Mon. 05/18 - Phase One of Moderna's Vaccine Trial Looks Promising

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Promising results from the Moderna vaccine trials. Brazil’s cases are mounting. How much of a difference it makes when everyone wears a mask. Plus, why you might be having trouble replying to texts recently, how climate change played a role in the evolution of rice, and the hottest new sport in town: marble racing. Links: State-by-state hospitalization rates (Scott Gottlieb, Twitter) Coalition of 116 countries back Australia's push for independent coronavirus inquiry (SBS News) TSA Prepares to Screen Temperatures at Airports During Pandemic (Gizmodo) Coronavirus Vaccine Trial by Moderna Shows Promising Early Results (NY Times) Dow soars 700 points for biggest jump in a month, boosted by coronavirus vaccine hope (CNBC) COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming, but They’re Not What You Think (The Atlantic) If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says (Vanity Fair) Visual simulations show why we all need to wear masks now (De Kai, YouTube) Why Is Texting People Back Suddenly So Hard? (Vice) Global Cooling Event 4,200 Years Ago Spurred Rice's Evolution, Spread Across Asia (NYU) John Oliver rolls up a ridiculously brilliant remedy for our sports-starved existence (A/V Club) Jelle's Marble Runs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.1	Promising results from the Moderna vaccine trials.
0:41.1	Brazil's cases are mounting.
0:43.7	How much of a difference it makes when everyone wears a mask.
0:47.7	Plus, why you might be having trouble replying to texts recently,
0:52.4	how climate change played a role in the evolution of rice varieties,
0:56.8	and the hottest new sport in town, marble racing.
1:03.7	The big news of the day is promising results from phase one of Moderna's vaccine trials.
1:10.3	We'll have more on that in the next
1:12.3	segment. So first, Brazil is looking to be the new hotspot as it overtakes Italy in confirmed
1:19.4	case numbers. They currently have over 245,000 confirmed cases, but experts warn the count could
1:26.4	be higher as the country is only testing people
1:29.3	when they end up in the hospital, says Domingo Alvesz from the University of Sao Paulo Medical School.
1:34.9	Bruno Covas, the mayor of Sao Paulo, says that public hospitals are at 90% and expected to reach
1:40.9	capacity in two weeks' time. He's in talks with the state governor to introduce a strict lockdown despite opposition
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