♪ francine: economics, finance, politics. this is "bloomberg surveillance." i am francine lacqua here in london. now, let's get straight to the bloomberg business flash we start with pfizer. the covid vaccine they are working on is on track for regulatory exchange next october. it would make it one of the fastest moving vaccines in the world. they previously secured a deal to supply 100 million doses to the u.s. has a stay in california. a judge has allowed to challenge a previous order complying with the state law. the state wants them to treat workers as employees, a move that would upend their business model. pay $1.6 agreed to billion over is now withdrawn essure device. it caused bleeding and failed to prevent pregnancy. 39,000 lawsuits, considerably more than bayer paid to the company that actually made the device.