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Mar 02, 2021 06:47 PM EST
According to a list published on Tuesday, Alibaba s Jack Ma is no longer China s richest man. The Alibaba and Ant Group founder lost his title after his empire underwent scrutiny by Chinese regulators.
Alibaba s Jack Ma no longer China s richest man
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HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 12: Jack Ma, founder of the Alibaba Group attends the 2017 forum on rural headmasters on July 12, 2017 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province of China. The twenty rural schoolmasters from western China selected by the Jack Ma Foundation were awarded 500,000 yuan (about US$73,518) each one to support the rural education in China.
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Mar 03, 2021 06:45 AM EST
Health officials in South Korea investigate two citizens deaths in nursing home care who both died within days after receiving AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine.
AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine under investigation
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 26: In this handout image provided by South Korean Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in (C) visits a Mapo health center to observe the vaccination process of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 on February 26, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea started its Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination program today with AstraZeneca s vaccine for 785,000 medical workers and those who under the age of 65 at nursing homes.
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Mar 01, 2021 10:34 AM EST
Scientists have warned that Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in obese people. When compared to healthier individuals, extremely overweight healthcare workers only developed half the antibodies needed to combat the disease after two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Obese people may need a further or higher dose of the vaccine, as per Italian researchers.
Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine less effective in obese people
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NAUMBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 01: Nurse Kristin Baskanoglu from a mobile vaccination team prepare the vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in an old clubhouse during the novel coronavirus pandemic in Seidewitz on March 1, 2021 near Naumburg, Germany. So far approximately 4.4% of Germany s population has received the first dose of a COVID vaccine.