Israel Has a New Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu has been replaced as Prime Minister of Israel by coalition leader Naftali Bennett who will serve two years as prime minister, and then according to the coalition agreement be replaced in 2023 by centrist Yair Lapid. On his way out the door, Netanyahu accused the new government of not being ready and able to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Additionally, Netanyahu blasted President Biden and compared the US return to the Iran nuclear deal to that of when President Franklin Roosevelt declined to bomb the train tracks to Auschwitz when he had the opportunity. The Israeli Consul General for New England, Amb. Meron Reuben joins Dan to discuss the change in power.
COVID, COVID, COVID. Are COVID vaccines safe for children? The CDC now recommends anyone 12 years and older should get a shot. Where did the Coronavirus originate from? There is a widespread Wuhan lab leak hypothesis floating around. If I get a COVID shot, will it protect me against the new variants such as the Delta variant? These are all questions that Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at John Hopkins School of Medicine and NY Times best-selling author, can answer! He joins Dan to discuss all things COVID.
You Will Get the Jab or Else... A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 117 employees at a Texas hospital challenging the hospital's vaccine mandate. Houston Methodist had announced earlier this month that it had suspended 178 employees for two weeks without pay after they refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital then threatened to fire those who still refuse to get the jab after two weeks. Is it fair to give employees an ultimatum such as this?
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