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Rhode Island official on school mask mandate

As the Delta variant drives a surge of COVID-19 infections, Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea is urging the state to require masks inside the classroom this school year. Governor Dan McKee says he does not support a government mandate and is leaving the decision up to individual school districts. Gorbea joins CBSN to explain why she backs a statewide requirement. She also discusses her run for Rhode Island governor in 2022.

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COVID vaccine mandates "gaining momentum"

The pressure to increase coronavirus vaccinations is mounting as the CDC warns cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise in the U.S. As CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports, more businesses, schools and cities are now issuing vaccine mandates in the hopes of slowing the spread. Then, Dr. Annalee Baker, an associate professor of emergency medicine at NYU's Grossman School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Michael George to discuss the latest.

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