The Delta variant has reached all 50 states, unvaccinated Americans account for nearly all Covid deaths, and cities like Los Angeles and St. Louis are now calling for everyone, including the vaccinated, to mask-up indoors. So with the pandemic still in play, could federal mask mandates and vaccine mandates help? Dr. Nahid Bhadelia and Politico White House reporter Eugene Daniels join American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss what mandates for a politicized pandemic could look like.
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Mask And Vaccine Mandates Come Into Question Amid Rising Covid Cases
If the government tries vaccine mandates you’ll have mass protests like in France
Hey Hairy Nosepicker, Trump single-handedly slowed the manufacture of the vaccines by prohibiting the government purchase of them.@Henry Steel
Hey Hairy Nosepicker, Trump did claim to know more than virology scientists at the CDC to their face on video. Trump spent the visit to the CDC misrepresenting the state of coronavirus testing, praising himself, and attacking his critics.
Trump claimed to understand science better than anyone because his uncle was a scientist.
@Henry Steel
Hi there—which hole did you crawl out of?
Time to go back down.
@Bodin Muschinsky … People will need to ban together. And start forming their own communities to survive….
@Free Man Never?
Buddy, you’re as naive as a newborn babe if you buy that.
Oh yeah, that’s going to work out well sparky.
Bob Levy?
The government is going to mandate vaccines….while also giving blanket immunity to the vaccine manufacturers?? Nothing wrong here
Government: “We’re going to force you to take this, and if it hurts you, we won’t allow you to sue anyone for more than $3 in damages.”
@Brian Levine And realize Trump is more responsible for the vaxx than anyone else
@axil03 the people in America lost and around the world!
Everyone knows TRUMP WON this people needs to go to jail for fraud
@18Accounts Removed go, get out off the box and look deeper. And you will see why.
Let me make this abundantly clear:
You cannot mandate a vaccine.
@Liz R dumbest thing you ever said variants are fckin mutations this is a virus which is known to mutate frequently it’s normal. Being vaccinated won’t stop mutations lmfaoo. Because this virus evolves it only means yearly covid shots to curb spread and sickness. By the way I’ll never get it and I hope many more people continue to fight and refuse this poison
First off, it’s not a vaccine. Secondly, just try to mandate it and see how quick you regret that decision.
@TheDivineHustle Just like all other democrats, your probably uneducated too. It’s okay. Nobody can possibly think any smaller of you.
@Bo Walaszek yes but businesses can’t ask for your medical information. That is the problem. They know it and a lot of Americans know it. Anyone can ask you about your medical info but it can not be a requirement (unless it’s a medical) you work in.
@TheZarric k
Well… if the media hadn’t exploited the dangers of vaccination for ratings, there wouldn’t be hesitancy.
2 weeks to flatten the curve everyone , just 2 weeks
@PastaOverseer I believed that proper N95 masks had some value. But of course the US had allowed most of our production to be offshored to China, which quietly bought up the world’s supply before the news of COVID got out and they ceased exports, causing a shortage here. I had two N95 masks left over from a painting project, and I wore them in the early months of the outbreak despite the mask shaming at that time. When cloth masks were mandated, I complied on the theory that cloth might protect me from a flying snot ball with my name on it. Once the actual death rates were known, I wore the cloth masks out of good manners. The personal protection was minimal, but I understood that the authorities were really worried about me infecting someone else if I had an asymptomatic case. I am 72 years old, and have not had a symptomatic case to my knowledge in the year and a half of the outbreak. You see, I have an understanding of sepsis and know how diseases are transmitted, and I make my decisions accordingly. I think it is up to me whether I accept the risk versus benefit of a vaccine with only emergency approval.
Tell me what ‘scientific truths’ you believe, and we can have a conversation.
If we all make the small sacrifice of 2 weeks now, we won’t be asked to give up any more of our Constitutional rights. The government and their media schills promise!
Try to talk with the cult is a dead cause. They should let them die is their choice.
@PastaOverseer what’s untrue? Be specific so I can link you video evidence and articles from your own mainstream media. Everything I’ve said is fact. If you’re scared of this weak coronavirus, buy a hazmat suit for 100 bucks from sportsman’s warehouse or stay away from people. It’s that simple, I owe you nothing and force will not be tolerated. No wonder the government wants to disarm regular folks. That would make compliance with government mandated experimental drugs like they’ve done around the world easy.
@erynlasgalen1949 properly rated filters which would impact the spread of a virus smaller than a red blood cell were not mandatory. The mandates told us to use a bandana, and anything in between. It’s a compliance thing, not to stop a virus. If they wanted to stop the spread they would have condemned the Floyd riots, but instead they only condemned people protesting the lock down orders. So many small businesses destroyed as the megacorporations stay open for everyone to swap money
“How effective would a federal vaccine mandate be?” It’d be incredibly effective…for starting an open rebellion in this country.
Federal mandate is illegal. That’s why they are pushing corporations to force on employees.
Amazing how the Dems all said when Trump was President- they will Not get that vaccine!
They are calling this a Disease now ? Any real doctor or just a citizen knows the difference between a Disease and a virus!
It will start the civil war we are all waiting for. Right now it is 50/50 right? A good time to start the war.
@Douglas Landfield No, it’s not. The federal government has a lot of extra power during emergency situations, which is what they’re trying to say this is. There are ways they can “legally” force you to take the vaccine, but lots of us would take up arms before that happens.
Leave the county then.
Just shows you how much faith they have in their experimental vaccine .
mRNA vaccines are not experimental and the technology had already existed before this virus. Do some research.
Facts
@arich621 They have never been used on humans and were approved using an emergency process that pulls them out of even the Victims Injury Compensation Program, and puts them under the stingier Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program – do some research.
Faith? >95% of the people dying in hospitals from Covid aren’t vaccinated. Science doesn’t require faith, just evidence.
This is going to happen every summer for a long time. Let’s get real here.
*Mandates pokey poke needle* Me: Well now I’m not gonna do it.
They didn’t even mandate masks, now talking about mandating vaccines?
It isn’t legal for the federal government to mandate masks outside of federal property and it’s not legal for them to mandate vaccines either.
Not legal to bus, fly, illegals to states and drop them ( wo notifying states govenment) either, but that doesnt stop them.
If you’re listening to these people a second time around, seek help.
It’s all propaganda.
Wasn’t this talk all “Conspiracy Theory” months ago? And now look just another “Conspiracy Theory” coming true.
@Metalosopher Trump never once said the word mandate. He said it was up to the people to make the decision. It’s this administration thats trying to mandate an unapproved vaccine.
@Democracy, Dignty, Human Rights! illegal border crossings and federal relocation programs where they are bussing illegal immigrants all over the country should stop immediately. And they won’t c
@Democracy, Dignty, Human Rights! so make those people get vaccinated
Your rational makes no sense and if we wanna take our chances than that’s up to us
Is there anyone who wants to be vax’d who is being turned down??
If it’s the most deadly virus in human history I decide not to get vaccinated how does this affect you?
@Democracy, Dignty, Human Rights! So what is it that sleepy joe and kneepads are doing at our southern border letting all these unvaccinated, covid positive illegals into the country then packing them on planes and busses and shipping them all over the country? Gee, I wonder why all those vaccinated people in DC are catching covid and spreading it around? More stupidity from the left mob. Getbon a plane with cases of beer to dodge their job and run to DC to infect vaccinated people.
Yup
Oh yeah, a vaccine that has maimed and killed should be mandatory. That will go over real well. Some people just happen to know the truth about what’s going on.
Link to show it is killing everyone.
If they is a vaccine mandate. There will be riots in the streets like last year
No it won’t ain’t nobody gone do nothing
Not like last year — they won’t be based on marching for criminals.
And the rioting was over social inequalities not masks or mandates
It’s good to see the amount of dislikes and the amount of people that actually know what’s going on in the comments.
The media thinks we dont know that theyre trying to once again incite violence.
You’re ridiculous. Get out of your rabbit hole.
@Albert Saenz Prove him wrong.
What’s the point of forcing a vaccine when every reason to shut down and wear a mask has been botched?
Funny how this new narrative has coordinated worldwide within just a few days.
Right?
just a few days ago everyone was reporting on how its the unvaccinated people’s fault. like explicit titles pitting the unvaccinated against the vaccinated
Build Back Better
I will NEVER get the experimental injection. Even if it’s mandated.
Then don’t. I’m fully vaccinated. So you can’t get me sick and all this drama is behind me. I think I’ll just enjoy watching unvaccinated people die in there own juices.
Ditto
@Jackson Heathen Preach. 💯💯💯
@Jackson Heathen Yeah maybe the jokes on us but I think the jokes on you, we will see this winter.