Forbes - 2020: Year Of The Pandemic

Plus: U.K. breaks daily Covid-19 case records

As the year wraps up, all focus remains on the vaccines that could help end the pandemic that defined 2020. Today, the Trump administration reached a deal to buy 100 million more doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, after reports earlier this month that they passed-up the opportunity. Other countries are already moving on to the potential approvals of new vaccines. The U.K. and India are reportedly close to authorizing a Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZenca that is cheaper to transport -- though may not be as effective as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. 

P.S. This will be the last newsletter of the year, but we’ll return for business-as-usual on January 4th. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday season! 

Business

Meet the 50 doctors, scientists and entrepreneurs who became first-time billionaires during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Rideshare company Lyft will be giving free rides to 60 million low-income Americans to get Covid-19 vaccines.

Science & Health

A new variant of Covid-19 is still sparking concerns in England. Here’s what you need to know. 

Can pregnant and breastfeeding people get the Covid-19 vaccine? The bottom line: it depends.

On The Upside

Hospitals Of The Future: Hospital design experts Ryan Hullinger and Sarah Markovitz discuss how health systems can reevaluate existing medical campuses and more efficiently use administrative space in the future.