(CNN) The federal government released plans on Wednesday detailing how it will distribute Covid-19 vaccines once they've been okayed by the US Food and Drug Administration. Operation Warp Speed aims to have Covid-19 vaccines moving to administration sites within 24 hours of an FDA license or emergency use authorization, an official said. And the aim is to make them free of … [Read more...] about Federal Government Details Plans to Distribute Free COVID-19 Vaccines
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Doctors Are Preparing to Implant the World’s First Human Bionic Eye
(Futurism) A team of researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has built a bionic device that they say can restore vision to the blind through a brain implant. The team is now preparing for what they claim will be the world’s first human clinical trials of a bionic eye — and are asking for additional funding to eventually manufacture it on a global … [Read more...] about Doctors Are Preparing to Implant the World’s First Human Bionic Eye
Bible App for Kids Sees Record-Breaking Downloads During 2020
(Premier Christian News) Bible App for Kids, which is a kid-friendly version of the YouVersion and OneHope Bible, has been downloaded to more than 14 million devices this year. The downloads show an increase of 193 per cent compared to the same timeframe last year. The recent surge in growth helped the app reach a new milestone of 50 million installs since its … [Read more...] about Bible App for Kids Sees Record-Breaking Downloads During 2020
Robot Can Detect If People Are Wearing Masks
(Fox5NewYork) A human-like robot called Pepper can now detect whether people are wearing a mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Pepper uses cameras to scan the faces of up to 5 people in a group, simultaneously, in order to check if they are wearing a mask. During the interaction, Pepper displays a green or red circle around the face on its tablet depending on … [Read more...] about Robot Can Detect If People Are Wearing Masks
Fauci Says U.S. Won’t Get Back to Normal Until Late 2021
(NBC5Chicago) Even as movie theaters, gyms and salons are opening and some states are allowing limited indoor dining, daily life in the U.S. won't get back to normal until late 2021 when a vaccine for COVID-19 could be widely distributed, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Friday. In an interview on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," … [Read more...] about Fauci Says U.S. Won’t Get Back to Normal Until Late 2021