Fourth COVID-19 Shot? See Why Medical Professionals Are Skeptical

• Medical professionals are undecided on whether a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine would benefit the wider population, as countries are beginning to offer the fourth dose to vulnerable groups.
• The decisions follow an Israel study that found that a fourth dose of the Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) - BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) vaccine offers short-lived protection against serious illness.
• The medical consensus so far is that there hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer.
  • Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) owned luxury car brands Audi and Porsche are planning to join Formula One.
  • Speaking on YouTube, Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess, while announcing the decision, did not disclose the details of the brand’s entry.
  • ·The German carmaker has previously worked with Red Bull in the world rally championship.

• What Is Leading To Lower Natural Gas Production Despite Higher Demand?

  • Although many countries are looking for new suppliers to help break their dependence on Russian gas after the Ukraine-Russia conflict, U.S. natural gas production growth is decreasing.
  • The U.S. is already the world’s largest producer of natural gas. But the two mainstays of production - the Appalachian region and West Texas - are seeing growth slow. The companies blame the lack of adequate pipeline infrastructure, despite prices near 14-year highs.
  • In Appalachia, growth has slowed, which supplied about 37% of U.S. gas in 2021. It has become increasingly difficult for energy firms to build new pipes.
  • Indian Auto Giant Relied Out ‘DIY’ To Whip Out First EVs — Now It Commands A 90% Market Share Of A Burgeoning Market
    • Back in 2020, when people were least interested in EVs, the nascent industry was tough to crack. Yet — with its automobile household name — Tata Motors Limited (NYSE:TTM) was able to woo the customers. And no, the first-ever Tata Nexon was not made in Tata’s fancy setup or took a huge amount of money, but rather it was made in an unused shop with limited investment.
    • According to a Reuters report, Tata Group repurposed an unused shop floor to produce the first EV for the consumer market with no fancy assembly line. Here at the frugal DIY innovation studio, they fitted the Nexon SUV gasoline model bodies with battery packs by hand to make Tata Nexon EV.
    • Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) CEO Bobby Kotick could depart with up to $520 million after Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT).
    • Kotick was entitled to $14.4 million in severance benefits. Kotick owned 4.3 million shares and has the right to acquire another 2.2 million, potentially worth just over $500 million combined at the $95-a-share deal price.
    • Kotick was roiled in controversy as regulators accused Activision of abusing employee sexual-harassment cases and gender-pay disparity.