I-han Chou, senior editor at Nature, discusses a new study about adolescence and how that period of your life influences adulthood.
Chou discusses how the demographic has often been looked over by scientists who tend to focus on studying the mental and physical traits of babies and adults. The study digs deep into the science of the age group, looking past puberty and some of the negative behaviors associated with being a teenager.
Parts of the study also analyze the digital life of students today. Research has found that offline behavior is often mirrored online. For example, students prone to bullying in real-life also often experience those same issues online.
President Biden's self-imposed deadline of making booster vaccines available for all Americans is today, but with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration only approving the boosters for senior citizens, it doesn't look like he can make that deadline. The nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci defended both positions, saying that the deadline was more of a placeholder and that he also stands by the FDA's decision.
Dr. Jen Caudle, family physician and associate professor at Rowan University, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss more on the booster shot and Pfizer's vaccine for young kids.
26 states have now fully vaccinated more than half of their population with Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts fully vaccinating at least two-thirds of their residents. These three states are among the ones with the lowest new Covid-19 cases per capita, but in states with low vaccination rates, hospitals are filling up again.
Dr. Rob Davidson, ER doctor and executive director of Committee to Protect Health Care, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss more.
