Supreme Court Hears Challenges To Vaccine Mandates

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 8 January 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject a vaccine or testing requirement aimed at large businesses. Yet, in a separate challenge, some justices seemed more open to a vaccine mandate aimed at certain health care workers. Fewer jobs were added in December than in any other month in 2021. Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins to discuss the 3.9% unemployment rate and some good news about much Americans are taking home. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	As Billy Joel once said, it's a matter of trust.
0:05.2	The lead starts right now.
0:07.1	The virus is not the only fight facing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
0:11.9	Critics are shooting arrows at the agency's credibility in the CDC director smack dab
0:17.0	in the center of the bullseye.
0:19.5	It's not the news the Biden administration wanted to hear fewer jobs added in December than
0:24.9	any other month in 2021, but there is some good news about how much you're taking home
0:30.6	and what a cluster.
0:33.0	27,000, yes, 27,000 U.S. flights canceled since Christmas Eve.
0:38.4	What is it going to take to end our travel nightmare?
0:46.8	Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper.
0:48.1	We're going to start today in our health lead and the CDC battling and apparent credibility
0:52.2	problem.
0:53.2	Today, the agency's director, Dr. Rochelle Wolensky, took questions from reporters in
0:57.0	her first solo news conference since July after facing a barrage of criticism, including
1:02.4	from within the White House and the CDC, over isolation guidance that even allies call
1:08.2	confusing.
1:09.2	Wolensky admitting that the past few weeks have been particularly challenging.
1:12.7	She noted that as the science changes, the guidance has to change as well and she went
1:18.0	on to say, quote, this is hard and I am committed to continue to improve on, quote, now, former
1:22.9	Biden administration health advisors are urging the White House to shift its COVID strategy.
1:28.6	CNN's Alexandra Field reports, these advisors, former advisors, want the president to prioritize
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