The Daily Populous

Thursday September 17th, 2020 morning edition

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Earlier this month, the president called on his Democratic opponents to “immediately apologize for the reckless anti-vaccine rhetoric that they’re talking right now.".

Driving the news: “Let me be clear: I trust vaccines, I trust scientists, but I don’t trust Donald Trump,” Biden said.

"What criteria will be used to ensure that a vaccine meets the scientific standard of safety and effectiveness?"

"If the administration greenlights a vaccine, who will validate that the decision was driven by science rather than politics?

"How can we be sure that the distribution of the vaccine will take place safely, cost-free and without a hint of favoritism?".

The bottom line: Biden said that if these three questions are answered, then he and others should "absolutely" take the vaccine.

Context: Before giving remarks, Biden had a virtual briefing with public health experts on developing and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine. »

The Big Ten Conference Adopts Stringent Medical Protocols; Football Season to Resume October 23-24, 2020

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/ and / : Team must proceed with caution and enhance COVID-19 prevention (alter practice and meeting schedule, consider viability of continuing with scheduled competition).

Red / Red : Team must stop regular practice and competition for a minimum of seven days and reassess metrics until improved.

The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013. »

University of Georgia to allow football -- but not in-person voting -- this fall

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(CNN) Student groups and state politicians are criticizing the University of Georgia for not allowing in-person voting on campus this fall.

Meanwhile, thousands of fans are expected to attend UGA's first home football game on October 3.

In August, the university unveiled a plan to allow up to 23,000 fans to attend home football games , a detail critics have seized on in the wake of the on-campus voting decision. »