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Effectiveness wears off but also antibodies wear off. why arent they allowing us to text the antibodies on our members and using that as a level to get tested. >> brian: they told you are vaccinated. for the unvaccinated there is a testing option. you are okay with that. >> we would love to keep a testing option. >> brian: you would love to see an antibody test. >> absolutely. the department has been giving antibody test since last year. they already have antibody information on a lot of our mem...

Are preemptively pushing the mandate because theyre worried about the lit tinning -- litigi. rachel: of course. pete: you have to provide a testing option. lawrence: same thing we do at fox. there is a testing option t doesnt work. you make such an excellent point, rachel about the former president. for all his faults where people want to nick him he had a track record of bringing people to the table and hosting those roundtables especially with the business community. he didnt do it behind clos...

Trying to surge gifts and other material across the economy will even exacerbate problems were already seeing and im afraid if the president doesnt amend the executive order joe biden may be the grinch that stole christmas. lawrence: what are you guys going to do to kind of fix this? >> were asking for the administration to delay the implementation of the mandate. to give us time to put it together but also to include a testing option for those who dont want to be vaccinated. this is something t...

And the national league of cities, that their vaccination sites to donate more than $1 million of ppe to help run the sites. and in our own facilities, 32,000 companies across the country weve been working with our employees to help get them vaccinated. offering incentives, offering timeoff. getting nurses into the facility. as you mentioned one member offered free trips to vegas. if you get vaccinated, youre thrown in a pool for that. weve done everything we can. weve incentivized them in any w...

Detailing on this program how a number of first responders are being let go right about now because they have not complied with local and state mandates regarding getting the shots. heres the president. watch this. >> should police officers, emergency responders be mandated to get vaccines and, if not, should they be stay at home or let go? >> yes and yes. the idea is that, look, the two things that concern me, one are those who just try to make this a political issue freedom. i have the freedom...

Every governor, every ceo, it is time for these mandates. finish this war, or well have covid with us way too long. >> places like chicago said to their police officers, get the vaccine or youll be tested twice weekly. youre getting rid of the testing option, is that correct? >> correct. >> what will you say to an officer who says, i have a principled objection to it. maybe not asking for a religious accommodation or anything else, but saying, i dont want to get the vaccine. what happens to that...

Report their vaccination status. another 1300 said they areund. unvaccinated. thats important because come january the vaccination is mandatory. if these numbers dont change 46% of chicagos police department would be in violation and subject to termination. the mayor believes most officers will comply. >> the important thing is was a straightforward process. you have the to option to go to, to the testing option. a lot of them were vaccinated. this is not about vaccinations. its about something ...

Yes or no to that and then is there testing offered, too? what are the real options here? >> the city employees all of them across the city police, fire, as well as every city department is required to upload their vaccination status either way whether you are vaccinated or unvaccinated. if you are not vaccinated you agree to get testing twice a week. you pay for that yourself through the end of the year. after that mayor lori lightfoot is not clear what will happen if folks will be required to ...

Think its the right of government to require this as a condition of employment. thats what we are starting to see a lot of. this belief that everyone pushing back is unvaccinated. that is not true. >> harris: thats fascinating and thats why i was making the point about they just want to know are you or are you not. but then jason i wonder if something else isnt at play. when i find out in chicago that they are not going to foot the bill for the testing after mandating that you go get something e...

For work. there is backlash also in san francisco where a police union fought for a testing option instead. >> theyre feeling a sense of betrayal, almost. >> reporter: meanwhile, booster shots for johnson & johnson and moderna patients are neither a final approval after an f.d.a. panel voted to recommend them. this comes as hospitals in some parts of the country are still in crisis. in minnesota, i.c.u. beds are nearly all full. >> the idea that were losing 25 minnesotans a day to a preventible ...