Matt Hancock reacts to the approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine pic.twitter.com/MEQW3ecpCB
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 30, 2020
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has become the second #coronavirus jab to be approved for UK use https://t.co/UcLHjNytyU
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 30, 2020
The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine approved by Britain on Wednesday should be effective against a rapidly spreading new variant of the virus, AstraZeneca's Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said. https://t.co/kCuolnhg8A
— Reuters Science News (@ReutersScience) December 30, 2020
Britain has bought 100 million doses of the vaccine. https://t.co/ywSYSkMwjc
— CBC News (@CBCNews) December 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/FCDOGovUK/status/1344214141989515265
U.K. health officials have authorized the AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine, giving the nation a second option for inoculation.
The British government ordered enough doses to vaccinate 50 million residents.https://t.co/1CNfLfdfDq
— NPR (@NPR) December 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/EMA_News/status/1344328548543291394
Professor Andrew Pollard from the University of Oxford calls the emergency approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine a game changer as it can be distributed easily. pic.twitter.com/vFipnYYeII
— ANews (@ANews) December 30, 2020
UK became the first country in the world to approve a #coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. https://t.co/A2NjBK0XRK
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) December 30, 2020
We will not see the impact of the vaccine for some monthshttps://t.co/qwWEGMpmOi
— BBC Wales News (@BBCWalesNews) December 30, 2020
The vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University is cheaper, easier to distribute and more plentiful than the Pfizer jab https://t.co/zsB80j8bgW
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 30, 2020
Americans likely won’t receive AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine before April because of lingering questions about its effectiveness in certain groups https://t.co/KifiMMJwwP
— POLITICO (@politico) December 30, 2020
Could your perception of Beethoven himself be affecting the way you listen to his music? Author Mark Evan Bonds explains why that might be so in this insightful interview. #Beethoven250
Read 'Beethoven: Variations of a Life' here: https://t.co/U9OyAjXgQo https://t.co/VQV9W0UI0W
— Oxford Academic (@OUPAcademic) December 16, 2020
“This may well be the single most important book on Europe’s influence to appear in a decade.” -Andrew Moravcsik @ForeignAffairs @anubradford https://t.co/MwfGhPDb9I
— Oxford Politics (@OUPPolitics) December 18, 2020
"This year’s events have once again revealed the unhealthy bankification of our financial markets". Arthur Wilmarth, author of 'Taming the Megabanks', explores why it would be a mistake to allow Big Tech firms to acquire banks for @FortuneMagazine. https://t.co/Xe0GOvXFQO pic.twitter.com/VwYkd6hPJv
— Oxford Economics (@OUPEconomics) December 9, 2020
My @Cebr_uk colleagues and I have put out a comment on the Brexit deal as we currently see it. Obviously more comments will emerge when we have seen it in detail. 'As good a deal for both sides as could reasonably have been expected' https://t.co/6UzZ7r0ccP
— Douglas McWilliams (@DMcWilliams_UK) December 24, 2020
China to overtake US as world's biggest economy by 2028, report predicts https://t.co/0QdpgRNdRl
— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) December 26, 2020
Happy Boxing Day aka #WELT publication day. @Cebr_uk’s annual world economic league table forecasting 193 countries to 2035 is out today. Full report: https://t.co/5ReS1Y3sPV pic.twitter.com/ekwFAZ5lZg
— Nina Skero (@NinaSkero) December 26, 2020
The 1,240 page "EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement" has been made public ahead of its approval by British legislators and EU member countries. https://t.co/AHw6aXVI5L
— CBC News (@CBCNews) December 26, 2020
➡️ We're all looking ahead to 2021. What should we expect?
WSB's Moses Altsech says that businesses are optimistic. Watch his segment on @WISCTV_News3 where he highlights findings of a recent economic outlook survey for businesses across Wisconsin.https://t.co/dsdra0R6nS
— WI School of Business Research (@WSBresearch) December 23, 2020
Want to be happier in 2021?
Toss out your usual list of New Year’s resolutions and do things that make the world a better place, says @UofR_Psych professor @richardmryan3. #URochesterResearch | https://t.co/Yfegdyze1V pic.twitter.com/FgV4aBSfSk
— Univ. of Rochester (@UofR) December 23, 2020
Pope Francis has said that those who refuse to wear masks are stuck in "their own little worlds of interest." But how did such a simple protective item become so controversial in the first place? https://t.co/hPBEYyAgDn
— Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective (@OriginsOSU) December 23, 2020
A billion people have no legal identity – but a new app plans to change that https://t.co/uQvVP83w0B #Identity #Tech pic.twitter.com/YNg4EeLEea
— World Economic Forum (@wef) December 25, 2020
Asia is a technological force to be reckoned with. Over the last decade, the region has accounted for 52% of global growth in tech-company revenues, 43% of startup funding, and 87% of patents filed, according to new research by the @McKinsey_MGI. https://t.co/Bu9nOXdn4G
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) December 26, 2020
“The opportunities that USC and CPD provided me… helped me build valuable professional relationships in the field… [and] made me a compelling candidate for the Foreign Service.” Said Peter Winter, a U.S. Foreign Service Office.
Learn more at https://t.co/ZX5GrKrQMD pic.twitter.com/Je1NOPjVvT— USC Public Diplomacy (@PublicDiplomacy) December 26, 2020
“[@SmithSchool’s @DrDavidKass] says, ‘”Interest rates in 1999 were considerably higher than they are today."’ And that, perhaps, is the most meaningful large-scale difference between the late '90s internet bubble and the soaring markets of 2020.” https://t.co/1ThSOoXZNA
— Smith Brain Trust (@SmithBrainTrust) December 21, 2020
The Tech We Said Goodbye To In 2020
Michel Wedel, a distinguished university professor and PepsiCo chair in consumer science at @SmithSchool discusses Quibi in: https://t.co/oK1yk8AAes via @lifewiretech @SmithBrainTrust
— UMD Research (@UMDResearch) December 22, 2020
In a new working paper, Tuck’s Praveen Koppalle studies the interaction between regulators and firms engaging in cause marketing. Read his findings: https://t.co/K3yhNfVxVH
— TuckExecEd (@TuckExecEd) December 2, 2020
Medevac accomplished from Davis Station! multinational effort over 5 days involving Australian, U.S. & Chinese Antarctic Programs: AW169 helicopter from icebreaker Xue Long 2; Basler aircraft from McMurdo; A319 from Hobart; medical condition not COVID19 related; map @AusAntarctic pic.twitter.com/ZctxhRKObZ
— The Antarctic Report (@AntarcticReport) December 24, 2020
10 things to look for in the Brexit deal https://t.co/umGv1MCny8 via @BBCNews
— Dr Michael Cole (@mscole18) December 25, 2020
Climate change, pollution, and invasive species threaten the complex ecosystems of the Great Lakes https://t.co/0ZCH5QydPi
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) December 26, 2020
NEW: U.S. surpasses 19,000,000 Covid-19 cases, according to an NBC News tally.https://t.co/4Z5wfx9Cx8
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 27, 2020
"This is because of the changes we have made in our behavior." https://t.co/ufH116oqys
— SFGATE (@SFGate) December 22, 2020
Ha. How San Francisco rebelled again influenza rules in 1918 is so similar to our current times. There is even a French Laundry moment https://t.co/OWCDCepW3O
— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) December 24, 2020
Grassroots organization Common Handmade Collective prepares for a surge in COVID-19 cases by providing personal protective equipment
Story by @Eric_Rogers_DC https://t.co/9p2hsfrsc9
— The Daily Californian (@dailycal) December 18, 2020
HAPPENING NOW: Officials give an update on explosion in Nashville. https://t.co/HmEVVKv5Go
— ABC News (@ABC) December 26, 2020
This 10-year-old girl created a curtain with arm holes so should could hug her grandparents. https://t.co/gQq1BMZ7LM pic.twitter.com/PsYdaoBM3c
— ABC News (@ABC) December 25, 2020
France rewards hundreds of frontline immigrant workers with citizenship https://t.co/RkyyHdddRp
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 27, 2020
VIDEO: On the terrace of a seafood restaurant in Houston, Texas's largest city, a few ladies are enjoying a local oyster dish. The diners have no idea that behind the restaurant a young woman is busy giving the shells a second life pic.twitter.com/bd7W4CLiF8
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 25, 2020
Boris Johnson’s no deal Brexit ‘zugzwang’ | @JMTRYAN2015 https://t.co/BQt4rtKElk
— LSE EUROPP blog (@LSEEuroppblog) December 18, 2020
International views of China turned much more negative in 2020, with many people criticizing its handling of COVID-19. https://t.co/NFll8w1BKy pic.twitter.com/uLt53xwjTd
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) December 29, 2020
Biden will invoke Defense Production Act to boost Covid vaccine production, advisor says https://t.co/zS3OaYfylN
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 28, 2020
Leamington manufacturer @TecmanUK diversifies to produce PPE for the health sector across Europe after support from @CW_GrowthHub and a @Warwickshire_CC small capital grant.https://t.co/rhCd3EsBVM#Warwickshire #Coventry #InvestCW pic.twitter.com/Sl7DvLw5bs
— InvestinWarwickshire (@InvestWarks) December 23, 2020
'The guidelines seem like they have been based on supply rather than the science and this is costing lives.'
Dr Meenal Viz says if healthcare workers get ill because they don't have proper PPE it will lead to an 'unimaginable situation.'
She is suing the government over PPE. pic.twitter.com/8HXXoDZQtH
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) April 24, 2020
Do you support the way the Liberal government handled the coronavirus pandemic?https://t.co/8R9dC8svIJ
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) December 23, 2020
"In the first few weeks of the pandemic, the forest sector’s role in the manufacture of personal protective equipment (PPE) came into clear focus." The Year That Was in Canadian Forestry – https://t.co/EvEcSrBtSv via @TreeFrogNews @FPAC_APFC pic.twitter.com/h9Oa2wciez
— Truck Loggers Association (@truckloggerBC) December 29, 2020
An amazing story: 'It remains a mystery why the CEO of Federal Government Experts LLC let me observe his frantic effort to find 6 million N95 respirators and the ultimate unraveling of his $34.5 million deal to supply them to the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital'. https://t.co/GLVUWDHdHt
— jane arraf (@janearraf) December 30, 2020
In May members of our Art, Design & Technology Department made hundreds of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline key workers dealing with the coronavirus crisis. Over 200 face shields were supplied to NHS staff at Broomfield Hospital. #NewHall2020 pic.twitter.com/0WJwHlwIVr
— New Hall School (@NewHallSchool) December 28, 2020
Textile @JeffersonAlumni answer a looming need for non-medical-grade face masks. Check out how Jefferson graduates kept businesses open to manufacture PPE. Learn more: https://t.co/Y3ZxlEPKih pic.twitter.com/u0wFKSJZvv
— Thomas Jefferson University (@JeffersonUniv) December 29, 2020
Using 3D printers we began to manufacture face visors which we so desperately needed by doctors and nurses in our hospitals. Our huge ambition was to make 10,000 pieces of PPE available for immediate use.
– @BloodrunEVS pic.twitter.com/dN71P968cu— Neville Southall (@NevilleSouthall) December 22, 2020
Eighty workers unanimously decided at the end of March to eat and sleep at the facilities where they make materials for N95 masks and surgical gowns. https://t.co/lgVW7jQkMx
— ABC News (@ABC) December 23, 2020
Research has shown that fatal heart attacks are highest during the holidays. One study led by researchers at the University of Calif. San Diego showed more cardiac deaths occur on Christmas than any other day of the year, peaking again on New Year's Day. https://t.co/TZtPBF0tLk
— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2020
STARTING NOW: @ABC News has the latest headlines from across the globe. Diane Macedo anchors: https://t.co/WWzA9bUCzd
— ABC News (@ABC) December 29, 2020
COVID-19 update: 30,000+ cases in five days
Dozens of hospitals report full ICUs, critical staffing shortages; 53,000+ have received first vaccine dosehttps://t.co/eRdW5KDBnM pic.twitter.com/dLD2H1GH9H
— NashvillePost (@NashvillePost) December 28, 2020
Williamson County extends face mask mandate through Feb. 27 https://t.co/GGQ7qWv0Nd
— Tennessean (@Tennessean) December 28, 2020
After Nashville's downtown hostel took a direct hit in Friday's explosion, the manager says recovering will be another challenge in an already difficult year.https://t.co/ecscGbFctB
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) December 29, 2020
Why 5G conspiracy theories are so prevalent https://t.co/v6eryym2uk
— WKRN News 2 (@WKRN) December 29, 2020
Update: The Metro Nashville Police Department has now released footage taken from Officer Michael Sipos' body camera in the minutes surrounding the bombing. See that footage at the link. https://t.co/DriiOkulwz
— Nashville Scene (@NashvilleScene) December 29, 2020
Online grocer Farmstead has chosen Nashville as its fourth major city for service. https://t.co/8vn5KMd1qD
— NashvilleBizJournal (@nashvillebiz) December 26, 2020
Editorial: Let's ring in 2021 by saving lives. Celebrate New Year's Eve at home. https://t.co/1i88CJM5lo [Opinion] pic.twitter.com/xTo5Qj8VTj
— San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) December 31, 2020
California politicians have once again moved the goalposts on our hardworking businesses owners struggling to survive.
"One-trick pony apparently, the only reaction they have is shutting down restaurants, salons and gyms"
More info: https://t.co/ftpFcQPcy9 pic.twitter.com/htxDZZT0F8
— KUSI News (@KUSINews) December 31, 2020
California will see minimum wage rates increase from $13 an hour to $14, as 19 other states also plan to increase minimum wage by Friday https://t.co/mKLh0I0HqS
— 10News (@10News) December 30, 2020
Mayor Gloria signs executive order calling for stronger enforcement of state and county public health orders https://t.co/MdCe9WJtIg
— News 8 San Diego (@News8) December 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/KPBSnews/status/1341164082767015941
Here’s a look at who is producing the vaccines, how they work and how they differ. https://t.co/0Ly3dRD0lk
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) December 31, 2020
A Department of Water Resources researcher noted, however, that two-thirds of the wettest months — January and February — are yet to come and just a handful of storms can create the bulk of the Sierra snowpack. https://t.co/WCXAYYFlpL
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) December 30, 2020
Did you know during Christmas season the average American produces up to 25% more trash? https://t.co/7g5bXSNNOb
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) December 30, 2020
Top Chinese officials quietly ordered strict controls on all COVID-19 research in the country, internal documents obtained by The AP show, cloaking the search for the origins of the virus in secrecy. https://t.co/bpBv20nrVP
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) December 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/AudraStaffordTV/status/1344291746864238592
Vehicle Hits Clairemont Home, Shears Gas Meter Prompting Evacuations https://t.co/ph3A92D3Zv
— Times of San Diego (@TimesofSanDiego) December 31, 2020
BREAKING: Governor Newsom offers plan to reopen in-person schools https://t.co/qhmFA75FZE
— CBS News 8 (@CBS8) December 30, 2020
In 1983, Hiroe Otake immigrated to San Diego from Japan and opened the downtown district's first Japanese restaurant, Sushi Deli. https://t.co/qr0N62JFj2
— CBS News 8 (@CBS8) December 31, 2020