Tesla’s Technoking; Maryland’s Post-Pandemic Plans; Dr. Scott Gottlieb & America’s Pandemic Trajectory

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🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning state leaders that the nation’s battle with the coronavirus is still “not in the end zone.” He urged Americans to adhere to public health measures despite the ramp-up of vaccinations, pointing to new infection spikes in Europe as a cautionary tale of relaxing too soon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, member of the boards of Pfizer and biotech company Illumina and former FDA commissioner, says Europe’s rise in Covid cases isn’t predictive of the U.S. trajectory, due partly to the progress in vaccinating the nation. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan also discusses his decision to lift capacity limits on dining, retail and religious institutions, but mask mandates and distancing protocols remain in place in public spaces. Plus, airline travel picks up and Tesla CEO Elon Musk now has a new title.

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0:00.0	This is Guacke Pod. I'm
0:03.4	C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our podcast,
0:06.6	seeing the end of the global pandemic.
0:09.4	Vaccine supply and optimism for Americans with Dr Scott Gottley.
0:13.5	I do believe by early April this is going to be wide open in many states.
0:17.2	You're going to see broad availability of the vaccine that supply is going to exceed demand.
0:22.2	And what that optimism means for state reopening,
0:25.2	Maryland Governor Larry Hogan.
0:26.9	Some states are not opening up any of their businesses at all.
0:30.0	Some have opened everything with no distancing requirements or mass mandates.
0:34.8	I think we found the exact right sweet spot.
0:38.0	Those stories plus airline travel is picking up.
0:40.7	Finally, and Elon Musk has dubbed himself royalty in the realm.
0:44.7	It's really tech no king. That's right, it depending on the emphasis on the wrong solubles.
0:50.5	It's Monday, March 15th, 2021. Beware the Ides of March. Squawk Pod begins right now.
0:58.0	Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Squawk Box here on C. M.BC. I'm Becky Quick along with Joe
1:03.8	Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin.
1:05.6	First up today on the podcast of the markets on this Monday.
1:10.8	Bitcoin surged over the weekend. The move Saturday was the first time
1:15.0	the price of the cryptocurrency topped $60,000 and it quickly searched above 61,000 before pulling back.
1:22.0	Bitcoin's price has more than doubled in 2021 after quadrupling last year.
1:27.0	It's hard to say what pushed this particular move,
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