U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy & SPANX Founder Sara Blakely

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Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

SPANX has accepted its first outside investor in its 21-year history: Blackstone. Sara Blakely, founder of the billion-dollar shapewear company, shares stories of her start, decades ago, Blackstone’s all-female deal team, and disrupting retail. Blackstone’s Ann Chung discusses striking the deal and betting on shapewear amid a pandemic. Pfizer has revealed that in its clinical trial, its Covid-19 vaccine proved over 90% effective in kids aged 5-11. Plus, the CDC has approved Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 booster vaccines for the elderly, immunocompromised, and adults over 18. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discusses both announcements, and what Americans can expect as we head into the colder months. WeWork survived its first day of trading, but Snap had a rough day on the market. In this episode: Dr. Vivek Murthy, @Surgeon_General Sara Blakely, @SPANX Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	This is Squack Pod. I'm C. M. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. COVID news from the CDC and from Pfizer.
0:13.7	Pfizer's vaccine over 90% effective for children.
0:17.2	What's next with the U.S. Surgeon General Dr.
0:20.0	Vivek Murphy?
0:21.0	The FDA is going to look very carefully at two parameters. One is
0:24.6	this vaccine effective in our kids under 12? Number two is it safe? And as a
0:29.0	parent I want to know the answer to those two questions. And ready, set, suck it in.
0:35.0	Or don't.
0:36.0	We're talking to the founder of Spanks, Sarah Blakely.
0:39.0	This brand has so much global awareness
0:41.0	and it'll be fun to be able to actually really start to deliver and
0:44.4	provide products all around the world. Those stories plus Snap has
0:49.5	snapped its stock at least and We Works first day of trading.
0:53.6	We say we, you say it works,
0:57.0	We want!
0:58.0	We want!
1:00.0	It's Friday, October 22nd, 2021.
1:05.0	Squack Pod begins right now.
1:07.0	Stand back you by in 3, 2, 1, Q3.
1:11.0	Good morning everybody. Welcome to squawkbox here on
1:14.2	cn't b cnb c we are live from the nazdac market site in time square I'm Becky quick
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