Briefly with OZY

With COVID-19 having become America’s leading cause of death and one vaccine’s short supplies igniting conflict, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a second inoculation for emergency use. And Stanford University has apologized for keeping frontline doctors off of its inoculation list. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

Hundreds of schoolboys in Nigeria are home safe after a kidnapping. And heavy snow in Japan stranded some drivers in traffic for more than a day. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

France’s president has tested positive for coronavirus. And the U.S. government appears to be nearing approval on a pandemic stimulus package. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden Tuesday on his election victory and told colleagues not to challenge it, breaking with President Donald Trump. And Santa Claus is coming to arrest, or maybe even infect you. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

Certified Electoral College members cast their votes in state capitals yesterday, registering President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 presidential victory, but President Donald Trump refused to concede. And the first Americans received approved COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday as the national death toll passed 300,000. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to U.S. hospitals. And Russia is thought to be behind a massive cyberattack on the U.S. government. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

Last night the U.S. Supreme Court rejected what seemed like a final brazen attempt — by Texas, which the court said had no standing — to judicially overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory. And offering hope amid a pandemic that’s killed 290,000 Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a COVID-19 vaccine. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

Without intervention by the Supreme Court and with three conservative justices appointed by President Donald Trump, he succeeded in starting an unprecedented series of federal executions yesterday. And independent experts advising the Food and Drug Administration have overwhelmingly approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

As Americans die faster than ever from COVID-19, hitting a record 3,140 daily deaths, reports emerged that the government missed a chance to obtain more vaccines. And the Federal Trade Commission and 48 states filed two antitrust lawsuits against the social network Wednesday, alleging anticompetitive practices. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

As Britain enters its second day of COVID-19 vaccinations, those not among the first recipients await approvals, manufacturing and difficult distribution. And without explanation, the Supreme Court last night denied a congressman’s petition to invalidate 2.5 million of Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos