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ACTIVATE: RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF BCG VACCINATION AGAINST INFECTION IN THE ELDERLYInterim analysis of the phase III ACTIVATE trial to evaluate protection against infection in elderly patients reveals that BCG vaccination is safe, increases the time to first infection and shows protection against viral respiratory infections.Interim analysis of the phase III ACTIVATE trial to evaluate […]

Preventing outbreaks through interactive, experiential real-life simulationsOperation Outbreak (OO) is a simulation platform that teaches students how pathogens spread and the impact of interventions, thereby facilitating the safe re-opening of schools. In addition, OO generates data to inform epidemiological models and prevent future outbreaks. Before SARS-CoV-2 was reported we repeatedly simulated a virus with similar […]

Kagan: Influencer marketing coming backThere seems to be something very interesting going on in the world of influencers. As a wireless analyst for the last 35 years, I have met quite a few very interesting people over that time. Senior executives, investors, Board of Directors, researchers, reporters, the media and yes, influencers. Over the last […]

China Broadcasting Network gets funding injection for 5G rollout  China Broadcasting Network Corp (CBN), a cable TV operator and a new entrant in China’s telecom sector, has received investments of more than CNY100 billion ($14.5 billion) from 47 companies, including 11 new investors, Chinese press reported. With the addition of these new Chinese investors, CBN […]

Editorial Report: Getting to standalone 5GStandalone 5G represents a new era of data capacity, localized compute and bespoke services. But building a completely new network while maintaining focus on existing operations is a challenging and potentially risky process. As operators scale out 5G coverage in 2020, what’s the technological and economic roadmap for moving from […]

Connecting the unconnected–what are we waiting for? (Reader Forum)COVID-19 has caused a seismic shift in demand for internet capacity with millions of students suddenly shifting to various levels of remote learning – from primary schools to universities – at the same time that many of their parents are continuing to work from home. As schools […]