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2020 2.0: Pandemic Woes and Endless Wars

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theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

First up: We keep hearing about people getting COVID … who already got the vaccine. We’ll tell you what you need to know about these breakthrough infections, and why health rules around the country are changing fast. Next: We’ll break down this week’s big stories, from the first hearing on the January 6th Capitol riot to the possible end of a key pandemic economic lifeline. Also: U.S. troops are leaving Iraq before the end of the year... kinda. We’ve got the context on what’s changing and not changing. Then: Last week, drug distributors and the pharma giant Johnson & Johnson reached a $26 billion dollar settlement related to the opioid epidemic. Is it enough? Plus: There were a ton of new scams during the pandemic. We’ve got the lowdown on the most common consumer complaints of 2020, and how to avoid them. Finally: We’ll chat with a sports reporter about the biggest headline from the first week of a very busy Olympics, on and off the field of competition.  On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Valerie Bauman, senior investigative reporter, Bloomberg Law Susan Grant, director of consumer protection and privacy, Consumer Federation of America Lindsay Czarniak, host, On Her Turf Want more Skimm?  Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now  Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long, with support from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to SCIM this.

0:03.0

Whether it's in your group chat or in your office Slack,

0:06.0

you've probably been hearing about people getting COVID

0:08.6

who got the vaccine.

0:10.5

We'll tell you what you need to know

0:12.0

about these breakthrough infections

0:13.6

and why health rules around the country are changing fast.

0:17.1

Then we'll break down some of the week's headlines,

0:19.8

including the first hearing on the January 6th Capitol riot

0:23.3

and a possible US withdrawal from Iraq.

0:26.5

Later, we'll explain why drug makers and distributors

0:29.4

are paying a hefty price for their role in the opioid crisis.

0:32.8

And why a lot of focus on the Olympics this week

0:35.0

was directed off the competition floor.

0:38.0

We're here to make you smarter

0:39.6

and the news less overwhelming.

0:42.1

I'm Alex Carr, let's SCIM this.

0:48.4

It has been a week with a lot of COVID news

0:50.6

and a lot of it has not been great.

0:52.2

What are the chances of getting COVID-19 after receiving a vaccine?

0:56.9

Concerns about breakthrough infections are certainly

0:59.5

at the top of mind for a lot of people.

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