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400 Nigerian students missing after attack on school, and more global headlines

At least 400 students are missing after an attack on a boys school in Nigeria. Sailors were able to safely escape after an oil tanker near a port in Saudi Arabia was hit with an explosion. Indonesian police say they’ve arrested one of the most senior Al Qaeda-linked militants in the country. And Australia is facing cyclone-like storm damage. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins “CBSN AM” with today’s global headlines. Source

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UPS exec on delivery of Pfizer Vaccine

UPS Healthcare President Wes Wheeler joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the logistics of distributing the coronavirus vaccine across the country. Wheeler explains the technology they’re using to monitor the vaccine shipments, and measures taken to ensure its safety. Source

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Electoral College to formally vote for Joe Biden to become next president

As Electoral College members meet in each state to cast their ballots, formally affirming Joe Biden as the next president of the United States, President Trump is vowing to continue fighting the election results. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy discusses the latest in the Biden-Harris transition with Anne-Marie Green on “CBSN AM.” Source

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Eye Opener: Shipments of Pfizer COVID vaccine begin

Shipments of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine begin in the United States, the start of the biggest vaccination effort in the country’s history. Also: The Electoral College meets to officially cast their votes to make Joe Biden the president-elect. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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Hospitals prepare for first batch of Pfizer vaccines to arrive

The largest vaccination effort in U.S. history gets underway, as hospitals around the country are gearing up to administer the first batch of Coronavirus vaccines. Lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports from UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, which hopes to begin vaccinating frontline workers. Source

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First batch of COVID-19 vaccines shipped in U.S.

The effort to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to millions of Americans involves a major coordinated network of airlines, trucks, freezers and dry ice from coast to coast. On Sunday, UPS and FedEx began shipping vaccines, but the path to get to that point took months of planning and execution, Correspondent Kris Van Cleve reports. Source

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