First, some details about the FDA-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: Only for 16 years of age and older. Brand name Comirnaty.  Why?  Coined from COvid and the MRNA platform technology.  Also evokes the concept of community. Effectiveness dropped from 95% to 91%, which is still pretty good. Why did it take so long?  The argument is that the normal FDA process takes from 8 to 12 months.  It took only 3.5 months from submittal of the Pfizer application.  Plus, there is yet no permanent commissioner, who currently is Dr. Janet Woodcock as acting.  Why?  Apparently, President Joe Biden  can't find anyone who can win Senate confirmation .  Plus Senator Joe Manchin does not want Woodcock to be promoted for she ran the drug division and was too liberal about opioids. But during this time of pandemic shouldn't some kind of wartime or depression national emergency justification be made to accelerate approval?  I would not be surprised if the FDA does pass through the Moderna application

So what's happening today? Jeopardy will again search for a host , as Mike Richards resigned, still keeping his job as executive producer, but probably only for a short while.  There are signs that he also manipulated the system to optimize his chances. Back in 2013-4, on The Randumb Show podcast, he  demeaned women,  homeless and others. You will actually be able to see him host on September 13 when Jeopardy returns. What about Mayim Bialik, who was selected to host the prime time specials?   She too is in jeopardy  for her statements about vaccine doubt. Ken Jennings seems now more likely to replace Trebeck, although Levar Burton's name keeps coming up. As of a few hours ago, here is a  summary of our Afghanistan debacle : 5800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but all will be out by August 31.  Sure. 17,000 people evacuated this past week and 3800 in the last 24 hours, using six C-17 military transports and 32 charter planes.  Previously, 5,000 had already left. As Qatar was getti