Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

How did the U.K. approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine faster than the U.S. and Europe? https://ti.me/3mwORWF

How Prepared Are States to Vaccinate the Public Against COVID-19? Learning from Influenza and H1N1 Vaccination Programs https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/dec/how-prepared-are-states-vaccinate-public-covid-19#.X8j1nuvE-0k.twitter

Vaccines offer hope for end to pandemic, but brutal months lie ahead https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coronavirus-record-deaths/2020/12/03/27497938-3589-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw

During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications https://khn.org/MTIyMDA2OA

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine, possibly on TV, if health officials deemed it safe. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obama-covid-vaccine-tv_n_5fc84ec6c5b602f56798dd50?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

U.S. Hits 100,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations; More Than 3,100 Daily Deaths https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/02/941902471/u-s-hits-100-000-covid-19-hospitalizations?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

CDC chief warns Americans face 'rough' winter from COVID-19 surge https://reut.rs/3oloAuC

CDC urges Americans not to travel for Christmas https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/528414-cdc-urges-americans-not-to-travel-for-christmas#.X8kB-H4S94M.twitter

UK’s speedy coronavirus vaccine approval sparks hope (and questions) https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-speedy-coronavirus-vaccine-approval-sparks-hope-and-questions/

Cyberattacks Discovered on Vaccine Distribution Operations https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/vaccine-cyberattacks.html?smid=tw-share

Moderna Plans to Begin Testing Its Coronavirus Vaccine in Children https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/health/Covid-Moderna-vaccine-children.html?smid=tw-share

Putin Tells Russia To Begin Large-Scale Vaccination For Coronavirus https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/02/941507546/putin-tells-russia-to-begin-large-scale-vaccination-for-coronavirus?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

‘Absolutely normal’: Covid vaccine side effects are no reason to avoid the shots, doctors say https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/vaccine-side-effects-covid/2020/12/02/55bebac0-342c-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Facebook steps up campaign to ban false information about coronavirus vaccines https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/03/facebook-covid-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw

‘Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/health/coronavirus-testing-labs-workers.html?smid=tw-share

With hospitals slammed by covid-19, doctors and nurses plead for action by governors https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/doctors-demand-covid-restrictions/2020/12/03/88c1afc6-34e1-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Biden taps Murthy as nation’s top doctor, offers Fauci key role as covid team takes shape https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-murthy-fauci-coronavirus/2020/12/03/b041daf2-358c-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sit down for a 'very normal' interview with Jake Tapper - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/04/media/biden-harris-tv-interview/index.html

Biden has promised to protect ‘dreamers,’ but DACA court challenges loom https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/02/biden-daca-dreamers/?tid=ss_tw

The sniper rifles flowing to Mexican cartels from the U.S. show a decade of U.S. failure https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/mexico-losing-control/mexico-drug-cartels-sniper-rifles-us-gun-policy/?tid=ss_tw

Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-georgia-senate-run-offs/2020/12/03/e777c11e-34bd-11eb-afe6-e4dbee9689f8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump raises $495 million since mid-October, including a massive haul fueled by misleading appeals about election fraud https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fundraising/2020/12/03/3aa1091a-35b6-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Feuds flare along Trump’s border wall as construction ramps up during his final days in office https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/border-wall-feuds-trump/2020/12/03/30430116-3580-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Billion-dollar IPOs are always exciting, but who has had the largest IPO when adjusted inflation? We reranked the world’s largest ever IPOs in real terms for 2020. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-largest-ipos-adjusted-for-inflation/

Dec. 3 Web Briefing: What Happens Once There is a COVID-19 Vaccine? Key Challenges to Vaccinating America https://www.kff.org/f797b22/ Very useful recording and slides.

Higher education is facing a new wave of change during the pandemic.

The Global Higher Education Research Snapshot reflects the new priorities of 2,200 students and staff worldwide. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-evolution-of-higher-education-5-global-trends-to-watch/  

Release of PPP loan recipients' reveals troubling patterns https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/release-ppp-loan-recipients-data-reveals-troubling-patterns-n1249629

Cyberattacks Discovered on Vaccine Distribution Operations https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/vaccine-cyberattacks.html?smid=tw-share   

Facebook steps up campaign to ban false information about coronavirus vaccines https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/03/facebook-covid-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw

The Trump Administration’s Latest Prescription Drug Rulemaking and Options for President-elect Biden https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/trump-administrations-latest-prescription-drug-rulemaking-and-options-president-elect#.X8lHhx0CpoU.twitter

Windfall profits and deadly risks https://www.brookings.edu/essay/windfall-profits-and-deadly-risks/

Building resilient rural places: Strategies from local leaders to strengthen rural assets, diversity, and dynamism https://brook.gs/3lbbDSr  

Failing grades double and triple — some rising sixfold — amid pandemic learning https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-county-failing-grades/2020/12/03/913affd0-34fb-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw    

In major break from tradition, Warner Bros. moves to debut all its 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/03/warner-media-movies-hbo/?tid=ss_tw

Facebook steps up campaign to ban false information about coronavirus vaccines https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/03/facebook-covid-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw  

Pandemic is pushing America’s 911 system to ‘breaking point,’ ambulance operators say https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/03/911-ambulance-services-breaking-point/?tid=ss_tw

Facebook to start policing anti-Black hate speech more aggressively than anti-White comments, documents show https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/03/facebook-hate-speech/?tid=ss_tw

States race to craft their own economic relief plans, frustrated with federal inaction https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/02/state-stimulus-coronavirus/?tid=ss_tw

The Trump administration is putting more fresh fruit and vegetables in the hands of low-income Americans https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/03/snap-pandemic-ebt-farmers-markets/?tid=ss_tw                  


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