Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: A COVID-19 vaccine could do more than just protecting vaccinated people from getting infected—it could slow transmissions of the virus; An archaic law in New York City is finally repealed; Republicans can keep whining about metal detectors outside of the Capitol, but they’ll have to pay a fine if they don’t adhere to security screenings; A Capitol rioter actually gets permission to go on vacation; Banana bread is mistaken for a bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices