With rising Covid-19 numbers across the world, spikes threaten the new norms of relaxed vaccination-induced bliss.
This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links to this weeks stories :
00:10 AstaZeneca International Doses
- US to begin stockpiling doses of AtraZeneca vaccine
- The vaccines are not approved for US use
- Importantly, AstraZeneca vaccine already approved in India, the latest country to have a massive outbreak
- Intended to be sent worldwide amid clamoring for help
- US previously called into question amidst refusal to share patent for vaccines in circulation
06:39 Gavin Newsom
- Recall election is now all-but-guaranteed, as enough signatures have been gathered to force the vote
- 1,495,709 signature push the tally over the threshold according to Secretary of State Shirley Weber
- Intervention through the court system may block the elections initiative, but is unlikely at this time
- Polls show the majority of Californians oppose the effort, and this bodes well for Newsom’s effort to stay in place. 60/40 in favor of Newsom
- The effort going through does show the weakness of a prominent national democrat, which could potentially open up new issues for democrats on a national scale
12:24 India Outbreak
- Relaxed atmosphere regarding COVID-19
- General disregard for Covid-19 rules and regulations
- Dense population
- 350,000 cases as a new daily record
- Oxygen shortage and mass cremations
- 2-3 weeks from the peak
- Slow response from the government fueled a harsher climb in cases
