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National cabinet will hold its first biweekly meeting today to discuss Australia’s failed COVID-19 vaccine rollout, with the ABC noting that mass vaccination centres will be discussed and
Scott Morrison is facing resistance from states with regards to his push for a home quarantine system.
Yesterday, New South Wales recorded three locally acquired cases, after a family was found to have become infected while staying in hotel quarantine. Meanwhile, Victoria announced it will lift the pause on AstraZeneca for those both under and over 50 now that issues around training and liability have now been resolved and open three mass-vaccination hubs on Wednesday.
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To commemorate Earth Day 2021, AZoCleantech looks at coral reef damage and if restoration projects are enough to save our underwater ecosystems.
Earth’s coral reefs are in danger, with climate change and environmental damage already responsible for the ongoing destruction of the world’s reefs. Restoration attempts are underway, but are they enough to halt the death of these important living ecosystems?
Coral reefs rank amongst the most diverse ecosystems on the face of planet Earth, playing host to thousands of different species of animals.
These reefs are now dying at an alarming rate as they have been exposed to a wide range of stressors, such as rising ocean temperatures, increasing pollution, and over-fishing. These factors are causing bleaching events that result in mass coral deaths.
Support grows in Morrison government for next-gen vaccines being made locally
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The Morrison government is strongly supportive and exploring the prospect of bringing cutting edge vaccine manufacturing onshore to ensure Australia can combat present, and future, pandemics.
The plan could set Australia up as a regional manufacturing hub over the next decade for mRNA vaccines, and could allow the highly effective Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be made here - as well as future cancer drugs and other vaccines.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives to receive his second Pfizer dose.
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Apr. 15, 2021
Archaeologists digging in the ancient Canaanite settlement of Lachish have unearthed a 3,500 year old pottery shard inscribed with what they believe is the oldest text found in Israel that was written using an alphabetic script. Earlier Canaanite texts are known, but they were written using hieroglyphs or cuneiform characters.
The discovery of the alphabetic writing fills a gap in the early history of a script that apparently was developed by Canaanite migrants in ancient Egypt. From the Levant, the writing system would eventually spread around the world, becoming the most commonly used writing system to this day.
Back in Lachish, the tiny shard is the remnant of a clay pot that had been imported from Cyprus and written on using ink in Canaan. Measuring just 4 by 3.5 centimeters, the fragment contains a handful of characters spread over two lines. It was discovered in 2018 by an Austrian expedition digging at Lachish and was published Thursday in the journal