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New York State employees must receive the coronavirus vaccination or otherwise undergo weekly tests, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Wednesday.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reacted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that, among other things, vaccinated people should still wear masks in high-infection areas by reaffirming no mask mandates will be in place in the state.

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that since the Delta variant wave of the coronavirus pandemic has already run its course, the impact of the new “confusing” CDC mask guidelines will not have a big impact.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports” that American employers “should be free to require vaccinations” for workers and masks for customers.

President Joe Biden blamed unvaccinated Americans on Tuesday for the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic on his watch.

City workers in Montclair, California, are now required to wear a sticker proving their vaccination status if they do not wear a mask, although officials contend it is not a mandate. 

President Joe Biden surrendered to more coronavirus restrictions, just days after corporate media continued pressing the White House for more masking and vaccine mandates.

CNN anchor Don Lemon on his Monday broadcast of “Don Lemon Tonight” called on the unvaccinated to be banned from grocery stores, ball games, and offices.

The White House on Monday offered vocal support for vaccine mandates, arguing they were meant to keep Americans safe from the coronavirus.

The Pentagon last month quietly updated its policy on masks to allow unmasked troops to be asked for proof of their vaccination status.

Dozens of medical organizations, including the Texas Nurses Association (TNA) and National League for Nursing (NLN), are demanding mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers, outlining their plea in a joint statement. 

Despite widespread protests, the law requires everyone over the age of 12 to have a health pass for basic life activities.

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R-NJ) said Sunday night on MSNBC’s “The Mehdi Hasan Show” that Republican leaders had blood on their hands over how they have managed the coronavirus pandemic.

The City of Savannah, Georgia, is one of the latest areas to reinstitute a mask mandate, Mayor Van Johnson (D) announced on Monday.

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Monday on ABC’s “The View” that Fox News host Tucker Carlson is not safe from being confronted because he is “spewing lies that cost people their lives.”

Boris Johnson is reportedly pushing proposals that would mandate university students be fully vaccinated as a requirement to attend lectures.

The growing number of coronavirus infections in the United States threatens the political success of President Joe Biden’s presidency.

ABC News panelist Margaret Hoover said on This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that the government should require patients receiving public health care — including Veterans Affairs care — to be vaccinated for coronavirus.

Deandre Hopkins is not the only player who has publicly questioned the NFL’s policy on vaccines. With a handful of teams already in training camp and the rest to soon follow, the wave of backlash continued through the weekend against the NFL, following Thursday’s memo announcing that players will be held accountable for any outbreaks that occur among unvaccinated teammates.

People in the United Kingdom who have not been “fully vaccinated” are reportedly set to be prohibited from attending Premier League football matches.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that mask mandates for vaccinated Americans was “under active consideration.”

Starting on August 6th, all Italians over the age of 12 will have to present a vaccine passport or “Green Pass” to eat indoors in restaurants or engage in other activities such as going to gyms and theatres.

Thousands of Britons gathered in London to protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson plan to mandate vaccine passports for daily life.

PARIS (AP) – Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France’s yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers.

A majority of Americans who have not yet been vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus indicate they will likely not get the shot, according to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey released this week.

China’s Foreign Ministry boasted on Thursday that 30 heads of state around the globe have “openly” received doses of Chinese state-made coronavirus vaccine candidates, notably omitting that China’s own leader, Xi Jinping, has yet to publicly reveal his vaccination status.

Around 300 anti-vaccine passport protesters stormed the town hall of Chambéry, denouncing French measures to implement a vaccine passport.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Your World” that he was criticized because “loyalists” of former President Donald Trump get “annoyed” with him for telling the truth.

Olivia Sandor has a rare medical condition and is not permitted to start her freshman year this fall at Brigham Young University-Hawaii because the school denied her coronavirus vaccine medical exemption request.

Gao Fu, the director of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told Chinese state media this week he has received three different Chinese state-made coronavirus vaccines since May 2020, China’s state-run Global Times reported Wednesday.

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) told Birmingham, AL’s CBS 42 on Thursday during a press gaggle that it was “time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for COVID-19 cases rising in her state.

Former White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that President Joe Biden needed to get “very aggressive” and advocate that schools, businesses and government agencies require daily negative coronavirus tests results from the unvaccinated for which they pay.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday the coronavirus vaccines are “saving lives” and “reducing mortality” amid a nationwide push to have Americans get vaccinated, saying if you are vaccinated your chances of becoming seriously ill are “effectively zero.”

Rock legend Eric Clapton informed fans Wednesday that he will not play at venues that require audience members to be vaccinated before attending concerts.

Saudia Arabia will ban all citizens and residents unvaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus from entering nearly all public spaces starting August 1, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs announced Tuesday.

President Joe Biden warned parents of children under the age of 12 Wednesday that they will be forced to wear masks when they return to school in August.