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  • Annual Covid-19 vax preferred to frequent boosters, says Pfizer CEO

    Annual Covid-19 vax preferred to frequent boosters, says Pfizer CEO0

    Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla has said that an annual Covid-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Pfizer/BioNtech’s Covid-19 vaccine has shown to be effective against severe disease and death caused by the heavily-mutated Omicron variant but less effective in preventing transmission. With cases soaring, some countries have expanded

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  • Rupee gains on jobs data, bond prices down on rate hike agenda

    Rupee gains on jobs data, bond prices down on rate hike agenda0

    The Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar, while bond prices weakened on Monday, led by different considerations. The Indian currency closed at 74.038 a dollar, up from its previous close of 74.31 a dollar. Currency dealers say the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) let the rupee appreciate at first but later intervened to mop up the

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  • 46 inmates, 43 staffers of three jails in Delhi test positive for COVID-19

    46 inmates, 43 staffers of three jails in Delhi test positive for COVID-190

    Forty-six inmates and 43 staffers of three jails in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday. “All the infected inmates as well as staffers have been under isolation and are recovering,” said a senior jail official. According to data shared by the jail authorities, 46 inmates tested positive till Sunday — 29

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