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  Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in  dire need of more doses. J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and much more protective — 85% — against the most serious symptoms. There was some geographic variation. The vaccine worked better in the U.S. — 72% effective against moderate to severe COVID-19 – compared to 57% in South Africa, where it was up against an easier-to-spread  mutated virus . “Gambling on one dose was certainly worthwhile,” Dr. Mathai Mammen, global research chief for J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceutical unit, told The Associated Press. With vaccinations off to a rocky start globally, experts had been counting on a one-dose vaccine that would stretch scarce supplies and avoid the logistics nightmare ...

  NEW DELHI: A low-intensity blast took place near the  Israel embassy in New Delhi around 5pm on Friday, coinciding with the anniversary of India and  Israel establishing full diplomatic relations on January 29, 1992. No one was injured, but window panes of three cars were damaged. With Israel embassy officials treating it as a suspected terror attack,  Delhi Police  decided to hand over the probe to its anti-terror unit. Mossad is assisting Indian agencies in the investigation. An FIR under Explosives Act has been registered. An envelope with “Israeli ambassador” written on it was found at the spot. Though a forensic report is awaited on the kind of explosive used in the blast, an anti-terror squad officer told TOI that there were reasons to believe that ammonium nitrate was used. The CCTV footage around the spot and adjoining areas is being scanned. Preliminary investigations suggested that the bomb might have been wrapped in a plastic/polythene and thrown to...