N.J. Mulls Cash Incentives; EU Splits on Waivers: Virus Update Bloomberg 24 mins ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is considering cash incentives to lure people to get vaccinated. Starting today, the state is allowing people to sit at indoor bars, eat at buffets and dance at weddings.
China’s Sinopharm won the backing of the World Health Organization for its vaccine, paving the way for a wider rollout of the shot in countries scrambling for immunizations. Two thirds of adults in the U.K. have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Bidens to Get Vaccine; N.Y. Cases Soar to Record: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will get vaccine doses on Monday. Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated on live television to encourage Americans to get their shots. New York state shattered its record for the most daily cases since the start of the pandemic, reporting more than 12,000 new infections. Michigan began lifting a partial lockdown as its outbreak eases.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will work quickly toward authorizing Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, Commissioner Stephen Hahn said. The World Health Organization said the end of global pandemic is “in sight” as vaccines begin to roll out.
Experts Back Moderna Vaccine; N.Y. Toll Above 100: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Bloomberg News A healthcare worker receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at McLeod Health Clarendon Hospitals in Manning, South Carolina, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The first Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered by U.S. hospitals Monday, the initial step in a historic drive to immunize millions of people as deaths exceed the 300,000 mark. , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) Moderna Inc.âs Covid-19 vaccine won backing from a panel of experts who advise U.S. regulators, setting the stage for its shot to be the second vaccine cleared in the U.S.
California Deaths Hit Record; N.Y. Toll Above 100: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/17/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Pfizer Inc. and U.S. drug regulators are revising information for use and monitoring of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine after rare allergic reactions. The company also said it has shipped all 2.9 million doses that the U.S. government ordered this week, while governors from several states say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told them they will get fewer doses than planned.
California set a record for fatalities for the second consecutive day. New York state again topped 100 daily deaths, as Arizona reported the highest death toll since August. The U.S. passed 17 million total infections.