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president biden has been speaking to americans from the white house about a new strategy to fight the delta variant. the president is now requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated, businesses with more than 100 workers will have to require their employees... my require their employees... m message to unvaccinated require their employees... mg message to unvaccinated americans is this — what more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? we've made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. the vaccine is fda approved. 0ver200 and convenient. the vaccine is fda approved. over 200 millions of pair —— million americans have gotten at least one shot. 0ur patience is wearing thin and your refusal has

caused all of us. please, do the right thing. don't take it from me, listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans who are lying in hospital beds, taking theirfinal americans who are lying in hospital beds, taking their final breast, saying "if only i've unvaccinated." joining me on that is at the anthony zurcher. president biden comparing big chunks of the population to get a vaccine? ., , ., _, , ., a vaccine? you remember a couple of months ago. — a vaccine? you remember a couple of months ago. joe _ a vaccine? you remember a couple of months ago, joe biden _ a vaccine? you remember a couple of months ago, joe biden gave - a vaccine? you remember a couple of months ago, joe biden gave a - months ago, joe biden gave a very optimistic speech saying the public would be to pairing its independence from the deadly virus. two months later, it was a much more angry and frustrated tone from joe biden this afternoon, the cost of the economy

is too high to avoid mandates. now you have to use the power of government to start forcing this corridor to get vaccinated. who corridor to get vaccinated. who recisel corridor to get vaccinated. who precisely will — corridor to get vaccinated. who precisely will be _ corridor to get vaccinated. who precisely will be compelled to get a vaccine? , ., ., ., , vaccine? first of all, any government _ vaccine? first of all, any government employees | vaccine? first of all, any i government employees are vaccine? first of all, any - government employees are going vaccine? first of all, any _ government employees are going to have to get vaccinated. any health care workers who work in medical facilities that participate in medicare, which is a lot of different hospitals, 25,000 medical workers covered will have to get vaccinated. no options to do testing. the labour department will have regulations that require any employer with over 100 employees to either mandate vaccinations for their workers or have those workers up their workers or have those workers up tested on a weekly basis. not quite as forceful for what biden is

doing, but i think that will still put pressures on these employers to get these employees vaccinated. we're talking about 100 million american workers, about two thirds of the us labour force will be under some sort of vaccine mandate or at least extreme pressure to get vaccinated. d0 least extreme pressure to get vaccinated-— least extreme pressure to get vaccinated. ~ ., , ., vaccinated. do we know exactly how enforcement — vaccinated. do we know exactly how enforcement will _ vaccinated. do we know exactly how enforcement will work? _ vaccinated. do we know exactly how enforcement will work? well, - vaccinated. do we know exactly how enforcement will work? well, with l enforcement will work? well, with this employer _ enforcement will work? well, with this employer mandate _ enforcement will work? well, with this employer mandate that's - enforcement will work? well, with i this employer mandate that's coming from the labour department, the label department can find employers for not filing these requirements. that is an enforcement power the government has. the mandates on government has. the mandates on government workers, they could lose theirjobs if they don't get vaccinated. there's going to be fines as well is a very direct risk to people's jobs if they don't follow these mandates. this

to people's jobs if they don't follow these mandates. this seems in a way politically _ follow these mandates. this seems in a way politically extraordinary - follow these mandates. this seems in a way politically extraordinary for - a way politically extraordinary for a way politically extraordinary for a country which focuses on individual freedom. a country which focuses on individualfreedom. lt a country which focuses on individual freedom.- a country which focuses on individual freedom. it is definitely coin: individual freedom. it is definitely auoin to individual freedom. it is definitely going to have _ individual freedom. it is definitely going to have a — individual freedom. it is definitely going to have a polarising - individual freedom. it is definitely going to have a polarising effect. | individual freedom. it is definitely l going to have a polarising effect. a quarter of at the american public who is not vaccinated so far, i think they will be extremely upset about this choice. that is going to go against a lot of their political beliefs. ., , . ., go against a lot of their political beliefs. . , . . ., ., beliefs. fascinating, and we are in extraordinary _ beliefs. fascinating, and we are in extraordinary times. _ beliefs. fascinating, and we are in extraordinary times. anthony, - beliefs. fascinating, and we are in l extraordinary times. anthony, thank you very much indeed. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are my good fellow, the political writer claire cohen, women's editor for the the dating

telegraph. —— daily telegraph. "we don't need mass boosters" as 0xford scientists say britain's third doses are better deployed overseas. according to the metro, commuters and public transport staff have clashed over confusing face covering rules, as the number of people wearing them has dropped. the guardian says scrapping the universal credit £20 uplift will hit the sickest areas the hardest. the i follows the story, with mounting anger and condemnation from conservative mps regarding the government's decision. and finally, the independent says the home secretary is being accused of blackmail as tensions between france and the uk over migrant boats begin to rise. let us begin and start with the telegraph. mya, if i could begin with you. we've seen these arguments unfold about whether we need a third jab going into the winter. many will feel that it's protective, talk of combining it with the flu vaccine.

some scientists say it's not... it's better going overseas. this some scientists say it's not. .. it's better going overseas.— some scientists say it's not... it's better going overseas. this is about sarah gilbert, _ better going overseas. this is about sarah gilbert, the _ better going overseas. this is about sarah gilbert, the lead _ better going overseas. this is about sarah gilbert, the lead scientist - better going overseas. this is about sarah gilbert, the lead scientist of i sarah gilbert, the lead scientist of the oxford jab, saying it's not necessary. two vaccines doses is the majority, and we expect from the joint committee, they are currently debating an issue around the jabs. they've already said that people who have severely weakened immune systems, around half a million people, will be getting that third dose. but i do think one of the most important things here, which is what professor gilbert is saying, these vaccines should be sent to countries where are the... have caught up such huge numbers of the vaccine, and i

think on a human level, that is awful that some people aren't able to access the vaccine around the world and people have called this a vaccine apartheid. it's also the more practical thing which is no one is safe unless everyone is safe. so, the longer the covid—19 is allowed to circulate in this way without people being vaccinated, the worse it is for all of us. i do think whilst here, it's necessary for people with weakened immune systems. there is also an major consideration around making sure countries all around making sure countries all around the world get the vaccine. every government has to protect its own population. we see dame sarah saying she isn't convinced of the benefits ofjabbing children under the age of 16. but this is something

thatis the age of 16. but this is something that is concerning parents? lt that is concerning parents? it certainly is. it's improved and incredibly— certainly is. it's improved and incredibly divisive issue, and we don't _ incredibly divisive issue, and we don't know_ incredibly divisive issue, and we don't know the gc vi's decision on it. don't know the gc vi's decision on it ruling — don't know the gc vi's decision on it. ruling that they don't want to recommend it. sarah gilbert has said before _ recommend it. sarah gilbert has said before she _ recommend it. sarah gilbert has said before she doesn't think it's a great — before she doesn't think it's a great idea. her comments were around those _ great idea. her comments were around those countries. the telegraph story, — those countries. the telegraph story, we — those countries. the telegraph story, we should make clear this booster— story, we should make clear this booster has been approved for people with severe immune deficiencies. her point being _ with severe immune deficiencies. her point being that it is those first doses, — point being that it is those first doses, doing the main level of protection. they seem to be working

very well, _ protection. they seem to be working verywell. so— protection. they seem to be working very well, so we should send any surplus— very well, so we should send any surplus to — very well, so we should send any surplus to countries that need it. this despite astrazeneca having yesterday been approved as a potential booster, along with moderna. for her to be saying this is incredibly— moderna. for her to be saying this is incredibly timely. it does look like this— is incredibly timely. it does look like this booster programme isn't going _ like this booster programme isn't going to — like this booster programme isn't going to go away. we have the who saying _ going to go away. we have the who saying that it shouldn't be ruled out until— saying that it shouldn't be ruled out until the end of the year. i think— out until the end of the year. i think the — out until the end of the year. i think the win is going to be the major one _ think the win is going to be the major one because the suggestion being _ major one because the suggestion being the... and looking ahead to when there — being the... and looking ahead to when there might be a potential spike _ when there might be a potential spike if— when there might be a potential spike if there is a late spring surge, — spike if there is a late spring surge, and you give people a booster now or— surge, and you give people a booster now or in _ surge, and you give people a booster now or in the — surge, and you give people a booster now or in the next few weeks and it only lasts— now or in the next few weeks and it only lasts six months. i don't think this only lasts six months. idon't think this is— only lasts six months. i don't think this is going — only lasts six months. i don't think this is going to go away when it comes to — this is going to go away when it comes to boosters. ijust want i just want to bring ijust want to bring in the metro, maya, is related. commuters crash

over mask rules. that questions of variants over seas and people not wearing masks on public transport, all of us who are going on the tube in london see it. it feels like increasingly people not wearing masks. �* ., ., , increasingly people not wearing masks. ., ., , ., masks. i'm originally from newcastle. _ masks. i'm originally from newcastle, and _ masks. i'm originally from newcastle, and i've - masks. i'm originally from newcastle, and i've beenl masks. i'm originally from - newcastle, and i've been lucky enough to be able to go home after one of the lockdowns. 0n the train, not a lot of people wearing masks. what the mastro article is drawing attention to is the difficulty that people are working on public transit report and guards trying to import the rules —— the metro. the east coast line, you should be wearing a

mask. at least one instance in the story trying to enforce the rule and being threatened and someone spitting at them, and obviously, that's really awful to have to experience when you're doing your job. but i think it's also around... i don't know why the rules were changed, because this says this has been a series of studies that suggest face coverings can cut covid transmission. especially in confined spaces like train. i do think the government should have perhaps been firm on this. there's a number of things they could have done. but also thinking about unions calling for airfiltration also thinking about unions calling for air filtration systems to make sure that air can circulate well. schools have gone back, and lots of people don't have that in place.

there were a number of things that could have been done to make sure things were as safe as possible. the metro piece draws confusion as the government scraps the legal requirement for masks on public transport. should the government now changed because of cases going up in scotland and england? with schools going back and people going back to work as well. going back and people going back to work as well-— work as well. that's exactly the oint work as well. that's exactly the point because _ work as well. that's exactly the point because it _ work as well. that's exactly the point because it was _ work as well. that's exactly the point because it was only - work as well. that's exactly the point because it was only on . work as well. that's exactly the - point because it was only on monday this week— point because it was only on monday this week that we were told levels were back— this week that we were told levels were back to pre—pandemic levels, and that— were back to pre—pandemic levels, and that really is a moment to take stock— and that really is a moment to take stock because we know the government wants to _ stock because we know the government wants to get back to business. it wants— wants to get back to business. it wants to — wants to get back to business. it wants to get back to business. it wants to get everyone back to normal — wants to get everyone back to normal. we got incidents where we've got arguments happening on transport, we bought number of people — transport, we bought number of people getting on trains rising. we but potentially cases arising. any

clarity _ but potentially cases arising. any clarity would be helpful because people — clarity would be helpful because people don't know what they're supposed to do. if you commute, you have people _ supposed to do. if you commute, you have people eyeing each other angrily — have people eyeing each other angrily and you worry about confrontation every time. the rest of us _ confrontation every time. the rest of us are _ confrontation every time. the rest of us are only getting it once or twice _ of us are only getting it once or twice a — of us are only getting it once or twice a day. of us are only getting it once or twice a day-— twice a day. this obviously isn't auoin to twice a day. this obviously isn't going to go _ twice a day. this obviously isn't going to go away. _ twice a day. this obviously isn't going to go away, but - twice a day. this obviously isn't going to go away, but i'm - twice a day. this obviously isn't going to go away, but i'm sure | twice a day. this obviously isn't i going to go away, but i'm sure it's going to go away, but i'm sure it's going to go away, but i'm sure it's going to build. moving on to part of this week's announcement and speculation of universal credit, and the i talks about tory anger over cuts to benefits. they are talking about the £20 a week uplift and universal credit. tory mps with messages from white claimants, maya. these potential plans to cut

universal credit by £20 a week. this is 19 months after this small increase. brought in during the pandemic. what this story is about is the potential rift within the conservative party, in particular from those mps or those mayors in areas that might be particularly affected by people suffering because of this curb. but this story is also saying that jacob rees—mogg of this curb. but this story is also saying thatjacob rees—mogg isn't saying thatjacob rees—mogg isn't saying this booster has to go because the books have to be balanced and you do wonder when the books are being balanced and whose costis books are being balanced and whose cost is that happening. according to citizens advice, when you look at the stats, it would hit nearly 6 million people and 38% of those people, more than a third, are in work. there's clearly a structural problem with the uk economy.