Giving Vax And Taking Names
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 11 March 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Today marks one year since the World Health Organization officially called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The US vaccination effort offers a glimpse of hope, though, with the total number of fully vaccinated Americans now exceeding the number of reported cases we've had nationwide.
We spoke with Sana Khan, a PhD student at the University of Arizona who is also a vaccination site volunteer, to get a better sense of what things look like on the ground, and what the 1-year mark means to her.
And in headlines: Arkansas outlaws abortion in all cases except when the pregnant person's life is at risk, Russia slows down Twitter domestically, and celebs are living the good unmasked life in Oz.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday March 11th. I'm Achila Hughes. |
| 0:09.2 | And I'm Gideon Ressak and this is what today where we are finally ready to admit that it was us and not major Biden that bit that secret service agent. |
| 0:15.4 | Yeah, honestly we were hungry. We didn't know. We're sorry. |
| 0:19.8 | Yeah, I want to deeply apologize for my behavior and for the fact that I am an animorph. I'm in mid-Avang now. |
| 0:35.0 | On today's show, a conversation with someone who's been working at a vaccine site in Tucson, Arizona, then some headlines. |
| 0:40.5 | But first, it's been one year since this all started. |
| 0:44.0 | We have therefore met the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. |
| 0:52.1 | To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. |
| 1:01.5 | And, fans, due to unforeseen circumstances, the game tonight has been postponed. |
| 1:07.1 | You are all safe. And take your time in leaving the arena tonight and do so in an orderly fashion. |
| 1:15.6 | We don't know how much of a cost it's going to have on businesses, everything from retail to restaurants to airlines. |
| 1:21.3 | You name it. We just don't know the cost. |
| 1:23.7 | Is the worst yet to come, Dr. Fauci? |
| 1:25.7 | Yes, it is. |
| 1:27.1 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:29.4 | Yes, seriously. I mean, if only we knew. |
| 1:34.3 | If only we knew. All right. Well, that was a glimpse at the chaos of March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization first officially called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, which, yeah, it definitely ended up being globally. |
| 1:47.6 | Over 117 million cases have been identified with over 2.6 million deaths. |
| 1:52.0 | And in the US alone, over 527,000 people have died. |
| 1:56.0 | But there is also some reason to feel like we're starting around the corner, hopefully. |
| 2:00.3 | And here's a big one. Over 32 million Americans are now fully vaccinated, according to the CDC, which is more than the number of reported cases that we've had in the US. |
| 2:08.4 | Even still, there is a long way to go. |
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