Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday He also warned of a repeat of last year's rising caseloads and shutdowns if people refuse to protect themselves from the coronavirus McConnell urged people in the United States to ignore 'demonstrably bad advice' coming from pundits and anti-vaxxers As cases skyrocket, he noted nearly all new virus hospitalizations nationwide are among people who have not been vaccinated Delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in the U.S. Capitol Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the attending physician of the Capitol, revealed several fully vaccinated congressional aides have tested positive for COVID