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Pfizer jabs protect 70% against hospitalization from omicron

By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A large-scale analysis in South Africa says that two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33% protection against infection by the omicron coronavirus variant but 70% protection against hospitalization. Tuesday’s first large-scale analysis of vaccine effectiveness in the region where the new variant was discovered appears to support early

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Officials: Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack

By SARAH RANKIN and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations. A spokesperson for Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday confirmed the attack on Virginia’s Division of Legislative Automated Systems. The spokesperson says the

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