(Fox News) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said the company believes a COVID-19 vaccine-resistant variant will likely one day emerge, though the company has a system in place to turn around a variant-specific jab within some three months. "Every time that the variant appears in the world, our scientists are getting their hands around it," Bourla told Fox News’ "America’s … [Read more...] about Pfizer CEO Says COVID-19 Vaccine-Resistant Variant Likely To Emerge
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FDA’s Approval of Pfizer Vaccine Already Paving the Way for Mandates
(Yahoo) When Pfizer and BioNTech’s (PFE) COVID-19 vaccine on Monday became the first to receive full Food and Drug Administration approval for people 16 and older, several vaccine mandates came down just that day. The uptick shows that legal experts and the nation's top infectious disease expert were on target by predicting that approval would embolden businesses, … [Read more...] about FDA’s Approval of Pfizer Vaccine Already Paving the Way for Mandates
Sex Trafficking Victims Can Sue Twitter for Not Removing Child Porn Videos, Judge Rules
(The Christian Post) A federal judge in California has allowed a lawsuit against Twitter filed on behalf of two victims of child sexual abuse to move forward, having partly denied a motion by the social media platform to dismiss the complaint. In an order released Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Spero ruled that the two victims in the case “have stated a … [Read more...] about Sex Trafficking Victims Can Sue Twitter for Not Removing Child Porn Videos, Judge Rules
More Americans Now Say Government Should Take Steps To Restrict False Information Online Than in 2018
(Pew Research Center) Amid rising concerns over misinformation online – including surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially vaccines – Americans are now a bit more open to the idea of the U.S. government taking steps to restrict false information online. And a majority of the public continues to favor technology companies taking such action, according to a new Pew Research … [Read more...] about More Americans Now Say Government Should Take Steps To Restrict False Information Online Than in 2018
Facebook Wants To Use Virtual Reality To Recreate the Joy of Work Meetings
(Relevant) If there’s one thing we’ve all missed during this pandemic, it’s meetings. Everyone’s always saying that while working from home has its perks, one thing we do all miss is the endless joy of sitting around a conference table having a meeting. Well, good news. On Thursday, Facebook CEO and friendship expert Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Horizon Workrooms. It’s a virtual … [Read more...] about Facebook Wants To Use Virtual Reality To Recreate the Joy of Work Meetings