Coronavirus Update

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English - October 16, 2020 11:15 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB
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Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron give an update on coronavirus stories talked about in past episodes. Discussion includes an update on the vaccine clinical trials, the CDC, and COVID-19 cases as well as new stories on the FDA vaccine guidelines, President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, and a new stimulus package.

Post production by Scott Stronach.

Sources:

Vaccine Trials:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/09/oxford-university-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-trial-put-on-hold-due-to-adverse-reaction-in-participant

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/astrazeneca-resumes-vaccine-trial-in-japan-in-talks-with-us.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/01/coronavirus-vaccine-trial-participants-exhaustion-fever-headaches.html

FDA Vaccine Guidelines:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/us/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-guidelines.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/06/coronavirus-vaccine-fda-standards/

CDC Updates:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54435240

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/s1005-how-spread-covd.html