2nd Vaccine's Final Step, Russia Olympics Ban & Boseman's Last Bow- Friday, December 18th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 18 December 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, December 18th, 2020!
What to know about:
- the second vaccine likely going out to the public soon: what an FDA advisory panel said about it and what's expected to happen today
- new information on that government cyberattack
- Google facing yet another lawsuit
- why you won't see Russia's flag at the next two Olympic Games
- two highly-anticipated releases in the entertainment world today
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
FDA Panel Recommends Moderna Vaccine: WaPo, AP, WSJ
VP Pence Getting Vaccine Today: NBC News, Axios, ABC News
U.S. Sets New COVID-19 Records: NY Times, Johns Hopkins, COVID Tracking
Southern California has 0% ICU Capacity: LA Times, AP, NPR
France's Macron Gets COVID-19: WaPo, CNN, Axios, Reuters
Biden Picks Interior Secretary: WaPo, NPR, FOX News, Biden Transition, Haaland Tweet
See the Rest of Biden's Climate Team: Biden Transition
Russia's Olympics Ban Upheld: USA Today, NY Times, WaPo, AP
'Grave Risks' From Cyberattacks: NY Times, AP, USA Today, Politico, Bloomberg, CISA
Google's 3rd Antitrust Lawsuit: AP, NY Times, The Verge
'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Comes Out: NPR, USA Today, Netflix
'McCartney III' Released: AP, Rolling Stone, Billboard
Feel Good Friday: Friendship Bracelets for Charity: NY Times, NPR, Buy a Bracelet Here
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, December 18th. |
| 0:01.9 | We have an update about the second COVID-19 vaccine |
| 0:04.5 | expected to go out to the public very soon. |
| 0:06.7 | What an FDA advisory panel now says about it |
| 0:09.2 | and what could happen today. |
| 0:11.0 | Also new info on the government cyber attack and Google faces yet |
| 0:14.4 | another lawsuit. Plus why you will not see Russia's flag at the next two |
| 0:18.1 | Olympics and two highly anticipated releases in the entertainment world today. Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:27.0 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:29.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:36.4 | An FDA panel of experts has now endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine. |
| 0:44.2 | This time the advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend the vaccine from the drug |
| 0:48.5 | maker Moderna for most American adults over 18 years old. |
| 0:52.3 | The Wall Street Journal says we can expect the |
| 0:53.8 | FDA to fully authorize it by the end of the day. That way Madurna can start shipping |
| 0:58.7 | the shots out as soon as this weekend. This is especially exciting because even though the Pfizer vaccine was authorized first, |
| 1:05.3 | the Moderna one can be shipped and stored more easily. It just needs regular freezer temperatures, |
| 1:10.5 | while the Pfizer one requires special freezers and dry ice that not all hospitals |
| 1:15.1 | and clinics have on hand. |
| 1:16.9 | Other than that, the Majorna and Pfizer vaccines are pretty similar. |
| 1:20.2 | The FDA found they're both more than 94% effective in preventing COVID-19 symptoms. |
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