While many countries are imposing lockdowns, Dr. Gottlieb explains why he thinks the new, highly contagious variant of Covid is already in the United States.
Global carbon dioxide emissions will rebound next year and continue to surge unless the worldwide recovery effort from Covid-19 prioritizes climate change.
"It's long past time that the federal government throws real muscle behind controlling and mitigating the spread of COVID-19," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
Henner Schwarz, CEO of German firm &ever, said that his company's new indoor vertical farm in Singapore will produce 1.5 tons of "leafy green" produce per day.
The European Commission authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for conditional use, opening the door to an inoculation program across the EU.
The U.S. is planning a study to find out why some people have suffered from allergic reactions after receiving a Covid vaccine, an NIAID official told CNBC.
"At the moment of maximum panic today, you were getting an incredible buying opportunity, so you had to hold your nose and search for the bull market," he said.