Top health officials warn about “aggressive” Delta variant; More hospitals are requiring staff to get covid vaccine; McCarthy balks after Pelosi vetoes two of his picks for 1/6 committee; Chicago mayor sits down with CNN

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🗓️ 22 July 2021

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Biden health officials discussing changes to mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans; Growing number of towns reinstating mask mandates; Alabama Doctor: Seeing young people intubated due to covid “should be a gigantic wake up call”; Sources: Biden admin talking about revising mask guidance; White House insist guidance has not changed; CDC Director: Delta variant is more aggressive than previous covid strains; FL Gov: This state will not mandate masks in schools, children should not be “muzzled” by face masks; Biden admin give $100m to rural health clinics for vaccine outreach; Biden warns covid is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated; Sleepaway camp in New York says 31 campers under the age of 12 have tested positive for covid; Missouri, Florida & Texas make up 40% of new cases nationwide; 99% of covid patients are unvaccinated in Missouri; States lagging in vaccinations see spike in new covid cases; 90% of covid patients are unvaccinated in Missouri; Florida ranks #1 in nation for most ne daily covid cases; White House: One in five new covid cases in U.S. are in Florida; South FL doc frustrated by more unvaccinated patients in ICU; Pelosi: We won’t let GOP “antics” disrupt 1/6 committee; Sources: Pelosi considering GOP Rep. Kinzinger for 1/6 committee; Conservative group launches attack as likening Rep. Liz Cheney to Hillary Clinton; Nearly half of house republicans still refuse to divulge if they’re vaccinated; Chicago sees 3rd mass shooting in a 6-hour span; Chicago mayor on gun violence, police reform & critics; DOJ creates gun trafficking strike forces In 5 cities; New audio: Trump rambles about Jan. 6, says rioters were “loving”; New details about Trump’s disastrous last year in office; Opening ceremony director fired for past anti-Semitic remarks; At least 20 covid-positive athletes forced to drop out 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	The White House now weighing a change to mass guidance as stays with low-vaccination rates
0:04.9	fuel and explosion in cases and suffering that could have been avoided.
0:11.2	Their workplace was attacked and all they can do is attack each other, a new twist in
0:16.1	the war over the January 6 special committee involving who Speaker Pelosi may pick to join
0:21.9	it.
0:22.9	Plus, very stable genius.
0:26.9	President Trump gives a bonkers interview where he makes the mega-riot sound like Woodstock.
0:32.2	We play the whole thing, but your brain might go numb.
0:39.9	Welcome to the lead.
0:40.9	I'm Pamela Brown and for Jake Tapper today and we start with our health lead.
0:45.5	And the nation's top doctors making it clear, once again, they are extremely worried about
0:51.0	the highly contagious Delta variant spreading throughout the United States among the unvaccinated.
0:56.2	But there's a very simple solution, folks.
0:59.3	Get your shots.
1:00.3	Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmed that real-life data proves the current vaccines are highly
1:05.6	effective against this variant.
1:07.4	But in communities with low-vaccination rates, hospital ICUs are filling up.
1:12.7	And this week, three states, Florida, Texas and Missouri, accounted for 40% of all new
1:19.0	cases.
1:20.4	But once again, the majority of these infections are in people who have not had their shots.
1:26.5	There's also the question about what the spread of the Delta variant means for masks.
1:31.2	Sources tell CNN that top Biden health officials are holding early discussions about changing
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