Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today’s Morning Announcements start with some exiting news about a new Covid pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by 89 percent. Text. Next we have more positive Covid news, as data out of South Africa shows that the omicron variant is not as deadly as previous iterations of the virus. After that, we cover a new ruling that employers with covid may be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. We also have a follow up from he ongoing January 6th insurrection cases making their way through the courts. Next, we discuss a group of women who are suing Tesla for allegedly fostering a hostile work environment even after complaining to their superiors. To round things out, we end with Andrew Cuomo’s latest setback, with a ethics panel ruling that he has to return his multi-million dollar payment for the book he wrote while serving as governor of New York. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: ABC News: Texts show Trump Jr., Fox News hosts pleaded with Meadows: Get Trump to stop Capitol attack AP News: Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines Axios: COVID may qualify as disability under ADA, EEOC says NPR: D.C.'s attorney general is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over Capitol attack Washington Post: Six Tesla workers file additional lawsuits alleging sexual harassment CBS News: Andrew Cuomo ordered to return millions in book proceeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, December 15th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented
0:07.7	by Batch's media.
0:09.5	Omshami Sage in this episode is sponsored by Storyworth, the ideal holiday gift to make
0:14.3	your loved ones feel special and unique, just like the relationships you share.
0:21.6	Fives are announced yesterday that its COVID pill Pax Levid will protect against severe
0:25.2	disease.
0:26.3	The data showed that if the pill is given within three days of the onset of symptoms,
0:29.9	it reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 89%.
0:33.5	And if given within five days, the risk was reduced almost as much to 88%, so very little
0:38.8	difference.
0:39.8	0.7% of patients who received the pill were hospitalized within 28 days of entering the
0:44.1	trial and undied, compared with 6.5% hospitalized or death of those who received a placebo.
0:51.1	More new exciting data out of South Africa shows that the Omicron Barion is less severe
0:55.0	than Delta, but that it's more transmissible and may have an easier time abating vaccines.
1:00.1	This study concluded that the Pfizer vaccine offers less defense against infection from
1:04.1	Omicron and reduced protection, but still good protection for hospitalization.
1:11.3	And as we're about to enter junior year of the pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity
1:15.0	Commission updated its guidance stating that employees who have had COVID may be protected
1:19.4	under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
1:22.0	This means that they can potentially qualify for disability resources, though not everyone
1:25.9	who has tested positive will qualify.
1:28.4	The Commission said that employers must individually evaluate each employee to determine if they
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