Vaccine Slows Spread, New Terror Group & Golden Globe Noms- Thursday, February 4th, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, February 4th, 2021!
We're talking about:
- the first data we have on whether COVID-19 vaccines may help stop the spread of the virus, not just illness
- a former police officer being charged with murder
- why a country music superstar is facing backlash
- which streaming platform dominated the Golden Globe nominations
- how the moon might impact your sleep
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Sources:
AstraZeneca Vaccine Data: AP, CBS News, Business Insider, Oxford
McKinsey Opioid Crisis Settlement: NY Times, WSJ, Reuters
OH Officer Murder Charges: Columbus Dispatch, NY Times, ABC News, NPR
Canada Names Proud Boys a Terror Group: WaPo, Politico, AP, Axios
New START Treaty: WaPo, AP, NBC News
Stock Market Latest: Bloomberg, The Verge, CBS News, WSJ
Country Star Racial Slur Backlash: WaPo, AP, TMZ
Golden Globe Nominations: Variety, NPR, USA Today, Golden Globes
Study: The Moon May Influence Sleep: WaPo, Space.com, Science Advances
Thing to Know Thursday: COVID-19 Immunity: BBC, Bloomberg, Cnet, NPR, NY Times
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, February 4th. |
| 0:02.1 | What to know about the first data we have so far on whether COVID-19 vaccines may help |
| 0:06.1 | stop not just illness, but also the spread of the virus. |
| 0:09.4 | Also, a former police officer charged with a murder, what we know so far about that case. |
| 0:14.0 | Plus, why a country music superstar is facing backlash, which streaming platform dominated |
| 0:19.4 | with the most golden globe nominations, and how the moon might impact your sleep. |
| 0:24.0 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:29.9 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:32.7 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:35.3 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:40.9 | Yet another COVID-19 vaccine is showing a lot of promise, and not just for stopping illnesses, |
| 0:46.0 | but for actually slowing the spread of COVID-19. |
| 0:49.1 | It's the first data to start answering that very important question. |
| 0:52.3 | Can these shots actually prevent people from getting infections altogether, |
| 0:56.4 | as in even infections without any symptoms? |
| 0:59.5 | Well, researchers at Oxford University say, |
| 1:02.0 | yes, the AstraZeneca vaccine does have at least some impact on asymptomatic cases as well. |
| 1:07.7 | Right now, people are already getting the AstraZeneca shots in the UK, |
| 1:11.1 | Mexico, India, and elsewhere. |
| 1:13.1 | But that one is still being tested here in the US, |
| 1:15.9 | so the FDA has not yet reviewed or authorized it for widespread use. |
| 1:19.9 | So at this point, we don't know yet if the other vaccines already on the market here in the US |
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