#16826

WHO Urgent Marburg Meeting

Submitted 1 year ago by ActRight Community

Date: 14 February, 2023Time: 15:00 CET The WHO R&D Blueprint organized an urgent meeting with the MARVAC partners to discuss vaccine and therapeutic candidates.This urgent meeting was convened to outline proposed research priorities towards the newly identified Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea.https://www.afro.who.int/countries/equatorial-guinea/news/equatorial-guinea-confirms-first-ever-marburg-virus-disease-outbreakAgenda1- Outbreak sit rep including diagnostics and epi info2- Review of core trial protocol (Ira Longini)3- Review of available vaccines and status4- Review on therapeuticsPRESENTATIONS:Opening Remarks:Research and innovation as part of the response to outbreaks.Current landscape of candidate vaccines against Marburg.MARVAC discussions on a core protocol for clinical evaluation of candidate vaccines.Current landscape of candidate therapeutics for Marburg.Main conclusions and next steps.
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#16827
One person is dead and three others injured after shots were reportedly fired in El Paso's Cielo Vista Mall Wednesday just after 5 p.m.
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#16828
Last month an assistant principal at a Rhode Island high school sent an email to other staff soliciting donations to help an illegal immigrant student pay his “coyote” fee. As The Free Press reported, the educator, Stefani Harvey, asked for $5,000 so that the student…
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#16829
An elderly woman in Florida shot and killed an armed intruder after he broke into her home early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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#16830
Trump reacted to Haley running in 2024 by highlighting that she said she would "never" run against him, while offering some encouragement.
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#16831
Former President Donald Trump warned Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to steer away from cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
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#16832
Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attacked former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) as a "Bush in heels" following Haley's official 2024 presidential bid announcement.
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#16833
A train reportedly containing a car of hazardous materials has derailed Thursday in Van Buren Township outside of Detroit, Michigan.
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#16834
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley opened up about her reversal to challenge former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, revealing that the state of the country prompted her decision.
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#16835
A special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, is recommending that prosecutors pursue criminal charges against witnesses accused of committing perjury during their investigation into Donald Trump's actions during the 2020 presidential election.
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#16836
Surveillance video from an apartment complex gym in Tampa, Florida, captures the moments a man attacked a woman while she was working out. The woman fought back, and is detailing what happened.
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#16837
A viral TikTok video of Carmel High School outside Indianapolis, Indiana, has sparked a revealing conversation about school funding and school performance.
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#16838

YouTube CEO Steps Down

Submitted 1 year ago by ActRight Community

Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki will be stepping down after a nine year stint as head of the company, Wojciki announced in a blog post Thursday.
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#16839
A new coalition of U.S. and Canadian scientists are coming up with an official language guide to flag terms used in science that are not inclusive enough.
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#16840
Former President Donald Trump released a statement critical of fellow 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley. Haley, who served as Governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and also served a short stint as the Ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018. The former President’s statement consisted of […]
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#16841
Microsoft’s AI chatbot told a human user that it loved them and wanted to be alive, prompting speculation that the machine may have become self-aware.
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#16842
No matter what the left throws at him, Clarence Thomas will be remembered as one of the greatest Supreme Court justices in U.S. history.
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#16843
Authorities are asking residents to avoid the area of Huron River Drive and Haggerty due to a railroad accident investigation.
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#16844
Pete Buttigieg knew exactly what he was doing when he made the claim.
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#16845
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses the escalating crisis in Haiti with Caribbean leaders this week, some experts are urging him to put the brakes on suggestions of military intervention.
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#16846
The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service is offering “ecogrief” training to employees who are struggling with a sense of trauma or loss as they witness a changing environment.
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#16847
Top O’ the Briefing Happy Thursday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Jadwiga’s dreams were plagued by a fedora-wearing sloth who insisted that she call him “Señor Funbuggy.R...
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#16848
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that animals are fleeing black neighborhoods in favor of predominantly white neighborhoods. The reason? Systemic racism.
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#16849
For years now, Donald Trump has been the man Joe Scarborough most loves to hate. But there's another Republican who has emerged as a close second among people Scarborough despises: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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#16850
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is being slammed on Twitter for punting the blame for the East Palestine train derailment to the previous administration.
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