What We Don't Know About Potential Vaccines; Protest Safety
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🗓️ 12 June 2020
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There's a lot we don't know about the White House's public-private partnership to develop a vaccine, Operation Warp Speed. NPR's Sydney Lupkin reports on a winnowing field of vaccine candidates.
And during a pandemic, the most vulnerable newborns require even more protection.
Plus, NPR's Maria Godoy shares tips to minimize the risks of COVID-19 for yourself and others if you've been out protesting.
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| 0:00.0 | So if cases are going up in a lot of states, why are they reopening anyway? |
| 0:05.6 | I think a lot of this has been driven by consumers, by school districts, by businesses that |
| 0:11.9 | took these actions on their own and ultimately policymakers fit policy to what was happening |
| 0:16.2 | across the country. |
| 0:17.6 | Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb pointed out on CNBC today, it's not just state and |
| 0:23.3 | local officials making decisions. |
| 0:25.5 | Take something like pro sports. |
| 0:27.2 | The White House and governors did not shut down the NBA, the NBA shut down the NBA because |
| 0:31.9 | they were reacting to what was happening and what was happening to fans and people. |
| 0:35.7 | And so that's what's happening now in reverse, really. |
| 0:39.2 | People are driving the reopening because they're tired of the shutdown. |
| 0:43.9 | Coming up, what we don't know about how a vaccine is being developed. |
| 0:48.6 | This is coronavirus daily from NPR. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm Kelly McEvers. |
| 0:52.5 | It's Friday, June 12. |
| 0:57.2 | All week, we have been hearing about rising cases in many states around the country. |
| 1:07.5 | The stock market finally seemed to get the message on Thursday. |
| 1:10.7 | That was the cool thing about here on Wall Street. |
| 1:14.7 | Again, just a massive move to the downside here for all three major averages. |
| 1:19.9 | The doubt lost almost 7% of its value. |
| 1:23.9 | In the last couple of months, the stock market has been a huge hit. |
| 1:27.3 | The stock market has been a huge hit. |
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