Blunders Eroded U.S. Confidence in Early Vaccine Front-Runner
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | |
| By Benjamin Mueller A 90-year-old former jewelry shop assistant was the first to get a shot, followed, appropriately enough, by a man named William Shakespeare. | | | By Rebecca Robbins, Sharon LaFraniere, Noah Weiland, David D. Kirkpatrick and Benjamin Mueller The Oxford-AstraZeneca effort held great promise to help arrest the pandemic. But a series of miscues caused it to fall behind in the U.S. | | | By Jennifer Steinhauer, Eric Schmitt and Luke Broadwater Congress would need to approve a waiver for Lloyd J. Austin III, a recently retired general, to serve in the civilian post, four years after President Trump's first defense secretary received one. | | |
| Technology By Jack Nicas For months, a 21-year-old Trump supporter impersonated Trump family members on Twitter, spreading conspiracy theories, asking for money and eventually drawing the attention of the president. | | | Opinion By Jamelle Bouie Republicans not named Trump fared quite well in 2020, not that you can tell from listening to them. | | |
| By Reuters and The Associated Press Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, on Tuesday offered to drop his demand for liability protections if Democrats would forego aid to states and local governments. Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, rejected the offer. | | | By Reuters On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced his nominees for his health team, which will play a defining role in curbing the spread of coronavirus. | | | By The Associated Press In Coventry, England, on Tuesday, a man named William Shakespeare, 81, joined Margaret Keenan, 90, as a recipient of the new coronavirus vaccine. | | |
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