitled, “Rule Amending Section 12 of Rule I, Rules Implementing Book VI of the Labor Code on
Nowadays, there exist a lot of elements in our homes that make our lives easier. Thanks to technology we now have access to machines that assure us a great quality of life. These machines are known as appliances and we can find a huge variety
UNITED CITY FOOTBALL CLUB’S Stephan Schrock was awarded the Golden Ball by the Philippines Football League after helping his team to the 2020 PFL title.— UNITED CITY FOOTBALL CLUB UNITED City Football Club was officially crowned as champion of the 2020 Philippines Football League (PFL) season
After International Kendo Federation application nod By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Senior Reporter THE scene for the Japanese martial art of kendo in the country got welcome news recently after the application for membership of the local association in the International Kendo Federation (FIK) was accepted. In a
GEORGIA guard Anthony Edwards remains the heavy betting favorite to go No. 1 overall in next week’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. Edwards is being offered at -175 by William Hill and -215 by DraftKings. That’s well ahead of LaMelo Ball (+200, +171), despite rumors that
THE rush that comes with a first-time appearance at the Masters remains sweet, despite the COVID-19 pandemic altering just about everything about the major championship this year, players said on Monday. Amateur Andy Ogletree said he would savor the experience even in the absence of fans
The UK’s unemployment rate rose to 4.8% in the three months to September, up from 4.5% as coronavirus continued to hit the jobs market. Redundancies rose by a record 181,000 in the period to reach a record high of 314,000, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Britain should be heading back to normal by the spring, scientists said yesterday, after the announcement of a vaccine that is 90 per cent effective in stopping the coronavirus. Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said that the “huge milestone” meant this wave
Wales’ first minister has said there are “tentative early positive signs” that the spread of coronavirus has slowed, as people visited non-essential shops and cafes for the first time after the country’s firebreak lockdown. Queues were seen outside shops including Primark and Matalan in Cardiff as
Opinion polls carried out before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across many countries show that confidence in vaccines is volatile, and that political polarization and online misinformation are likely to affect rates of uptake. LONDON — An 80% uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine may be needed
A million people in the UK are planning to give up being self-employed after seeing their earnings decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Ahead of official figures on Tuesday that are likely to show a further jump in unemployment, a report from the London School of Economics