Topic: Dr Agus

2 chapters across the catalog

Grope Line
Episode 1372 4:49 - 6:14

1372: Grope Line

CBS COVID-19 Coverage, Pfizer Vaccine Efficacy Decline

CBS News features Dr. Agus discussing the necessity of vaccinating children and maintaining mask mandates. During the segment, it is mentioned that Pfizer's own data suggests vaccine efficacy drops by 6% per month. The hosts discuss the implications of this decline and the inevitable push for a third booster shot.

White, Male & Yale
Episode 828 1:49:12 - 1:54:05

828: White, Male & Yale

Zika Virus Funding and "Flat World" Rhetoric

Senator Harry Reid is heard campaigning for $1.9 billion in emergency Zika virus funding, warning that mosquitoes will soon "leave town" for the summer. Dr. David Agus appears on CBS to recommend wearing mosquito nets in public. Agus repeatedly uses the phrase "the world is flat" to describe viral transmission, which the hosts mock as a nonsensical buzzword.