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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Coronavirus Updates - Campus Outbreaks, Rushed Vaccine Concerns & Proof Trump Downplayed the Threat

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Colleges become COVID-19 hotspots, Americans worry about a rushed vaccine, and President Trump admits to downplaying the pandemic threat during interviews with Bob Woodward. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:02.5

The United States has had more than 6.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19.

0:16.6

And while transmission rates have declined from their peak in July, there are still new

0:20.0

hotspots popping up all over the country, most recently on newly reopened college campuses.

0:26.0

Across the country, more universities temporarily switching to virtual learning, with only some

0:31.2

students staying on campus.

0:33.2

As college towns around the country are quickly becoming epicenters for the virus.

0:38.3

In Georgia, Mississippi and Utah, thousands of students and hundreds of teachers have

0:43.1

recently been asked to quarantine.

0:44.9

Many universities are taking drastic action to ensure that students, teachers and staff

0:49.0

that they're safe all along the way.

0:50.5

In one of the harshest punishments imposed to date, 11 first year students at Boston's

0:55.7

Northeastern University were dismissed and declined a refund for their $36,000 plus dollar

1:02.6

tuition after crowding together in a hotel room.

1:05.9

That's right.

1:06.9

Some schools are kicking out students for partying but keeping their tuition, which is insane.

1:13.5

I mean, if you waste 36 grand on college, you should at least leave with a communications

1:18.3

degree.

1:19.3

Do you hope colleges get all these outbreaks under control soon because going to college

1:23.6

remotely is just not the same?

1:26.6

There are so many things about the college experience that only work if you're there

1:30.3

in person.

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