Bill O'Reilly here Friday, May 14, 2021, you are listening to the O'Reilly update.

Here's what's happening this week in America, first the economy.

Americans now spending more on basic necessities like groceries and gasoline.

The price of electricity, fruits, vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, all reaching all time

of hot as a rate of inflation now tops 4%.

The national average for a gallon of gas jumping 10 cents to nearly three bucks a gallon

after last week's cyber attack against a major pipeline.

That transports more than 100 million gallons of fuel a day.

That pipeline's now back, but the damage was done because the fossil fuel industries

under pressure from the federal government.

Next up, more good news on COVID.

The Food and Drug Administration, approving the vaccine from Pfizer for 12 to 15 year olds.

This is controversial.

It's a personal parental decision.

The jab in adolescents and young teens will accelerate the nation's efforts to drive

down infections.

That's true.

Cases are down in all 50 states with more than 40% of adults now fully inoculated.

Some states like West Virginia, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey are now considering paying

people to get the Vax.

That's dumb.

Nobody should be bribed to get the Vax.

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