Don’t overthink it: Get the COVID-19 vaccine

There’s a new COVID-19 vaccine rolling out from Johnson & Johnson. Maybe you’ve heard it’s less effective than the two-shot regimens from Pfizer and Moderna. That’s technically true, but there’s more to that number. Today we’ll spend a little time talking about what you should worry about and what you shouldn’t about the vaccines. Plus: the results of a long experiment in universal basic income.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “The Latest Case of Vaccine Alarmism” from The New York Times
• “In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers” also from The New York Times
• “After third large quake near New Zealand, tsunami concerns from South Pacific to Central America” from The Washington Post
• “In Iceland, 18,000 Earthquakes Over Days Signal Possible Eruption on the Horizon” from The New York Times
• “Stockton’s Basic-Income Experiment Pays Off” from The Atlantic
• “Mothers Are Regaining Jobs, Even While Shouldering Pandemic Burdens at Home” from The New York Times

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