In a reversal for the Biden administration, a U.S. appeals court has ruled against COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees.

US appeals court rules against COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees

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Duke NUS, it's medical school and research facility in Singapore, has spunout a startup focused on a unique cancer immunotherapy technology. It already has venture backing.

Duke's Singapore med school spinout has unique cancer immunotherapy

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American executives in Hong Kong are nervous about the city’s future as a center for global business. For the minority already considering a Plan B, though, Singapore might be the only realistic option. Here’s why.

If US firms bolt from Hong Kong due to new China security law, where do they go?

If US firms bolt from Hong Kong due to new China secuirty law, where do they go?

Duke University has a partnership with the National University of Singapore to create an antibody test that gives you results the same day.

AND RECRUIT NEW BANK EMPLOYEES IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. >>> DUKE UNIVERSITY IS CREATING AN ANTIBODY TEST THAT GIVES YOU THE RESULTS THE SAME DAY. LESLIE MORENO EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS AND WHEN IT COULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. >> Reporter: DUKE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS IN SINGAPORE HAVE DEVELOPED AN ANTIBODY TEST THAT GETS YOU RESULTS IN JUST ONE HOUR. >> IT MEASURES COVID-19 ANTIBODIES FROM A DROP OF BLOOD BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE LIVE VIRUS. >> Reporter: THE TEST CAN DETERMINE IF SOMEONE HAS THE ANTIBODY THAT'S CAN NEUTRALIZE THE CORONAVIRUS. WHILE THERE ARE BEING TESTS, WHAT MAKES THIS ONE UNIQUE IS HOW QUICKLY A PATIENT CAN GET RESULTS. THE TEST IS ALREADY WIDELY USED IN SINGAPORE. IT WAS ALSO APPROVED IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND RESEARCHERS HOPE TO GET FDA APPROVAL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO BRING THE TEST TO THE U.S. >> IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT BETTER, FASTER, CHEAPER. WE THINK IT MEETS ALL THREE CRITERIA. WE FEEL THAT IT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR TEST. >> Reporter: STARTING WITH THE BLOOD OR SERUM SAMPLE, THE TEST CAN SCAN BLOOD FOR VIRUS INFECTIONS AND EVEN SOME KINDS OF CANCER. THE TEST WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE DONE IN A HOSPITAL. DR. CASEY SAYS IT WOULD BE A GAME-CHANGER. >> DO CONTACT TRACING, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHO HAS BEEN INFECTED, HOW BROAD BASE THE INFECTION IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THERE ARE JUST MANY WAYS TO USE THIS TEST. >> Reporter: BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES MEAN IMMUNITY. >> IT WILL CONFIRM SOME LEVEL OF PROTECTION. WHAT LEVEL OF PROTECTION AND FOR HOW LONG? WE DON'T KNOW YET. >> THAT WAS LESLIE MORENO

Duke antibody test returns fast results

Singaporean authorities deployed a four-legged dog-like robot to enforce social distancing in public parks during the pandemic. 

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Duke's Singapore med school spinout has unique cancer immunotherapy

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Duke antibody test returns fast results

Singapore uses robot to enforce social distancing in public parks