- Protests are erupting across the country
over COVID-19 mandates.
This as concern grows over anew subvariant of the virus
and the FDA is expected tomake a big announcement.
(protesters shouting)(car horns honking)
Parents in California are fired up,
protesting outside the statecapitol and across the state.
- The harder they push,the louder we'll get.
- [Jenna] California teachers
are now required to get the shot.
The mandate coming for students too
once the vaccine is fullyapproved for their age groups.
- I'm not a parent that wants my child
to be controlled by the government,
so I want my child to not be vaccinated.
- [Jenna] In Chicago, a face-off
between police officers and the mayor.
35% haven't reported their vaccine status
and risk losing their jobs.
In Washington state,
an officer forced toleave for not complying
signed off with amessage for the governor.
- This is my final sign-off.
After 22 years of serving the citizens
of the state of Washington,I'm being asked to leave
because I am dirty.
Numerous fatalities, injuries,
I've worked sick, I've played sick.
We buried lots offriends over these years.
State 10-34, this is the last time
you'll hear me in a state patrol car,
and Jay Inslee can kiss my (beep).
- [Jenna] Nationwide, 62% ofall officer deaths last year
were from COVID.
In the sports world,
Washington State has firedits head football coach
and four assistants forrefusing the state mandate.
- I mean, it's just unfortunate.
This team, they don't deserve this.
I mean, that is a realpoint of heartbreak.
- [Jenna] It all comesas a so-called subvariant
called Delta Plus ramps up its spread.
About 6% of all cases in theUK are from this new strain,
which has already spread to the US.
Meanwhile, some governors are pushing back
against the mandates.
Montana Governor, GregGianforte telling CBN News.
- This Delta variant is dangerous.
It's spreading quickly.
But it's spreading whetherthere are mandates or not.
And unfortunately,
these mandates have createdan economic pandemic,
where previously, we onlyhad a health pandemic.
- [Jenna] But a new studyfrom the COVID States Project
shows support for governors slipping
in states without mandates.
While the battle brews,
the FDA could make an announcement
on booster shots this week.
The agency expected torecommend people get boosters
that match their original doses,
but could still allow mixing and matching.
- I think mixing and matching
would reduce supply chaincomplexity quite a bit,
and so the end result wouldbe more boosters in more arms,
and that matters a lot.
- And we should mention, at midnight,
a vaccine mandate wentinto effect in Seattle.
The city reports 99% of itsemployees have complied.
In Washington, Jenna Browder, CBN News.
