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departments and agency regulations that say now is the time, we have the authority to do so, but the question is whether this is the methodology to actually use it. there has been a lot of pushback from these different organizations saying, look, you re not entitled to just simply have a blanket requirement for people to do so. even if it is constitutional, unless congress made a law that gives you the authority to do so. and in this context, you can t do it. but i think ultimately speaking at the timing of when a court will do this. and injunction means that it stops right now. but many companies have already sought to comply with this organizational requirement. but it will have a depressing effect on the number of mandates that are given, a number that are given out at the time when the omicron variant is climbing. what happens next? what is the timeline for all of this? the timeline now is, remember, this was a couple of weeks ago, last week, there was a conversation with anoth
after a year of playing in front of empty seats the nfl kicked off its 2021 season this weekend with no capacity limitation whatsoever, the result was packed stadiums all across the country. an nfl executive telling the associated press that all 30 stadiums are able to be at full capacity and that s how we expect to go through the season in lock step with those local and state authorities. well, today the buffalo bills citing their health department directive announced they will require fans 12 and over to show proof of at least one dose of the covid vaccine until halloween until which point noil need to prove they re fully vaccinated. the new orleans saints and seattle sea hawks for similar proof of vaccination policies in place. now, the las vegas raiders debuting last night on monday night football were the first to issue a blanket requirement for fans to be vaccinated to attend home games. and they even offered to vaccinate fans on site on game day. yesterday at a packed allegiant
today the food and drug administration granted pfizer full approval for its coronavirus vaccine, for people 16 and up. that s nine months the pfizer vaccine has been distributed under what s called emergency use authorization. something granted in public health emergencies, like a pandemic. more than 200 million doses of that vaccine, the pfizer vaccine, have been administer, shots in arms. now, with more time in data, the fda is giving the vaccine the strongest and dorman a drug can get, immediately following this announcement, the pentagon moved to require all military service members to be vaccinated. it is a blanket requirement. also, new york city public schools, the largest school district in the, country requiring shots for all staff and schools. not just teachers. basically every adult in that building. in the question now is, with this full approval, will it
announcement, the pentagon moved to require all military service members be vaccinated. that s a blanket requirement. also, new york city public schools, the largest school district in the country, requiring shots for basically all staff in its schools. not just teachers. every adult in that building. and the question now is with this full approval, will it pave the way for further vaccine requirements and will it convince more people to get vaccinated? dr. guwanda has been nominated to lead global health development. she s also a staff writer for the new yorker, and dr. julie morita is executive vice president of robert wood johnson foundation. formerly served as a commissioner for chicago s department of public health. together, they both served on president biden s transition advisory board, and they both join me now. doctor, let me start with you on the kind of, i just sort of technical question here, you know, you never want to be the