{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Yah Lah But","title":"#249 - WHO now says boosters are not a viable strategy & Bentley driver tries to run down security officer","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3020,"description":"WHO experts warned that repeating booster shots of the COVID vaccines is not a viable strategy going forward against emerging variants. In Singapore though, Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung recently said that we may need annual booster shots in the future. What should we make of this difference in messaging? Elsewhere, a Bentley driver draws the ire of the internet and even Minister Chan Chun Sing himself, by threatening to run over a security officer in order to force his way into Red Swastika School. Could he have done it any other way without going viral?\nSome YLB housekeeping:\nEp 250 is our Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) episode! Here's the link to submit your questions\nOur Google Nest x YLB giveaway has a winner! Check out our IG to find out if it was YOU!\nFind us here!\nOur YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions\nYLB's TikTok featuring us dancing uwu\nOur YLB YouTube channel to watch videos of all our guest interviews\nOur YLB IG account where we post exclusive BTS of the podcast\n\nFOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory\n\nWHO now says boosters are not a viable strategy\nWHO warns against repeated COVID-19 boosters, says too soon to treat the virus like flu\nRepeat Covid Booster Shots Risk Overloading Immune System, EU Regulators Warn - Bloomberg\nCOVID booster shots may be needed every year: Ong Ye Kung\nS'pore can neither remove all social restrictions nor go for 'zero-Covid' strategy: Ong Ye Kung\n7 questions about Covid-19 booster shots, answered - Vox\nLevel of satisfaction with Govt’s handling of Covid-19 closely tied to daily case numbers: IPS study - TODAY\nworking-paper-43__living-with-covid-19-in-singapore-attitudes-challenges-and-the-way-ahead.pdf\nWHO Director: Booster Shot Programs ‘Will Likely Prolong The Pandemic’ Amid Global Vaccine Inequality...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Lvk5K12uIp8q5bBqjTX7ifPJqJOT83Ao1XFNVRr_Xoo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZTdl/ZGY1MDIzMGVjZThh/OWI0MzllMzQ5ZWQ2/Zjg0ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}