Pfizer’s anti-COVID pill could cut death rate by 90%

Nov 6 2021

A new experimental Pfizer-manufactured pill will reportedly cut COVID-19 hospitalisation and death rates by almost 90%. It is hoped that, if approved, the pill, named PAXLOVID, will be taken by patients suffering from mild to moderate infections twice a day at home, helping to prevent deteriorating conditions. Also aiming to keep newly-infected people from going to hospital, the early trial followed 775 adults diagnosed with mild to moderate coronavirus, with at least one risk factor for the disease becoming more severe (such as elderly patients).

The preliminary study found that those taking the drug saw an 89% reduction in combined rate of hospitalisation or death after one month compared to those taking placebo. Out of those taking PAXLOVID, only 0.8% were hospitalised within three days of experiencing symptoms. There were no deaths 28 days after treatment. Pfizer’s chairman and CEO Albert Bourla described this is a game changer in the fight against the pandemic, as the company seeks to submit data to the US FDA for Emergency Use Authorisation soon.

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Harry Potter director wants to unite original cast for Cursed Child film

Nov 6 2021

If you’ve been missing the original cast of Harry Potter, you might be in some luck! Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter movies, has expressed wishes to unite the original trio for a Cursed Child movie. With 10 years since the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, it’s been a decade since Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint took on the mantles of Harry, Hermione and Ron.

With Fantastic Beasts already up and running, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was a massive hit on Broadway and the West End, with millions in tickets sold and earning critical acclaim. During an interview, Columbus was asked whether there’d be any more films in the same universe. ‘I would love to direct The Cursed Child. It’s a great play and the kids are actually the right age to play those roles. It’s a small fantasy of mine’ he revealed.

The play takes place 19 years after the events of the final book, seeing the trio joined by a brave new generation coming into Hogwarts. However, whether the actors wish to return or not is still up in the air. Radcliffe expressed his concerns about not being old enough, whereas Grint can’t imagine it. Watson said she had no plans to reprise Hermione, so it seems as though it might remain a ‘small fantasy’ for Columbus. Only time will tell!

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Home Alone’s Macaulay Culkin walked the Gucci runway and fans went wild

Nov 5 2021

Home Alone’s very own Macaulay Culkin has walked the Gucci runway and fans are going absolutely crazy. The child film star and American Horror Story star walked the Hollywood Walk of Fame draped from head to toe in Gucci.

Okay but watching Macaulay Culkin walk at the Gucci Fashion Show just gave me 10 years of life. pic.twitter.com/5cEsDCljHy

— Nani Tsunami 🌊 (@melperonozelaya) November 3, 2021

Fans from across the globe flocked to Twitter to express their excitement at Culkin’s unlikely collaboration with the high street fashion brand. Vogue digital fashion writer stated that his participation on the show “was something of a plot twist”, going on to state that he walked the Hollywood Boulevard in “the suitably nostalgic combo of a Hawaiian shirt under a floral bomber jacket.”

Macaulay Culkin walks in the Gucci fashion show in Hollywood. https://t.co/lLepuziBpK pic.twitter.com/6Cp8blb8uU

— Variety (@Variety) November 3, 2021

Culkin walked the boulevard with fellow film star Jared Leto ahead of his thematically-appropriate participation in upcoming film House of Gucci.

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Lisa Simpson: Eddie Fresco channels cartoon icon in latest track & video

Nov 5 2021

Malta’s very own rap don Eddie Fresco is back once again with a brand new sound which channels a cartoon icon in The Simpsons’ very own saxophone-playing middle child Lisa Simpson. The hard-hitting track bridges the gap between Fresco’s harder-hitting body of work and something which will appeal to the mainstream audience as well.

The track is accompanied by a bold music video by long-time collaborator Taras Devitti, also known as @kasualboi.

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‘Lisa Simpson’ comes after Fresco announced the impending arrival of his 5th full-length project ‘Alter Ego’, which he has been teasing throughout his tour with RedZed in the Czech Republic.

Eddie Fresco told Malta Daily that he feels what with this project, he finally found his own sound and can say that he is a big fan of his own music for the first time ever. Fresco feels that this project can close the gap between what is mainstream and what sounds underground, going on to thank collaborators and in-house producers Luna and Modest0.

Have you heard Eddie’s new track yet?

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