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The COVID-19 vaccine and market implications
It has been over a year since the first cases of the COVID-19 were diagnosed in Wuhan, China. As a result of the virus, we have seen an unfathomable global shutdown in Q2, followed by a record-setting return to growth in Q3 as the summer months arrived. Q4 resulted in second and third waves. In November, results of Phase 3 vaccine studies began to trickle in and by the end of the year, frontline workers and those most in need were already receiving the first doses. US Annualized GDP Growth Rate: chart The first few months of 2021 will likely continue in the same manner as 2020 ended: threats of global lockdowns and ... (full story)