Historic COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, The Push For A Pandemic Aid Package, And M&A Monday

Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 3:49 p.m.

b"Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the program by discussing the start of the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history as health care workers began receiving Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after the\\nFDA authorized it for emergency use. News of the vaccine rollout and optimism surrounding stimulus talks resulting in a strong start for stocks. The anchors also discussed the importance of passing a pandemic relief bill amid a surge in\\ncoronavirus cases: The nation's struggling restaurants and the indoor dining ban in New York City in focus. They also explored a big day on the M&A front, led by AstraZeneca's $39-billion deal to buy Alexion Pharmaceuticals."