The Fox News Rundown

The FDA and CDC's recent recommendation to pause the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine created a lot of concern and confusion among millions of Americans.

 The news came after reports of six women  of the almost 7-million who received the J&J shoot suffered severe blood clots.

FOX News Medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel is on the frontlines and has been fighting the Covid crisis for a year. He spoke to host Jessica Rosenthal earlier this week on the Rundown to discuss the pause and the issue of vaccine hesitancy.

As Dr. Siegel told Jessica, there were millions of Americans reluctant about getting the vaccine even before the J&J news broke.

Dr. Siegel explained what he is telling his patients about the J&J shot, what this means for the our country's overall fight against the virus and what factors have been driving America's vaccine hesitancy problem.

The interview was too long and we could not include it all in our original segment. On the FOX NEWS Rundown, you will hear our entire interview FOX News Medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel.

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In a rare admission, just days ago, Chinese health officials admitted that their CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine doesn't have a high efficacy rate. A study released out of Chile does show some reasonable effectiveness of the Chinese vaccine. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health Council on Foreign Relations, about the wide range of efficacy rates for the vaccine and what China will do about it.   

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Democrats are calling for the addition of four justices to the U.S. Supreme Court for a total of 13.  But the Republican Party is calling this move a power grab and an attempted court takeover. Congressman Drew Ferguson, Republican from Georgia discusses, the plan from Democratic lawmakers to pack the Supreme Court, the White House's infrastructure proposal and whether he plans on running in the 2022 Senate election.

There have been protests all across the U.S. following the recent death of a 20-year old, black man Daunte Wright who was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota by mistake. While some protests were peaceful, others turned into riots resulting in Minneapolis retailers being looted. Moh Habib is the owner of STUDIIYO23 in Minneapolis and his store was looted for a second time this year after just reopening after seven months. Moh joins the 'Rundown' to talk about keeping his business alive during a pandemic and how the recent riots and looting following the death of Daunte Wright and George Floyd have impacted his business. He also tells us what he thinks the Minneapolis City Council can do to help small businesses and how the city has changed over the past year.

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Plus, commentary by Fox Nation host Tammy Bruce.

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The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu is underway. The Israeli Prime Minister is denying the charges against him, which include bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The trial also has serious consequences for Israeli politics and the recent election. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Dana Weiss, Chief Political Analyst of Israel’s 'Channel 12', about the charges Netanyahu faces and the negative political attention they bring.    

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President Biden says it's time to end American's longest war and bring our troops home from Afghanistan. He has set a withdrawal date for September 11th,  which will be the 20th Anniversary of the terrorist attack that send our troops to Afghanistan in the first place. More than 2300 U.S. troops have been killed while deployed there with 3500 troops remaining now. General Jack Keane, a retired 4 star general, chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and FOX NEWS Senior Strategic Analyst,  discusses President Biden's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan,  President Trump declaring he wanted U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by May 1st and what the impact will be if the U.S. has no physical presence in Afghanistan.

The FDA and CDC recommended a pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine this week. This comes after reports of six women who received the shot getting severe blood clots out of the almost 7-million Johnson and Johnson vaccinations. FOX News Medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel and former FDA Associate Commissioner, Peter Pitts weigh in on the decision to pause the vaccine, what the process entails and how to curtail "vaccine hesitancy" in light of the news.

Plus, commentary by Dr. Robert Jeffress, Fox News contributor and pastor of the Dallas First Baptist Church.

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Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has announced his country will start enriching uranium to sixty percent purity, closing in on the ninety percent purity needed for a nuclear weapon. Iran says it is in direct response to the power loss of a centrifuge over the weekend that they say was Israeli sabotage. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Behnam Ben Taleblu, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who says the real move is to seek leverage in nuclear talks that resume in Vienna.  

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The fatal shooting of a 20-year old black man Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota has sparked outrage and protests across America. In the wake of Wright’s death, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) faced criticism after her tweets calling for “no more policing” and former President Obama is calling on the U.S. to “reimagine policing.” Former deputy commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department Jason Johnson and Fox News contributor Richard Fowler weigh in on how to better improve police relations within communities and the comments on police reform from Rep. Tlaib and former President Obama.

 

Iran has been a major issue for President Biden as his administration tries to rejoin the international nuclear deal. However, another nuclear threat quietly looms in North Korea. President Biden recently told reporters it remains his top foreign policy issue after the Hermit Nation’s two-missile test. He also stated he is open to diplomacy but hasn't laid out his policy plan yet. Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia Heritage Foundation discusses President Biden's handling of the North Korean threat, the likelihood that the coronavirus never reached North Korea and explains the environment in the communist regime.

 

Plus, commentary by FOX News Medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier.

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The head of the United Nations food agency is describing the civil war and famine like conditions in Yemen as 'Hell on Earth'. Nearly a half a million children need immediate attention to save their lives and the World Food Program says they need almost one billion dollars to turn things around in Yemen and another billion to reach worldwide targets this year. FOX's Simon Owen speaks with David Beasley, the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, about the food insecurities in Yemen and other areas of the globe.  

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It was a big issue in the 2020 campaign. Would President Biden pack the U.S. Supreme Court to balance its shift to the right? The last President to attempt to add Justices to the Supreme Court was Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930's. Then Senator Joe Biden was critical of the suggestion back in 1983 calling it "a boneheaded idea" and later saying President Roosevelt put into question the court's independence.  Law Professor at George Washington University and Fox News Contributor, Jonathan Turley discusses President Biden's executive order he signed on Friday to examine Supreme Court reform, the possibility of it actually happening and how the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett could have been be the tipping point.

With the coronavirus rollout underway in the U.S. and more and more Americans getting vaccinated, will people be required to show proof of their vaccination through a "vaccine passport?" The White House has already said it would not require a vaccine passport at the federal level, but what about a corporation's requirements for a job? Students returning to school or small businesses requiring it from customers to shop in their stores? How about if you want go to a concert or sporting event? Will it be required? Dr. Arthur Caplan is head of the division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine and he joins the 'Rundown" to explain what a "vaccine passport" is, if we really need one, if it violates HIPAA and how it will impact businesses.

Plus, commentary by syndicated columnist and author of "America's Expiration Date," Cal Thomas.

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Iran says the power loss to a key uranium enrichment facility, south of Tehran, over the weekend was a result of 'sabotage'. Also, food prices around the world are hitting all-time highs and that’s without calculating the losses caused by the Suez Canal incident. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Yonat Friling, Senior FOX Field Producer, about these and other stories developing around the world. 

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