Locations administering Covid-19 vaccines should adhere to CDC guidance for use of the jabs, including screening recipients for contraindications and precautions, having the necessary supplies available to manage anaphylaxis, implementing the recommended post-vaccination observation periods, and immediately treating suspected cases of anaphylaxis with an intramuscular injection of epinephrine, said the CDC

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants -study

Jan 7, 2021

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and the one from Moderna Inc, which use synthetic messenger RNA technology, can be quickly tweaked to address new mutations of a virus if necessary. Scientists have suggested the changes could be made in as little as six weeks.

Up to 4,000 financial firms could fail due to COVID, says UK regulator

Jan 7, 2021

“At end of October we’ve identified there are 4,000 financial services firms with low financial resilience and at heightened risk of failure,” said Sheldon Mills, the FCA’s executive director of consumers and competition.

“These are predominantly small and medium sized firms and approximately 30% have the potential to cause harm in failure.”

U.S. considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China investment ban

Jan 7, 2021

Some investors expressed skepticism, however, that Alibaba and Tencent would face long-term restrictions – given that they are worth a combined $1.3 trillion, widely held by U.S. investors and the likely reputational and financial hit to U.S. stock markets.

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