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Gage Jackson provides updates on key stories: President Trump discusses COVID-19 vaccine progress, with Pfizer's vaccine showing over 90% effectiveness. Distribution plans prioritize frontline workers and high-risk groups. COVID-19 cases surge, prompting renewed restrictions. A steam pipe explosion at a Connecticut VA hospital results in two fatalities. Kim Ng becomes the first woman and Asian American general manager in MLB history, joining the Miami Marlins.

What percentage of effectiveness did Pfizer announce for its coronavirus vaccine?

• 90%

• 70%

• 80%

• 95%

Who will be prioritized for the initial distribution of the coronavirus vaccine?

• Travelers

• Frontline workers and high-risk individuals

• Children and teenagers

• College students

Where did the steampipe explosion occur that resulted in the deaths of two workers?

• A shopping mall in Texas

• A factory in California

• A Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut

• A school in New York

What was the outcome for the third person initially believed to be missing after the explosion?

• They were found safe

• They were injured

• They were never found

• They were confirmed dead

Who became the first woman and first Asian American general manager in Major League Baseball?

• Jackie Robinson

• Kim Ng

• Mia Hamm

• Babe Ruth