Friday, December 17th, 2021

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Betches

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🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Yesterday the FDA lifted a major restriction that will permanently allow people to access abortion pills by mail. Next, let's talk Omnicron and the rising surge. BTW, it turns out that the drug Regeneron is not as effective against the Omicron variant as against previous ones. Meanwhile, the Republican Party has agreed to pay up to $1.6 million in legal bills for former president Donald Trump to help him fight investigations. This week, Biden signed an executive order that will allow you to renew your passport online. And lastly, (trigger warning: discussions of sexual assault), we talk about the sexual assault allegations against actor Chris Noth. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: "F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail" NY Times: "C.D.C. Recommends Other Covid Vaccines Over J.&J.’s Shots" Washington Post: "Regeneron and AstraZeneca give mixed results on potency of coronavirus antibody cocktails against omicron" Washington Post: "GOP agrees to pay up to $1.6 million of Trump’s legal bills in N.Y. probes" NPR: "You may soon be able to renew your passport online, instead of sending in documents" Axios: "Senate passes Uyghur forced labor bill" Hollywood Reporter: "Chris Noth Accused of Sexual Assault by Two Women" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, December 17th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:07.6	by Betcha's media.
0:09.0	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by Storyworth, the ideal holiday gift to
0:13.5	make your loved ones feel special and unique, just like the relationships you share.
0:18.2	Yesterday, the FDI lifted a major restriction that will permanently allow people to access
0:23.7	abortion pills by mail, instead of requiring them to obtain the pills in person from specially
0:28.9	certified health providers.
0:31.5	The new action will enable patients to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider
0:35.2	who can prescribe the pills and send them to them.
0:38.2	And then they won't even have to wait online at the pharmacy.
0:41.5	I can't imagine what made them enact this now, of all times.
0:47.2	Omicron is surging, so of course we've got to talk COVID.
0:50.9	An expert panel at the CDC voted yesterday to recommend the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
0:55.4	over Johnson & Johnson's, upon reviewing evidence that their shots can potentially trigger
0:59.9	a rare blood clot disorder.
1:02.2	The disorder has been linked to dozens of cases and at least nine deaths in the US, out
1:06.5	of the approximately 16 million people in the US who got the Jane J vaccine.
1:11.2	I should make sure to note that this data is coming from the CDC, not a random guy on
1:15.3	Facebook who did his own research and thinks JFK Jr. is alive.
1:21.5	Our bad news for Big Pharma, it turns out that the drug Regeneron is not as effective
1:25.6	against the Omicron variant as previous ones.
1:28.5	The company CEO said that the next iteration of drugs that would be more effective against
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