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First COVID-19 vaccines to be administered in the US and Canada today. The UN calls on every country to declare a “climate emergency.” The US orders emergency action after huge cyber security breach involving the SolarWinds’ Orion platform.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

China Bulletin: CoronaVac, Sinopharm, and China’s Global Vaccine Deals

While western media remains primarily focused on the promise of leading vaccines being developed by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, for many countries, Chinese vaccines will be a key part of global immunization. China has already begun vaccinating its own population, relying on its domestic producers.

Country in Charts: US Holiday Surge

The third wave of coronavirus notably eased in the Midwest while gathering speed in the South. Since last Tuesday, the nation recorded more than 200,000 new cases daily, with California seeing more than 30,000 for the past six days. Over the past week, four states – California, Texas, Ohio and New York -- experienced the brunt of the public health crisis, reporting more than 10,000 cases a day for much of the week.

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