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Moderna announced today they were making new versions of their vaccine that can be used as boosters against variants seen in South Africa, Brazil, and the U.K. The vaccine should be effective against variants but it seems to create fewer antibodies against the one that has emerged in South Africa. Either way, vaccines alone will not be enough. We talk about mutations and vaccines. 

Also this hour: The Biden inauguration was the most Catholic inauguration in history. Is a more liberal Christianity on the rise? 

Lastly, a tribute to John McDonough, actor, singer, and a Connecticut native.

GUESTS: 
Paul Turner - An evolutionary biologist and virologist; he’s the Rachel Carson Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University and a microbiology faculty member at Yale School of Medicine
Michael Sean Winters - Writes the Distinctly Catholic blog for the National Catholic Reporter, and he is the author of two books including Left At the Altar: How Democrats Lost The Catholics And How Catholics Can Save The Democrats

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show. 

Moderna announced today they were&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/25/world/covid-19-coronavirus#moderna-says-its-vaccine-provokes-a-weaker-response-against-the-south-african-variant">making new versions</a>&nbsp;of their vaccine that can be used as boosters against variants seen in South Africa, Brazil, and the U.K. The vaccine should be effective against variants but it seems to create fewer antibodies against the one that has emerged in South Africa. Either way, vaccines alone will&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/24/us/covid-vaccine-rollout.html">not be enough.</a>&nbsp;We talk about mutations and vaccines.&nbsp;
Also this hour: The Biden inauguration was the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/distinctly-catholic/bishops-throw-cold-water-most-catholic-inauguration-history">most Catholic</a>&nbsp;inauguration in history. Is a more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/biden-catholic-christian.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=Homepage">liberal Christianity&nbsp;</a>on the rise?&nbsp;
Lastly, a tribute to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/CT-man-known-from-Captain-Kangaroo-reboot-15894869.php">John McDonough</a>, actor, singer, and a Connecticut native.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
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<li>Paul Turner&nbsp;- An&nbsp;<a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/paul_turner/">evolutionary biologist</a>&nbsp;and virologist; he&rsquo;s the Rachel Carson Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University and a microbiology faculty member at Yale School of Medicine</li>
<li>Michael Sean Winters&nbsp;- Writes the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncronline.org/columns/distinctly-catholic">Distinctly Catholic</a>&nbsp;blog for the&nbsp;National Catholic Reporter,&nbsp;and he is the author of two books including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007H99EZY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1">Left At the Altar: How Democrats Lost The Catholics And How Catholics Can Save The Democrats</a></li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.&nbsp;

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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