It's Friday, October 22nd. I'm Gideon Resnick.

And I'm Priyanka Arabandi and this is what a day where we are suggesting that Congress

punished Steve Bannon by cutting off his access to margarita mix.

He has gallons hidden in a boat off the coast of Guam. We are going there immediately to

make sure those are emptied into the ocean.

Yeah, like SWAT team style, but it's us and then we get to keep the mix.

Sure.

On today's show, the federal government calls climate change a national security threat,

plus we offer a more appealing alternative to Trump's new social media site.

Cannot wait for that. But first, yesterday was a big day for boosters. The CDC recommended

boosters for certain people who got the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines. And that

means that as soon as today, almost 100 million people can collectively sign up for a booster

in the US. So Priyanka, let's dive into some of the details here beginning with Moderna.

Right. So like the Pfizer booster, the recommendation from the FDA and the CDC is that a Moderna

booster can be administered for people 65 and up, younger adults who might be at risk

of severe COVID-19, and people who are at risk of frequent exposure due to their occupation

or living situation. As for the timing, the recommendation is for at least six months

after people received their second dose of the shot. And Moderna's booster dose is expected

to be a half dose of the original vaccine, so 50 micrograms instead of 100.

Okay, got it. And then what did the CDC have to say for people like ourselves with the

Johnson and Johnson shot? Yes. So as we've mentioned, J and J is slightly different, given

that it's the only vaccine that was one dose. The approval here is for anyone 18 and older

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