The problem with Pfizer is that the efficacy of the vaccine wanes after 5-6 months. A recent study found that the efficacy of Pfizer reduces to just 42%, after five months (compared to this, Moderna fares much better and it has a 76% efficacy after 5 months). Then you need to get a booster dose to remain protected against COVID. This is one of the disadvantages for mRNA vaccines, when compared to Non-Replicating Viral Vector types. On the other hand, the overall efficacy of vaccines like AstraZeneca (AZD1222) may be lower, but they offer protection for a much longer duration.  

Pakistan should first take care of its own problems. The fact that they got blacklisted by the FATF recently talks a lot about their ongoing troubles. And you can't force any team to visit a country, which they find to be unsafe. The only solution is to move the venue to a third country, where the matches can be played without any security concern. And already the BCCI has moved IPL to UAE/Oman due to COVID issue. I don't think that PCB need to think twice on this, and they should discuss with the Emirates Cricket Board to find a suitable solution to the problem.

I have noticed that some of the Indian players have become extremely arrogant nowadays. They believe that they should be treated as gods, and laws doesn't apply to them. The toothless behavior of the BCCI has further encouraged this behavior. If the BCCI had taken a strong stance after the bubble-breaches in IPL and Sri Lanka, then the players would have fallen in line. But the BCCI is busy with infighting and they didn't had the balls to take action against those who were responsible for the breach.

LOL.. I am really having a horrible start to the second leg. Received zero points yesterday and today also it will be the same. Picked RCB for today's match and they failed to make a three digit total. I went for RCB because Pat Cummins is not there in KKR playing XI. But then Lockie Ferguson and Andre Russell proved to be even more deadly. I think KKR will get a 10 wicket victory today. RCB really looks clueless and the captain is nowhere to be found. I don't know where he is hiding. Anyway, this is turning out to be the perfect debut for Venkatesh Iyer.

Can an international tour be organized in such a short duration? And given the fact that the New Zealand tour was called off due to security reasons, it is even more unlikely that BCB would agree to a tour in such short duration. IMO, Pakistan should rather concentrate on the T20 World Cup. Less than a month remain for the tournament, and if they really want their revenge then they should try hard in winning the trophy. It will validate their argument that CNZ called off the tour because of the fear of losing.

This is going to be Virat Kohli's first T20 match since he stepped down as the captain. So it will be interesting. And he has already stated that he will step down as the RCB captain as well, after this edition of the IPL. Anyway, today it is going to be a battle between two star-studded sides. KKR will have the services of Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine and Shakib Al Hasan. RCB is a step higher in star power, with Virat Kohli, Tim David, AB de Villiers, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal.   

The survival of Dogecoin will be dependent on its merits, and not on the celebrities who promote it. From what I can see, Dogecoin has far lower acceptability when compared to coins that are much below it in terms of market cap, such as Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Monero and Ethereum Classic. The current spike is solely due to the hype generated by celebrities like Elon, and not really due to any noticeable increase in acceptability or adoption. And the problem with such hype is that it seldom lasts long.

Yeah.. I can understand what you are saying. In my country, cryptocurrency is still in grey area and the central bank wants the government to issue a blanket ban and arrest all the users. They still lives in the stone age and believes that the government has the right to infringe on personal liberties. In the developed countries, the governments are more supportive towards new technologies. And that is the reason why you will hear about these stories from countries like the US and the UK, but never from India or China.

And anonymity is something that the governments don't like.  Anyway, the question doesn't even arise in my country. Here the government has banned porn and has IP-blocked all the porn sites. But my country remains the at the top in the list of countries by number of porn consumers. In more liberal countries, the governments don't want to peek inside your bedroom to find out about your sex life. But here it is different. These guys have a sense of false morality on the outside and at the same time commit all sort of sexual abuses when they get the opportunity.

I would love to support the OP, but unfortunately different strategies need to be devised for different coins. There may be occasions where it is better to get rid of the coins when the prices are going down. An example is where it is known that a project is a scam and the developers have vanished without a trace. What is the point in holding such a token? Such projects have virtually zero chances of making a comeback. During my early days in the cryptocurrency sector, I made the mistake of investing in a few such projects.

And that will remain like that for the next 8-10 years at least. Not a big fan of Canelo Álvarez, but I have to admit that at this age (31 yrs) he has achieved more than almost any other professional boxer of recent times have achieved at a similar age. And he has a decade of professional boxing left in him, given that he maintains his fitness levels and stay out of injuries. I don't expect him to keep boxing until the 40s, like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Professional boxing is stressful and requires enormous effort. At some point he'll get tired of all this and may consider retirement. 

Anyone opted for CSK today? Not all of the participants have locked their picks, but I can see that 4 out of 6 have gone for Mumbai Indians. And most of the participants think that the winning margin (irrespective of the side) will be small. Right now, it is really unpredictable. I have made my prediction based on the fact that some of the important players are not available for CSK today. Their 4 overseas players are likely to be - Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir and Josh Hazlewood (last one is not confirmed, Lungi Ngidi may be picked instead of Josh).

At least in this case, the kids are doing something productive. Children are very talented and knowledgeable nowadays, compared to the situation we had two or three decades ago. But that said, not all of them use their skills for the right purpose. Ever heard about Graham Ivan Clark? He was the guy who hacked the twitter account of Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama, and then committed a give-away scam using the hacked accounts. He was 17-years old at the time of the crime. And I can give you numerous examples like this.

The decision to kick Kedar Jadhav out of the squad is perhaps the best thing that ever happened with the Chennai Super Kings. He played a major role in their debacle during the 2020 season. However during the 2021 season, the CSK middle order performed credibly and that is the reason they are doing so well in the points table. But I still worry about their bowling lineup, which is not as strong as some of the other franchises. There is some over-dependence on Deepak Chahar, but I hope this time others like Shardul Thakur will be able to offer good support.

I have been hearing this for the last one year, but the gas fee has remained the same. Someone told me that the Berlin Hard Fork would result in a reduction in the gas prices. More than 6 months passed since the hard fork was activated, but I am yet to witness any noticeable change in transaction fee. From what I have seen, there is little enthusiasm from the part of the ETH developers to reduce the gas prices. They are always going for delaying tactics rather than real solutions. On the other hand, lightning has resulted in a 20x reduction in Bitcoin transaction fee.

Yes. Bitcoin is volatile. So what? Volatility of Bitcoin is not the topic here. If they think that Bitcoin is too volatile, then they don't need to use it. No one is forcing them to use Bitcoin or convert their savings to cryptocurrency. Personally I don't really care if a few old farts refuse to use Bitcoin. But here the problem is that these old farts will not allow others to use Bitcoin as well. Their demands make no sense. If someone actually wants to invest in BTC, what gives these pensioners the right to oppose that? I am all for FoE. But here it is more like bullying.

It has been just 12 days, since Bitcoin became the legal tender in El Salvador. To get a definite picture, you need to wait for at least a couple of months. Right now the people are polarized in to two camps and I am not sure which one is having a higher level of support. The vast majority are using Bitcoin for the first time and it will take at least a few weeks for them to get adjusted. As time progresses, I expect the youth and the middle-aged individuals to prefer BTC more, while I don't foresee any major change in the attitude of the pensioners.

One of the issues with the cryptocurrency markets in third world nations is that there is a higher proportion of scammers trying to con the unsuspecting investors. And this in turn will tarnish the reputation of cryptocurrency in general. We have seen multi-billion scams like OneCoin and PlusToken, targeting developing nations such as China and Vietnam. The market in Africa is in its infancy, but I am really afraid that the scammers are really going to target it hard. General awareness and risk perception tends to be lower in these markets, which in turn aids the scammers.

Yeah.. incidentally both India and New Zealand are placed in the same group as Pakistan. The first match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, while the second one will be hosted at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The ICC always place India and Pakistan in the same group, because they know that's what the fans as well as the TV broadcasters want. Now it is entirely another topic whether Pakistan will be able to axtract revenge against these two sides. They've been in top form, but India always have an advantage as far as the ICC tournaments are concerned.

Shifting the responsibility doesn't work. New Zealand cancelled the tour, because of the chances of a terror attack was high. Probably the CIA or some other foreign agency informed the New Zealand government about this. Otherwise, why should they pullout at the last minute? There should be some credible reason. And before blaming Mudi, Pakistan should analyze their own record. Their recent involvement in Afghanistan wasn't very noble. If the security situation doesn't improve, then I am afraid that more and more teams would refuse to tour Pakistan.