Moderna, Climate Goals, McConnell

December 16, 2020

Yesterday’s Newsletter / December 16, 2020

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News

FDA finds Moderna COVID-19 vaccine highly effective, sets stage for emergency authorization later this week
—The Wall Street Journal

European leaders agree on a coronavirus rescue package and new climate goals
—The Washington Post

Azerbaijan and Armenia exchange prisoners as part of peace deal
—The Associated Press

New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say
—Reuters

McConnell congratulates Biden, lobbies colleagues to oppose a final-stage effort to overturn his victory
—The New York Times

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China is the only real economic success story coming out of the 2020 pandemic, thus far, though a few others may do okay—if only compared to how horribly most others are faring as a result of lower levels of production and consumption, and a fairly bleak outlook for near-future numbers in both of those columns, as they struggle to get something approximating normal life back up and running for their citizenry and economy. —Bloomberg

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73

The average worldwide life expectancy in years, as of 2020.

That’s six years higher than it was in the year 2000—though chronic, non-communicable diseases and conditions are up from back then, accounting for ten of the top twenty causes of death in 2020. In 2000, they only accounted for four, with the other spots filled by communicable diseases.

—Axios

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Yesterday’s Newsletter is published by analytic journalist and host of the Let’s Know Things podcast, Colin Wright.