Coronavirus
Pfizer Raises 2021 Vaccine Goal to 2.5 Billion Doses
Despite their effectiveness, vaccines like the one from Pfizer are not a “magic bullet.” They will not end the coronavirus pandemic single-handedly. This is the lesson learned from a… Read more
CDC Says These Are the Best Vaccines
The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are even better than we thought. The CDC reported Monday that these vaccines are proving it in the real world. CDC researchers studied 4,000… Read more
Vaccine Glut Expected in America
Soon, here in the U.S., we will actually have a vaccine glut. Tens of millions more doses are promised to the U.S. in the next few months. By the… Read more
$156 Billion Off-Limits Market (until now)
$156.2 BILLION . . . That’s how much venture capital funding poured into American companies last year . . . Marking a 391% increase in venture capital funding in… Read more
Federal Reserve: Support For Economy Staying in Place
The Federal Reserve says it will continue to keep the “punch bowl” full. Top Federal Reserve officials continued a barnstorming effort on Thursday. The Federal Reserve officials are telling… Read more
CDC Concerned About 2 California Variants
Two coronavirus strains, first detected in California, were classified as “variants of concern” by the CDC last week. The CDC said the California variants may be about 20% more… Read more
Air Travel Hits 52-Week High
Battling the coronavirus is a bit like playing Whack-A-Mole. Fix one problem and another one immediately pops up. Air travel, slowly recovering, hit a 52-week high on Sunday. Meanwhile,… Read more
The Next-Generation Vaccines
Even with the successful vaccination rollout and progress toward next-generation vaccines, the theoretical threshold for beating Covid-19 looks out of reach. This is what scientists who are modeling the… Read more
Covid Risk: CDC Says Risk to Kids is Low
Progress against the virus the U.S. seems to be stalling out. The U.S. has had six weeks of incredible progress against Covid. But now, that momentum has stalled at… Read more