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Pfizer Cuts 2020 Vaccine Rollout Target
Dec.03 -- Moderna says its shot has the potential for “durable immunity” and Pfizer has scaled back production targets for its dose. Bloomberg’s Michelle Cortez reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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NYC Mayor de Blasio Says Covid-19 'Bearing Down on Us'
Nov.25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the coronavirus pandemic “is bearing down on us, more every day” as hospitalizations are on the upswing. He speaks at a press briefing. (Excerpt)
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Covid-19 Vaccine Deliveries Set to Begin in U.S.
Dec.13 -- The first Covid-19 vaccine arrived in record time. Now comes the hard part: producing enough shots to immunize the majority of the U.S. population and then getting them into everyone’s arms by next summer. Ros Krasny reports on...
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WHO Is Aware of Virus Variant, Executive Director Says
Dec.14 -- World Health Organization Executive Director Michael Ryan says the United Nations agency is aware of a genetic variant of the virus identified in about 1,000 individuals in the U.K. He speaks at a press briefing in Geneva....
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Ed's Lobster Bar: NYC Indoor Dining Ban Doesn't Make Sense
Dec.15 -- Chef Edward McFarland, who owns Ed's Lobster Bar in New York City and Sag Harbor, discusses how the state's decision to close indoor dining at the city restaurants would affect his business. He speaks with Renita Young on...
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Covid-Related Deaths in New York Top 100 Again
Dec.17 -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says there were 120 coronavirus-related deaths in the state on Wednesday. Covid-19 deaths have been above 100 three of the last seven days. Cuomo speaks during a briefing in Kingston. (Excerpt)
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Moderna Vaccine Shots in U.S. Likely to Begin Monday
Dec.20 -- Covid-19 immunizations with the newly-authorized Moderna Inc. shot are likely to begin in the U.S. Monday. The elderly and front-line essential workers should be next in line for vaccines, an advisory committee to the U.S....
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Saudi Arabia Suspends International Flights for a Week
Dec.21 -- Abdullah Assiri, assistant-deputy minister of health of Saudi Arabia, discusses the government's efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and its plan for vaccinations. The kingdom halted international flights and closed its...
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U.S. Daily Covid Deaths Hit New Record
Dec.10 -- Deaths in the U.S. from Covid-19 surpassed 3,000 a day for the first time. Bloomberg’s Jodi Schneider reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
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World Seeks Data on China’s Vaccine
Nov.12 -- The recent announcement by Pfizer of a vaccine breakthrough has given investors hope, but China has already inoculated thousands with its quickly developed vaccines hoping to take the lead on ending the pandemic. That has the...
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NYC Schools to Close as Virus Rate Reaches 3%: Mayor
Nov.18 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city is shutting down in-person schooling as the infection rate for Covid-19 hit 3%. He speaks at a press briefing. (Excerpt)
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GOP Senators Offer $600 Billion Stimulus Compromise
Jan.31 -- Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative plan for Covid-19 economic stimulus costing about $600 billion that they say would attract bipartisan support. Ros Krasny reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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EU Leaders to Discuss Vaccine
Jan.21 -- Vaccines offer a light at the end of the tunnel, but in Europe, that light seems to be dimming a bit. EU leaders will meet today to tackle the bloc’s coordinated response amid vaccine delays and fears over new variants. This...
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Will U.S.-China Relations Change Under Biden?
Jan.20 -- Kim Hoggard, a former U.S. government official, looks at the challenges the Biden administration faces in regard to domestic issues and the bilateral relations with China. Hogan served as White House assistant press secretary...
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Sterling Certainly Goes Higher, Global CIO Office Says
Dec.28 -- Gary Dugan, chief executive officer at the Global CIO Office, an asset manager in Singapore, discusses President Donald Trump's signing of a bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, the coronavirus pandemic, the Brexit...
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City Near Beijing in Lockdown Amid Outbreak
Jan.07 -- A Chinese city of 11 million people near Beijing is in lockdown. Shijiazhuang in Hebei province has recorded around 200 cases. Bloomberg’s Emma O’Brien reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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Virus Resurgence Spurs South Africa to Ban Alcohol Sales
Dec.29 -- South Africa has announced a renewed ban on alcohol sales and extended a curfew in a bid to contain the coronavirus. A second wave of infections has pushed the country past the one million mark. Bloomberg’s Amogelang Mbatha...
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Summers: This Is a Big Night For Biden Administration
Jan.05 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, discusses the importance of the Senate election in Georgia, coronavirus and what he thinks the priorities should be for the United States. He speaks on Bloomberg Television.
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Suga’s Support Falling as Virus Cases Rise
Jan.17 -- Poll numbers for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga are falling as sharply as coronavirus cases are rising, increasing the chances that he may be a short-term leader. He’s set to give a policy speech at the opening of the...
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NYC to Close Vaccination Cites If No Major Resupply
Jan.19 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will have to close vaccination sites after Thursday if it doesn’t get a major resupply. The city wants to vaccinate 300,000 people this week but has only about 92,000 doses,...
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Biden's Stimulus Plan Not Well-Targeted: Kristin Forbes
Jan.14 -- Kristin Forbes, a former external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee and was also in the White House Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush, talks about Joe Biden's stimulus proposal and Federal...
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BNP Paribas WM Is Still 'Overweight' Equities: Bhayani
Jan.25 -- Prashant Bhayani, chief investment officer for Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for global stocks, corporate earnings and currencies amid the coronavirus pandemic. He speaks with David Ingles and...
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Biden Calls GOP Lawmaker Who Mocked Masks Un-American
Jan.26 -- Joe Biden questions Republican congressman Chip Roy’s patriotism for profanely dismissing the president’s call to wear a mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Biden speaks at the White House. (Excerpt)
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Biden: All Adult Americans Eligible for Vaccine by May 1
Mar.11 -- President Joe Biden discusses his goals for defeating the coronavirus and what the American people can do to help. The speech comes on the anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic. Biden speaks from the...