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The list of companies mandating vaccines, it just keeps growing. its the biggest names like facebook, google, disney, and walmart leading the way. but how effective are these mandates? a closer look at who falls under these vaccine policies raises important questions. my next guest explores this in a new piece for the "washington post." catherine rampell joins me now. catherine, i had no idea of this duality that you have written about. walmart and walgreens, by way of example. if im working in ...

Office support staff, they are required to get vaccines. however, as you may be familiar, those demographics are more likely to already be vaccinated. however, the blue-collar workers, the workers who are working at stores or in warehouses, distribution centers, theyre exempted from these vaccine mandates. so in other words, whats happening is that companies and not just those two examples are effectively telling workers to get vaccinated who are already vaccinated and then exempting those who m...

However, the blue-collar workers, the workers who are working at stores or in warehouses, distribution centers, theyre exempted from these vaccine mandates. so in other words, whats happening is that companies and not just those two examples are effectively telling workers to get vaccinated who are already vaccinated and then exempting those who most could use the motivation. >> okay. equinox and soulcycle as contrasted with blink fitness or danny meyers high-end restaurants as compared to shake...

But some of them have taken a stance and said we dont want our members to be forced to be vaccinated. and some unions in fact have said we dont even want this vaccination or frequent testing option unless we get overtime pay or what have you. thats the case for the paramedics union, for example, in new york city. so yes, some unions have stood in the way. i think frankly this is completely ill-advised. its jeopardizing public health. its jeopardizing their own members. its jeopardizing their pol...

Hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ the list of companies mandating vaccines, it just keeps growing. its the biggest names like facebook, google, disney, and walmart leading the way. but how effective are these mandates? a closer look at who falls under these vaccine policies raises important questions. my next guest explores this in a new piece for the "washington post." catherine rampell joins me now. catherine, i had no idea of this duality that you have written about. walmart and wal...

Vaccination or frequent testing option unless we get overtime pay or what have you. thats the case for the paramedics union, for example, in new york city. so yes, some unions have stood in the way. i think frankly this is completely ill-advised. its jeopardizing public health. its jeopardizing their own members. its jeopardizing their political influence. but it doesnt mean some of them arent doing it perhaps because they do have members who are cranks or want more money or theyre using it as a...

Well. and you know, weve gone through many gyrations to actually get human news space over more than half a century now. but were still just scratching the surface. we have a long ways to go. but it is exciting. it is really exciting thing to see how space is being open to the rest of humanity, not just to a selected few. >> doctor jameson, you have such a unique perspective on this because of your six years as an astronaut with nasa and also because of the work you did prior in the peace corp a...

That he had abused the public trust. that there were children present when he committed this act. that this act entailed, you know, particularly heinous and -- and brutal behavior. and so, for all those -- those reasons, you can understand how mr. floyds family feels that this sentence was insufficient. or at least was not what they would have received. it was not the equivalent of what a person of color would have received. but that said, this is, still, atypically long for a police officer. we...

I am processing as a human being. >> do you think you could help me? >> you cant separate me, make me one or the other. i am both. >> reporter: that duality, even more drastic as many officers say within months they went from being considered heroes on the front lines to enemies >> it all boils down to three main concepts of being underfunded, understaffed, and undersupported >> reporter: now uncertainty about their future gabe gutierrez, nbc news, portland, oregon up next as we continue tonig...

Personal. >> ive said as a human being and processing as a human being. >> im going give you a dollar. >> you cant make me want or the other. im both. >> reporter: that duality even more drastic as many officers say within months they went from being considered heros on the front lines to enemies. >> it all boils down to the three main concepts of being underfunded, understaffed, and undersupported. >> reporter: and now uncertainty about their future. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. that does it for...