German man vaccinated against covid 217 times
A 62-year-old man in Germany has been vaccinated against covid-19 217 times over the course of just over two years, writes the BBC and refers to The Lancet.
The man is said to have purchased and taken doses of eight different vaccines on his own initiative - against the doctors' advice.
Researchers who have now studied the man's cells can state that his immune system was not damaged. Instead, the man had a large number of T cells against the virus. Nor should the man have reported any side effects from the vaccine.
According to the researchers, however, three doses of vaccine are quite sufficient to protect against serious infection.
A 62-year-old man in Germany has been vaccinated against covid-19 217 times over the course of just over two years, writes the BBC and refers to The Lancet.
The man is said to have purchased and taken doses of eight different vaccines on his own initiative - against the doctors' advice.
Researchers who have now studied the man's cells can state that his immune system was not damaged. Instead, the man had a large number of T cells against the virus. Nor should the man have reported any side effects from the vaccine.
According to the researchers, however, three doses of vaccine are quite sufficient to protect against serious infection.
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Equality in business
The gap between the sexes bigger than previously thought
A new report from the World Bank shows that the global gender equality gap is larger than previously thought. The study shows that no country in the world offers women the same opportunities as men in working life.
It is the first time that the World Bank has included how factors such as childcare and safety guidelines affect women's participation in the labor market in 190 countries. According to the study, women enjoy an average of 64 percent of the legal protections that men do, down from the previous estimate of 77 percent.
- Closing this gap could lead to an increase in global GDP by over 20 percent, says the World Bank's chief economist Indermit Gill in the report.
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The mysteries behind our largest sand dunes are revealed
The inner parts of the world's largest sand dunes may be many thousands of years old, according to a British study published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.
The researchers have analyzed the internal structure of a so-called star dune in the Sahara desert in Morocco. They concluded that the base is 13,000 years old, but that the dune has mainly grown over the last 8,000 years, a process which, according to the researchers, happened surprisingly quickly. CNN reports. It is the first time that an age determination has been made.
The new study also reveals that the sand dune moves around half a meter per year, something that can be important to know in order to be able to plan road construction, for example.
The inner parts of the world's largest sand dunes may be many thousands of years old, according to a British study published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.
The researchers have analyzed the internal structure of a so-called star dune in the Sahara desert in Morocco. They concluded that the base is 13,000 years old, but that the dune has mainly grown over the last 8,000 years, a process which, according to the researchers, happened surprisingly quickly. CNN reports. It is the first time that an age determination has been made.
The new study also reveals that the sand dune moves around half a meter per year, something that can be important to know in order to be able to plan road construction, for example.
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South Korea's striking doctors are threatened with suspension
In South Korea, thousands of doctors in training are on strike against the government's plans to admit more students to medical programs. This is reported by several media.
The doctors fear that the reform will lead to lower quality of care, while critics accuse the protesting doctors of trying to protect their salary and the high social status of the profession, writes Bloomberg.
Now the South Korean authorities are threatening to use the hard gloves against the striking junior doctors. Doctors who are absent from their workplaces risk, among other things, having their licenses frozen. According to the country's legislation, doctors who refuse to work can also be punished with imprisonment.
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