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China to Send 3 Astronauts to New Space Station

PHOTO STR, ARCHIVES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The three astronauts will take their seats aboard the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, powered by a Long March 2F rocket. (Jiuquan) China confirmed the launch on Thursday at 9:22 a.m. (1:22 a.m. GMT) of three astronauts to its under construction space station, for a first three-month mission. The three astronauts, all three male, will take off from the Jiuquan base in the Gobi Desert (northwest), the Space Agency for Human Spaceflight (CMSA) announced at a press conference. They will take place aboard the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, powered by a Long March 2F rocket, which will dock at Tianhe ("Celestial Harmony"), the station's only module already in space. At the end of April, Tianhe was placed in low-Earth orbit (at an altitude of 350-390 km), the control centre and the place where the astronauts live. On board, the astronauts will not be idle: maintenance, installation of equipment, space trips, preparation of future construction missions a...
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Nearly a quarter of COVID-19 patients have persistent health concerns

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Vaccination: second dose available for Moderna and AstraZeneca

Quebecers vaccinated with Moderna or AstraZeneca products can start making an appointment for their second dose, depending on their age category. Thus, those aged 50 and over can go to Clic Santé as of today to plan their second vaccine, as was already the case for people vaccinated with pfizer's product. Eligible groups decline by five years each day, until they reach the age of 18 on June 23.  Quebec will receive 1.6 million doses from the manufacturer Moderna this week, 500,000 more than expected over the next two weeks.  Plus de 1M de 2e doses ont été administrées au Québec. La 2e campagne de vaccination est réellement en marche. La 2e dose est cruciale pour être adéquatement protégé contre le virus. Notre meilleure arme pour éviter que le variant Delta gagne du terrain, c’est la vaccination. https://t.co/7N8ACqcu4i — Christian Dubé (@cdube_sante) June 15, 2021 Moderna's vaccine is particularly used by pharmacies, due to its ease of storage. As for AstraZeneca's vaccin...
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