This morning, a 90-year-old woman became the first person in the world to take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, outside of clinical trials. She'll be the first of millions, according to British government plans. The UK's rollout could be a model for other countries, including our own, where the FDA has yet to approve the vaccine. The White House is pushing back on reports the Trump administration turned down an opportunity to buy millions of extra vaccine doses from Pfizer over the summer. Admiral Brett Giroir is assistant secretary of health, and is helping determine how the vaccine will be distributed. According to Yelp, nearly 100,000 businesses permanently closed because of the pandemic, just through August. CBS News confirms President-elect Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to be his defense secretary. Legendary Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager died last night, he was the first person to break the sound barrier, becoming an almost mythical American hero.

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