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Jul 2021
22m 14s

The Vaccine Mandate Conundrum

The New York Times
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In the effort to raise America’s vaccination rate, some agencies and private organizations have turned to the last, and most controversial, weapon in the public health arsenal: vaccine mandates. How have the federal government and the White House approached the issue? Guest: Jennifer Steinhauer, a Washington reporter for The New York Times. 
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