Covid Origin Debate, Amazon Sued & Supermoon Eclipse- Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, May 26th, 2021!
We'll tell you about another COVID-19 vaccine option that could soon be available for kids and how a new report is sparking doubts and questions about where COVID-19 came from.
Also, Amazon is facing new legal trouble and it all has to do with prices on its site.
Plus, how to see a rare supermoon eclipse, a medical breakthrough that could one day help blind people, and Netflix could be getting into gaming.
Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!
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Sources:
Moderna Shot Effective for Adolescents: CNBC, Axios, Moderna
Half of U.S. Adults Fully-Vaccinated: ABC News, NPR, Fox News, CDC
Covid Origin Investigation: WaPo, CNBC, Fox News, BBC, WSJ
Grand Jury in Trump Investigation: WaPo, WSJ, ABC News, The Hill
Amazon Faces Antitrust Lawsuit: TechCrunch, WSJ, NY Times, Vox
Active Year for Ticks: WaPo, AP, WOOD, Pests.Org
Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: NBC News, NY Times, NPR, Space.com,
Watch an Eclipse Livestream: Griffith Observatory, Virtual Telescope Project, ESA
Scientists Partially Restore a Blind Man's Sight: NY Times, CNET, CNN, LiveScience
Mexico Aviation's Safety Rating Downgraded: FAA, AP, CNBC, Simple Flying, CNN
Netflix Getting into Games?: The Information, The Verge, Axios, Reuters
Work Wednesday: Navigating Hybrid Work: WSJ, Reuters, Fast Company, Bloomberg
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, May 26. We have an update about another vaccine option that could soon be |
| 0:05.0 | available for kids and how a new report is sparking doubts and questions about where COVID-19 came from. |
| 0:11.6 | Also, Amazon is facing new legal trouble and it all has to do with prices on its site. |
| 0:17.1 | Plus, how to see a rare super moon eclipse, a medical breakthrough that could one day help |
| 0:22.1 | blind people and could Netflix be getting into gaming? |
| 0:25.8 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy, all the days news in about 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.9 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Lacey Evans, filling in for Erica Mandy during her |
| 0:37.0 | maternity leave. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:43.4 | It looks like a second vaccine option might be available for kids 12 and up soon. |
| 0:48.0 | Moderna now says its vaccine was 100% effective at protecting against COVID-19 |
| 0:53.2 | in a study with adolescents ages 12 to 17 and it didn't report any serious safety concerns. |
| 0:59.0 | Of course, the two dose Moderna vaccine is already authorized for adults in the US, |
| 1:03.6 | so now the drug maker plans to ask the FDA to give the okay for the shots to be offered to younger |
| 1:09.0 | people too. If the FDA agrees, it'll become the second COVID vaccine available to kids 12 and up. |
| 1:15.1 | The Pfizer vaccine got authorization earlier this month and it's now available for teens nationwide. |
| 1:20.7 | And speaking of vaccines, the US hit another major milestone. |
| 1:24.5 | The CDC now says half of US adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. |
| 1:29.9 | That means nearly 130 million Americans 18 and older have gotten both doses of the Pfizer |
| 1:35.7 | or Moderna shots or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. |
| 1:41.9 | The US and China are once again at odds over the origins of the pandemic. |
| 1:46.5 | This week, America's top health official called for a follow-up investigation. |
| 1:50.8 | Health and Human Services Secretary Javier Basera says the world needs to know |
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