COVAX Announces additional deals to access promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates; plans global rollout starting Q1 2021 18 December 2020 Joint News Release Reading time: 16 min (4305 words) COVAX now has agreements in place to access nearly two billion doses of several promising vaccine candidates, and laid the groundwork for further doses to be secured through contributions from donorsContinue reading “Canada offers $75 million through WHO to low income countries to access COVID vaccine”
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Kimchi Controlling Obesity
I remember watching a series on obesity in the United States. A Korean doctor travelled back to Korea, her birthplace, and noted the Koreans were huge eaters but obesity was rare. She credited it to the great amount of kimchi they ate. Looks like she was right! Endocrinol Metab (Seoul). 2020 Jun; 35(2): 425–434.Published onlineContinue reading “Kimchi Controlling Obesity”
University of Toronto Finding on Gum Disease linked to cancer, heart disease and certain inflammatory conditions
U of T Dentistry researchers find first evidence that neutrophil immune cell activity is the missing link connecting periodontal disease with heart disease, cancer, and other inflammatory conditions The link between periodontal (gum) disease and other inflammatory conditions such as heart disease and diabetes has long been established, but the mechanism behind that association has, untilContinue reading “University of Toronto Finding on Gum Disease linked to cancer, heart disease and certain inflammatory conditions”
Province of Ontario Announces Provincial Lockdown
NEWS RELEASE Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives Government Providing Grants of up to $20,000 to Small Businesses Impacted by New Public Health Measures December 21, 2020 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO — As COVID-19 cases continue to riseContinue reading “Province of Ontario Announces Provincial Lockdown”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 20 Where have all the old people gone?
Chapter 20 So where have all the old people gone? If I had decided to eat out for lunch when working at Up Up and Away Canada in Toronto I frequently walked over to the food court at First Canadian Place because it had so much natural light. I am no fan of bunkers withContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 20 Where have all the old people gone?”
COVID-19 Civil Unrest in Montreal
Thousands protest in front of Premier Legault’s Montreal office By Chelsey St-Pierre and Beryl Wajsman The Suburban 3 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Email 1 of 3 Photo by Gina Conforti Photo by Gina Conforti Photo by Gina Conforti Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Thousands of protesters – estimates put the number at close to 5,000Continue reading “COVID-19 Civil Unrest in Montreal”
The New Mutated COVID-19 Virus: Is the Gambit Finally Up?
You no doubt have heard about the new mutated COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom which Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom said yesterday may be 70% more transmissible than the current COVID-19 virus. Imagine what this could mean if it does so come to pass that it is that highly transmissible. HospitalsContinue reading “The New Mutated COVID-19 Virus: Is the Gambit Finally Up?”
PM of United Kingdom Indicates New Strain of COVID-19 is a Rapid Spreader!
Speech Prime Minister’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 19 December 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference.Published 19 December 2020From:Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MPDelivered on:19 December 2020 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Good afternoon, I am sorry to report thatContinue reading “PM of United Kingdom Indicates New Strain of COVID-19 is a Rapid Spreader!”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 19 The over 60 white man club and long live global inclusion and the hypocrisy of HR
Chapter 19 The Over 60 White Man Club and long live global inclusion and the hypocrisy of HR I have mentioned in a previous chapter some of the strange productivity schemes invented or pirated by the CRAP Human Resources Department to increase productivity. Up Up and Away management in New York was burbling like aContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 19 The over 60 white man club and long live global inclusion and the hypocrisy of HR”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 18 An eager beaver fool
Chapter 18 The eager beaver fool When I joined Up Up and Away Canada it was new to the Canadian marketplace as an investment manager. When you join a new player in the market your enthusiasm can be extremely high particularly when you start winning business in a significant and impressive way. Up Up andContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 18 An eager beaver fool”
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