Summary
As the country wrestles with the latest Delta-driven surge, certain sectors of state/federal government and some corporations are mandating that their employees get vaccinated. The NewsHour looks at what these mandates require and whether they’ll make a difference in containing COVID's spread and people's health and safety.
Five Facts
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Who
is Andy Slavitt?
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What
actions are Slavitt and a group of bipartisan former government officials pushing for?
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Why
are they targeting those who don’t have a strong ideological objection to the vaccine, but still aren’t vaccinated?
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How
could a higher rate of vaccination help other people?
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Where
does Slavitt point out a vaccine mandate would be very effective in increasing vaccination rates?
Focus Questions
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How might the
private
sector requiring vaccinations be more impactful in increasing vaccination rates to fight the Delta variant than the public sector (state/federal government) doing so?
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How does increasing vaccination rates save lives?
Media literacy:
How might different people respond to the public sector or private companies mandating vaccinations differently? How might you take action in response to this message?
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This Daily News Lesson was written by EXTRA intern Cecilia Curran and EXTRA’s Victoria Pasquantonio. Curran is a sophomore at Amherst College.
