Polio’s Back? and Our Viral News Flash 7/22/22

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

President Biden has tested positive for covid-19, and the White House has shared his prognosis and treatment. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the President’s health status, Paxlovid, and how pockets of unvaccinated communities could have prompted America’s first case of polio in ten years. FedEx is delivering a big change for customers, and American Express has scored points for shareholders with its impressive Q2 report. Plus, the Squawk Box segment that went viral! Aureus Asset Management’s Karen Firestone laughs about the meme-worthy moment in her (and her husband’s, and her dog’s!) markets hit this week. In this episode: Dr. Scott Gottlieb, @ScottGottliebMD Karen Firestone, @Karen_Firestone Becky Quick @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @Andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer today on Squackpot.
0:08.0	President Biden tests positive for COVID.
0:11.0	Thanks for your concern and keep the faith.
0:14.0	It's going to be okay.
0:15.0	Dr Scott Gottlieb on the prognosis for the president and for the rest of us.
0:18.0	At this point this is an endemic virus, we're not going to be able to distinguish this.
0:22.0	Okay. Are we still in a pandemic?
0:23.7	We're still in the pandemic with COVID, yes.
0:26.2	Plus the doctor's opinion on America's first case of polio in 10 years.
0:31.6	And the market's cautious optimism, a game changer for FedEx,
0:35.4	and we're addressing the husband in the room or Zoom.
0:39.1	Oh, one of my sons said, mom, this thing is like blowing up.
0:42.0	It's going viral.
0:43.6	The Squawk Box clip seen round the internet,
0:46.4	Carrie Firestone, her dog, her husband's boxers,
0:49.5	and a great sense of humor.
0:51.5	It's Friday, July 22nd, 2022. Squackpad begins right now.
0:57.0	Stand back you by and three, two, one, fuel.
1:01.0	Good morning everybody. Welcome to Squawk Box here on
1:03.5	cn't B. We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm
1:07.2	Becky Quick along with Joe Hermann and Andrew Ross Sorkin. But stocks yesterday
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