Nov 23 2020 12 mins 1.8k
AstraZeneca is the third pharmaceutical company in recent weeks to say it has a potentially viable coronavirus vaccine, and a cheaper one at that. With Marketplace’s Marielle Segarra, we’ll talk about how businesses can influence public health once we have a vaccine, and even dare to imagine a day when kids can permanently go back to school. Plus: The people President-elect Joe Biden has tapped to run the Treasury and State departments. Did you know Antony Blinken has a singing career? Here’s everything we talked about today (if these links don’t work on your device, check out the episode page on makemesmart.org): “3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper” from the Associated Press “Vaccination will be required to fly, says Qantas chief” from the BBC “Biden Picks Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary” from The Wall Street Journal “The end is in sight’: Experts express optimism about COVID-19 pandemic coming to a close” from the Boston Globe “Key government agency acknowledges Biden’s win and begins formal transition” from CNN Antony Blinken’s Spotify page And this Janet Yellen meme
