January 13, 2022

Adagio Therapeutics Summarizes ADG20 Neutralizing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Outlines Initiatives to Address Omicron

Recent Publications by Several Independent Laboratories Show ADG20 Has Neutralizing Activity with Potency Comparable to Other Antibodies that Retain Activity Against Omicron Multiple Efforts Underway to Address Omicron and Potential Future SARS-CoV-2 Variants WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adagio Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: ADGI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company

UN Chief: ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Afghan Economy

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday the United Nations is “in a race against time” to prevent millions of Afghans from falling deeper into a severe economic and humanitarian crisis.“Livelihoods across the country have been lost. More than …

US to Allow Teen Truckers to Cross State Lines in Test Program

DETROIT — The federal government is moving forward with a plan to let teenagers drive big rigs from state to state in a test program.Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old, but an apprenticeship program required by Cong…

Biden Ramps Up Fight Against Coronavirus

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden sympathized with coronavirus-weary Americans Thursday while ramping up the government’s effort to combat the surge of the omicron variant across the country.“I know we’re all frustrated as we begin the new year,” B…

Hong Kong COVID-19 Tracking App Spurs Opposition

HONG KONG — A new Hong Kong mandate that restaurants and other establishments require use of an app aimed at recording people’s locations and telling them if they have been near a COVID-19 patient has spurred opposition from the city’s pro-democracy vo…

Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that or…