Should There Be A Vaccine Mandate For Airline Passengers?

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 29 December 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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As some health experts raise concerns about the CDC’s failure to urge negative tests at the end of the new 5-day isolation period, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins to discuss the CDC’s decision. After, Dr Zeke Emmanuel joins to give his perspective on the growing debate on Covid vaccine mandates for airline passengers.

Plus, Legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden dies at 85. CNN contributor Bob Costas joins to remember the icon’s career. And, as businesses push back return to work dates, Professor Scott Galloway joins to talk about how remote working is affecting young male Americans.

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0:00.0	The news continues now, so let's hand it over to Michael Smurkhanish and CNN tonight.
0:07.5	Jim, thank you.
0:08.5	I am Michael Smurkhanish.
0:09.5	Welcome to CNN tonight.
0:10.8	We just broke our all-time record for new cases this pandemic.
0:15.4	The highest seven-day average of new COVID cases since January of 2021, 254,496.
0:23.4	That's a quarter of a million infections.
0:27.0	And those are just the people who got tested, which brings me to another big headline.
0:32.1	This kind of says it all from the Associated Press.
0:35.0	US move to shortened COVID-19 isolation stirrer's confusion?
0:39.8	Doubt.
0:40.8	I think it really encapsulates what many Americans are feeling right now, confused and even a
0:45.8	little doubtful and wary after the CDC dramatically shortened its recommended isolation period
0:51.1	for the COVID positive just as Omicron is exploding.
0:54.9	A move that's also drawing some criticism from many renowned experts on infectious diseases
1:00.6	couldn't lead to even more COVID cases.
1:03.9	That's a fear.
1:05.0	We have the guest tonight to try to help clear up any confusion and address the concerns
1:10.0	that guest is Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House COVID Task Force member extraordinaire.
1:15.3	He's about to join us in just a moment.
1:17.6	So why are their concerns and confusion?
1:21.0	For now, those infected with COVID-19 had long been advised by the CDC to isolate for
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