Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

Moderna begins study of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents https://reut.rs/2VXebtf

Weak clinical data force Sanofi, GSK to delay COVID-19 vaccine https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/weak-clinical-data-force-sanofi-gsk-to-delay-covid-19-vaccine

First coronavirus vaccines roll out as officials share months-long timeline for immunization effort https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/13/first-coronavirus-vaccines-shipped/?tid=ss_tw

Coronavirus vaccines can have side effects. That typically means they’re working. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-vaccine-side-effects/2020/12/12/28fc50ea-3c8f-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump Administration Plans a Rushed Effort to Encourage Americans to Be Vaccinated https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/us/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-education-campaign.html?smid=tw-share

Tracking vaccine distribution, state by state https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/health/covid-vaccine-states-distribution-doses/?tid=ss_tw

Estimates of the Initial Priority Population for COVID-19 Vaccination by State - Issue Brief https://www.kff.org/40f439c/

Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority https://khn.org/MTIyNjQ5Ng

Russia expected a surge for its Sputnik V vaccine. But many skeptics still stayed away. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/rusisia-vaccine-sputnik-interest/2020/12/10/005917fa-3702-11eb-9699-00d311f13d2d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

As Germany awaits vaccine, mass vaccination centers are built in less than a week https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-mass-vaccination-centers/2020/12/11/efdb9b08-3951-11eb-aad9-8959227280c4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The coronavirus is ravaging the world. But life looks almost normal in much of Africa. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/africa-coronavirus-low-cases-deaths/2020/12/10/e907a1c2-3899-11eb-aad9-8959227280c4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Supply Is Limited and Distribution Uncertain as COVID Vaccine Rolls Out https://khn.org/MTIyNDU5NQ

Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority https://khn.org/MTIyNjQ5Ng

When will teachers be vaccinated? It depends on where you live - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/2W3zMQz

Authorities seize $600K worth of counterfeit N95 masks from Texas warehouse https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/529680-authorities-seize-600k-worth-of-counterfeit-n95-masks-from-texas#.X9QNT09_l3Y.twitter

White House Coronavirus Task Force backs restoration of inbound travel from Brazil, UK and Europe, sources say https://cnb.cx/39Wwery

Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/12/11/coronavirus-airborne-video-infrared-spread/  I recommend this video be shared widely and that folks watch the entire video.

Now that there’s a coronavirus vaccine, how do you persuade people to take it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-vaccine-communication-campaign/2020/12/10/c825ad18-34e9-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Cargo carriers are poised to begin deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/cargo-carriers-vaccine/2020/12/11/cc1f6b70-3b10-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Vaccine politics, skewed by Trump’s polarizing approach, will complicate Biden’s path to a unified pandemic response https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/vaccine-biden-trump-leadership-challenge/?tid=ss_tw

AstraZeneca and Russia’s Sputnik V lab to share data in seeking coronavirus vaccine advances https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/virus-vaccine-astrazeneca-russia-collaboration/2020/12/11/6481a3f8-3baa-11eb-aad9-8959227280c4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

We Know How to Curb the Pandemic. How Do We Make People Listen? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/magazine/covid-research-behavior-.html?smid=tw-share

What NIH chief Francis Collins wants religious leaders to know about the coronavirus vaccines https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/12/12/coronavirus-vaccine-nih-francis-collins-faith-leaders/?tid=ss_tw

First coronavirus vaccine shipments set to arrive in states Monday https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/12/coronavirus-vaccine-health-care-workers/?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Joe Biden on vaccines, pardons and uniting America: Read the 2020 TIME Person of the Year interview #TIMEPOY https://ti.me/3nbIuYU

Biden could redefine what it means to be ‘a Catholic in good standing.’ Catholics are divided on whether that is a good thing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/12/09/biden-catholic-president-jfk-kennedy-bishops/?tid=ss_tw

Opinion | Republicans faced a simple choice: For or against democracy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-faced-a-simple-choice-for-or-against-democracy/2020/12/11/e2e9a610-3bef-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Supreme Court denies Trump election challenge https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/11/supreme-court-denies-trump-election-challenge/

Congress votes to send defense bill to Trump with veto-proof majorities https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/senate-vote-defense-bill-trump/2020/12/11/c21e4160-3bbe-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Congress bans anonymous shell companies after long campaign by anti-corruption groups https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/11/anonymous-shell-company-us-ban/?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Lawmakers with stock holdings vote in ways that juice their portfolios, data shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/congress-votes-stock-portfolio/?tid=ss_tw

Creating a Democratic Strategic Advantage Initiative - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2020/12/01/493016/creating-democratic-strategic-advantage-initiative/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=amprog_elq&utm_campaign=11&utm_content=43296

How To Bring the World’s Democracies Together - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2020/12/01/493268/bring-worlds-democracies-together/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=amprog_elq&utm_campaign=11&utm_content=43296

Perspective | Can our democracy survive if most Republicans think the government is illegitimate? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-democratic-legitimacy-election/2020/12/11/1adfe688-3b14-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html?tid=ss_tw

In challenging election defeat, Trump cements his control over the Republican Party https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-republicans-election/2020/12/12/9665976e-3bcb-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Russian government hackers are behind a broad espionage campaign that has compromised U.S. agencies, including Treasury and Commerce https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Perspective | Restoring the Voice of America after a Trump ‘wrecking ball’ won’t be easy. But it’s worth saving. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/restoring-voice-of-america-post-trump/2020/12/11/d1088ba6-3bb7-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Historic D.C. Black churches attacked during pro-Trump rallies Saturday https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/historic-black-churches-attacked-during-pro-trump-rallies-saturday/2020/12/13/d897bfb0-3d54-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Pro-Trump rally descends into chaos as Proud Boys roam D.C. looking to fight https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/proud-boys-protest-stabbing-arrest/2020/12/13/98c0f740-3d3f-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Which Countries Have the Most Internet Users? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-with-most-internet-users/

The World's 10 Largest Stock Markets https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-10-largest-stock-markets/

The Top Challenges of Working From Home. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-top-work-from-home-challenges-2020/

Moderna begins study of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents https://reut.rs/2VXebtf   

Weak clinical data force Sanofi, GSK to delay COVID-19 vaccine https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/weak-clinical-data-force-sanofi-gsk-to-delay-covid-19-vaccine

Cargo carriers are poised to begin deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/cargo-carriers-vaccine/2020/12/11/cc1f6b70-3b10-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

AstraZeneca and Russia’s Sputnik V lab to share data in seeking coronavirus vaccine advances https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/virus-vaccine-astrazeneca-russia-collaboration/2020/12/11/6481a3f8-3baa-11eb-aad9-8959227280c4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Regulators want to break up Facebook. That’s a technical nightmare, insiders say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/11/facebook-breakup-antitrust/?tid=ss_tw

Robot dog firm Boston Dynamics is getting a new owner: Hyundai https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/11/hyundai-buys-boston-dynamics/?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Lawmakers with stock holdings vote in ways that juice their portfolios, data shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/congress-votes-stock-portfolio/?tid=ss_tw      

How U.S. Diplomacy and Diplomats Can Help Get International Climate Action Back on Track - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2020/12/08/493528/u-s-diplomacy-diplomats-can-help-get-international-climate-action-back-track/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=amprog_elq&utm_campaign=11&utm_content=43296   

Study explores link between public transportation and spread of seasonal flu https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/12/11/nyu-study-public-transit-flu/?tid=ss_tw  

Amtrak launches new digital payment options https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/12/08/amtrak-launches-digital-payment-options/?tid=ss_tw     

Stealing to survive: More Americans are shoplifting food as aid runs out during the pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/pandemic-shoplifting-hunger/?tid=ss_tw

Review | Amazon’s new health band is the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/10/amazon-halo-band-review/?tid=ss_tw

Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than Whites https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/11/blacks-prioritize-philanthropy/

Perspective | Millions of Americans will soon have a stake in the success of Elon Musk’s Tesla. They just don’t know it yet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/tesla-elon-musk-sp-stock-price/?tid=ss_tw     

Pricey stocks may yet head higher as uneven economic recovery maintains grip on U.S. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/12/stock-market-economy/?tid=ss_tw   

‘Very High Risk’: Longshoremen Want Protection From the Virus So They Can Stay on the Job https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/us/politics/coronavirus-longshoremen-ports.html?smid=tw-share

Vaccinated? Show Us Your App https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/technology/coronavirus-vaccine-apps.html?smid=tw-share    

2020 was a banner year for European tech investment. Not even a pandemic could slow it down https://fortune.com/2020/12/08/2020-banner-year-europe-tech-investment-covid/  

How China has used the pandemic to pull ahead on trade, by the numbers https://fortune.com/2020/12/08/us-china-trade-dynamics-covid-19-pandemic/   

Weather Service faces Internet bandwidth shortage, proposes limiting key data https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/09/nws-data-limits-internet-bandwidth/?tid=ss_tw           

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