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

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 FDA 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 coronavirus 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.