New anti-omicron COVID booster, Serena Williams launches: 5 Things podcast
In today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Team Trump says DOJ search ‘unsupported’
His attorneys continue to push for a master’s in documentation. Plus, reporter Sarah Elbeshbishi explains spanking in schools is still legal in some states, FDA allows new boosters, health reporter Sars Moniuszko examines the trend of ‘quiet giving up’ ‘ and Serena Williams went on to compete at the US Open.
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Taylor Wilson:
Good morning. I’m Taylor Wilson and here are 5 things you need to know Thursday, September 1, 2022. Today, the latest from Trump’s legal team on the Mar-a-Lago search. Plus being spanked in school and beyond.
Here are some of the top titles:
- President Joe Biden will address the nation tonight with a primetime speech in Philadelphia. He is increasingly making strategic trips around the country ahead of the midterm elections this fall.
- Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for the only U.S. House of Representatives seat in Alaska yesterday, beating Republican nominee Sarah Palin.
- And the International Monetary Fund has announced it has reached a preliminary agreement to provide Sri Lanka with $2.9 billion over the next four years to help it recover from the worst economic crisis.
Donald Trump’s legal team continues to press for the appointment of a special owner to review documents seized during a government search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. He claimed that the law enforcement move was aimed at criminalizing a former president. Ahead of a hearing scheduled for today to review that appointment, Trump’s attorneys argued that the search was not legally supported. They argue that Trump has the privilege of owning the documents even after leaving office. But there is no evidence that Trump has executive privilege to get hold of the documents. Trump’s lawyers also went on to say they have partnered with the National Archives and Records Administration in a months-long effort to retrieve classified documents. That’s despite the justice department’s rejection of that argument.
The Trump attorney’s response came just hours after the Justice Department said in a court filing of its own that Trump’s team likely concealed and turned over government records to obstruct the investigation. government investigation into the handling of classified documents. Trump’s attorneys yesterday did not specifically address those obstruction charges or explain why the former president kept the documents at an unsafe beach resort.
A school district in Missouri has caused a stir about recidivism, but the practice is still legal in more than a dozen states. Reporter Sarah Elbishbishi has more with producer PJ Elliott.
Sarah Elbishbishi:
Spanking is legal in about 19 states and this is because back in 1977 there was a Supreme Court case, Ingraham v. Wright, and ultimately the decision was that states could determine if they wanted to. corporal punishment is allowed or not. , spanking, any physical punishment in public or general schools.
PJ Elliott:
So spanking in schools is no longer something we hear a lot about. Can you talk about how often corporal punishment is used in schools?
Sarah Elbishbishi:
It’s hard to say how widespread it is because we’re relying on federal data, in a sense, to collect this on a national scale. And there have been reports, and advocacy groups, that the federal data is not entirely accurate. It doesn’t paint the most accurate picture, and in fact, in some cases, it doesn’t take into account some of the cases and the data it collects.
So I believe that for the 2017-2018 school year, according to US federal reporting data, it says that about 70,000 students have faced corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure, but potentially capacity is greatly underestimated. So it’s happening. It’s hard to get national attention or speak out about it when it’s legal for these schools and governments to use it. So it dropped over the years using that data. While yes, it is quite possible that it is underestimating the number of cases, it has been decreasing since 2000. You will have a few hundred thousand cases reported and now, we have less than a hundred thousand. cases to about 70,000 in the most recent school year. we have data for.
Taylor Wilson:
Yesterday, the FDA authorized a new COVID-19 booster that could be made available within the next few days. The vaccine will target the original virus and variants BA.4 and BA.5 that currently dominate the world. FDA Commissioner, Dr. Robert Califf.
Dr. Robert Califf:
We have been planning and gathering input on our approach to the updated booster since the beginning of this year. FDA has extensive experience in evaluating strain variation for influenza vaccines, and it is confident in the data to support this latest enhanced authorization. And importantly, the approach we’re taking with the updated COVID-19 booster vaccine reflects how we’ve addressed historical changes to flu vaccines. Today, the FDA authorized updated boosters of both the Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccine formulations are authorized to be administered as a single booster dose, at least two months after primary or booster vaccination. These updated boosters are called bivalent vaccines because they contain two components of the messenger RNA of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, one for the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and one for the original strain. common part between BA.4 and BA.5 The omicron variant strains of SARS-CoV-2.
Taylor Wilson:
An advisory committee to the CDC is scheduled to meet today to discuss who should receive the boosters. The CDC director will then need to sign off before the boosters are delivered. The Pfizer BioNTech booster is allowed for anyone 12 years of age or older, while Moderna’s vaccine is only allowed for adults. The company says it is ready to ship the modified boosters this month.
The new shots aren’t likely to offer a major benefit over the original vaccine, scientists say, but government officials say any increased protection is worth it. At their press conference yesterday, FDA officials emphasized the importance of vaccinations and boosters, especially for people who have not received any shots. They say the new, more targeted boosters, should update protection for the most vulnerable, potentially prevent new infections for a while and also reduce the risk of COVID. lasting, including symptoms like exhaustion and brain fog, can last for months or longer after infection. The FDA commissioner said prolonged COVID is particularly likely to affect young people. COVID-19 still accounts for about 80,000 cases, 5,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths per day in the US. It is expected to rise again this fall and winter, as it did in the previous two years of the pandemic.
If you’re feeling exhausted after logging so many hours during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Silent quitting is on the rise. PJ Elliot spoke to health reporter, Sara Moniuszko, to find out what that means for mental health.
Sara Moniuszko:
Quitting in silence is the idea of taking a step back to go above and beyond at work. It’s not really about giving up your job, but about re-evaluating the amount of work you’re doing and bringing it back to the bare minimum of what your role requires.
PJ Elliott:
So what does that say about people’s mental health and how likely they are to overwork?
Sara Moniuszko:
YES. Quitting in silence really highlights the impact of the pandemic of fatigue and burnout. During the pandemic, a lot of people work from home and continue to work from home, and the line between work and home is really blurred. So staying a few extra hours to complete a project or respond to work emails on the weekend shouldn’t be a big deal. But after a while, if you spend 80 hours a week when you’re really only supposed to be 40, it really has an effect on your body and your mental health.
PJ Elliott:
So how can people do a better job of balancing their mental health with the work they need to get done?
Sara Moniuszko:
If you feel the urge to quit smoking in silence, and you feel like you’re not balancing work with your mental health, there are many things you can do, such as implementing self-care strategies. myself, all these I will consider in the story. But there’s one thing I’ve heard in particular from experts that I’d like to emphasize, and that’s remember that it’s okay to set boundaries. One psychotherapist I spoke with actually said that quitting your job in silence should be seen as a good thing from an employee’s perspective, because it really forces you to reassess boundaries. that you have or want to have with your job and make them as healthy as possible. And that ultimately benefits employers because if your employees have better mental health and don’t suffer from burnout, they’ll be able to perform better.
Taylor Wilson:
Serena Williams is continuing. She knocked out Anett Kontaveit in her second-round match at the US Open last night in three sets, taking her first win with a seven-six tiebreaker before losing the second set and winning the third six-2. Next, she will meet Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia tomorrow in the 32nd round in the women’s singles. But first, tonight she and her senior Venus Williams will compete in the 64th round of the women’s doubles. You can watch it at 7:00 PM Eastern on ESPN. Serena is playing at her last Grand Slam ever, aged 40.
Meanwhile in the men’s singles, top seed Daniel Medvedev held off Arthur Rinderknech last night to continue. Two-seeded Rafael Nadal will play his second round match tonight against Italian Fabio Fognini. You can stay up to date with all the action with USA TODAY Sports.
And you can find 5 Things on any of your favorite podcast apps. Thanks to PJ Elliot for his amazing work on the show and I’ll be back tomorrow with 5 more from USA TODAY.