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French biotech company Valneva and Pfizer announced on Monday that the two have launched a clinical trial to test the only candidate for a vaccine to guard against Lyme disease.If the stud
stanley cup y is successful, it would be the first time in about 20 years that a vaccine against the disease could be released for public use, Axios reported. Black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, carry a bacteria which causes Lyme disease. Ticks have grown in number in recent years due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, researchers say. Annaliesa Anderson, head of vaccine research at Pfizer, said, With increasing global rates of Lyme disease, providing a new o
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TOKYO, Japan 鈥?A swimmer who fled Syria as a teen is among the 29 athletes competing on the Refugee Olympic Team ROT in Tokyo this summer.The International Olympic Committee IOC says 23-year-old Yusra Mardini escaped the Syrian capital of Damascus with her sister in August of 2015 and she now resides in Berlin, Germany.Prior to the war in Syria, Mardini was a competitive swimmer who represented her country in international competitions. Me and my older sister decided because of war we werent safe. You went to school sometimes and there were bombings. In the pool there were also bombings, she told the IOC.Since fleeing Syria, she has been training at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 club, which is a partner of the Elite Schools of Sport in Berlin.Mardini was one of the first members of the ROT when it was created by the IOC before the 2016 Olympics in Rio as a symbol of hope for refugees worldwide.In Tokyo, she competed in the womens 100-meter butterfly race
stanley cup over the weekend. She finished third place in her heat, but she didnt move forward because only the top 16 swimmers of 33 qualified for the semi-finals. David J. Phillip/AP Yusra Mardini and Tachlowini Gabriyesos, of the Refugee Olympic Team, carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at th
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stanley cup July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo/David J. Phillip Though she didnt earn a medal, that wasnt her only goal at the Olympics.
