Forbes - Politicians Get Vaccinated

Plus: Maskless Santa exposes families to Covid-19

As we continue to wait to see whether the FDA will grant Moderna’s Covid-19 Emergency Use Authorization, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was approved late last week continues to be rolled out throughout the country. It’s not just frontline healthcare workers and nursing home residents that are getting vaccinated, however. Vice President Mike Pence got the vaccine live on-camera, and President-Elect Biden will be getting the vaccine on Monday. Notably, President Trump has not gotten the vaccine, or at least has not told the public about it. The vaccine rollout is coming none too soon. Hospitals are continuing to fill up in areas that have been hit the hardest by this latest case spike. In Southern California, for example, ICU capacity is currently at 100% - which will make taking care of severe cases much harder.

Business

An FDA authorization would be good news for Moderna -- whose 3 billionaires collectively became $2 billion poorer this month. 

A new poll finds that more than half of all Americans want their employer to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for all employees before returning to the office.

Science & Health

How deadly is Covid-19? Two new studies out this week reaffirmed that it continues to be much worse than the flu. 

An easy way to control the pandemic quickly? Make Covid-19 at-home tests cheaper. 

TV personality Tucker Carlson has been stoking fears about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine-- mostly unfounded ones. 

On The Upside

Climate Warp Speed: Forbes science contributor Marshall Shepherd on why climate change could benefit from an “Operation Warp Speed” of its own.