Whitlock: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers disrupts Asch conformity with courageous criticism of President Biden



Buried beneath a meandering avalanche of words, ESPN reluctantly platformed and profiled the NFL’s best player giving voice to the voiceless and speaking his truth to power.

An impatient and easily bored reader likely missed Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ rebuke of President Joe Biden. In a profile story stretching to 6,660 words, ESPN waited 5,302 words before publishing Rodgers’ harsh critique of the commander in chief’s vaccine mandate, cognitive dissonance, election landslide, popularity, and reliance on the CDC’s ever-moving goalposts.

The "worldwide leader in sports" prioritized rehashing well-known and well-worn Aaron Rodgers stories rather than highlighting the likely MVP’s excoriation of our 46th president. The story opened with a retelling of Rodgers mentioning Ayn Rand’s book, "Atlas Shrugged," during a "Monday Night Football" interview with Peyton and Eli Manning. In no particular order, the profile then pivoted to reminding sports fans that Rodgers told Bears fans he owns them, used the word "immunized" when discussing his vaccination status, and failed to land a big-time scholarship offer coming out of high school.

When not replaying the oldies, the ESPN story allotted 556 words to Rodgers' junior college coach, Craig Rigsbee, sharing an anecdote about his unvaccinated best friend dying of a COVID-related heart attack. It was a mildly interesting story that told us nothing about Rodgers. Around the 4,000-word mark, the author began his long descent into explaining the harrowing story of a blue-check female journalist, Molly Knight, who received nasty tweets because she mocked Rodgers' faux bout with "COVID toe." Rodgers criticized Knight publicly after she cracked over Twitter that Rodgers deserved the injury because he took medical advice from podcaster Joe Rogan.

The Twitter storm caused Knight to move in with her mother for five days due to fear and anxiety related to the mean tweets. The story argued that Rodgers’ response to Knight’s criticism was "the perfect example of one of the most popular plays that men run on the internet: If facing a sea of criticism, find one woman among your critics, singler her out, then let your followers take it from there."

Aaron Rodgers is a despicable, sexist pig. That was the preamble before ESPN finally quoted the unvaccinated quarterback trashing Joe Biden.

"When the president of the United States says, ‘This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ it's because him and his constituents, which, I don’t know how there are any if you watch any of his attempts at public speaking, but I guess he got 81 million votes," Rodgers said during a 28-minute phone interview with the ESPN reporter. "But when you say stuff like that, and then you have the CDC, which, how do you even trust them, but then they come out and talk about 75% of the COVID deaths have at least four comorbidities. And you still have this fake White House set saying that this is the pandemic of the unvaccinated, that’s not helping the conversation."

That quote is the most interesting, provocative, and courageous comment made by a high-profile athlete since Muhammad Ali refused induction into the military during the Vietnam War. Professional athletes and other influencers avoid assessing the authoritarian tactics that support Biden and the Democratic Party’s power-grab. They pretend Biden is as glib as JFK and as popular as Ronald Reagan.

ESPN muted Rodgers’ powerful words. The first time I read the story, I gave up 5,000 words in. When I searched Rodgers’ name via Twitter, I discovered tweets reacting to his Biden remarks. The comments place an enormous bull's-eye on Rodgers this evening when he faces the San Francisco 49ers in a divisional playoff game.

Rodgers is Talented Tim Tebow. Whether he likes it or not, Rodgers is a hero to Trump supporters, the unvaccinated, evangelicals, his peers across the NFL. He questioned the sanity of vaccine policies, the integrity of the 2020 election, and Joe Biden’s fitness for office. He channeled his inner Tucker Carlson.

Rodgers is a threat to the Asch conformity being imposed by social and corporate media. Asch conformity is an experiment that argues people will go along with a lie as long as everyone else does. Once one person breaks from the lie, others follow suit and acknowledge the truth right before their eyes. Everyone can see that Biden’s vaccine mandate doesn’t work and is an affront to traditional American freedom. Same as everyone can see that Joe Biden is the least inspiring and popular president since Richard Nixon.

Asch conformity has branded anyone who is skeptical of the efficacy of the experimental vaccines and the 2020 election results as a bigot and threat to society.

Is Rodgers a bigot? An insurrectionist?

Rodgers’ critique of Biden should be the lead story on ESPN.com and ESPN television. If LeBron James calls former President Trump a “bum,” it will be a major story across ESPN’s platforms. But LeBron is far more thoughtful, articulate, and powerful than Rodgers.

LeBron backs the establishment. Rodgers challenges it. Rodgers’ refusal to get vaccinated forced the NFL to quit testing unvaccinated players. The league wants to avoid the possible embarrassment of benching its best player during the playoffs.

Now we just need Rodgers to win the Super Bowl and decline Biden’s invitation to visit the White House. ESPN will be forced to dig up another woman to smear Rodgers.

Eye-opening poll shows 59% of Dem voters want unvaccinated confined at home, 45% want them in 'designated facilities,' 48% demand fines or imprisonment for anyone who questions efficacy of vaccines



A new poll from the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports surveyed 1,016 U.S. "likely voters" on Jan. 5. The eye-opening poll detailed the lengths to which a large swath of Democratic voters would go to punish fellow Americans for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.

The survey found that Republican and Democrat voters have completely polar opposite opinions on Dr. Anthony Fauci – chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden. The poll noted that 75% of likely Democratic voters had a favorable view of Fauci versus only 21% of Republicans and 38% of unaffiliated voters.

An alarming 48% of Democrats believe that the government should fine and even imprison anyone who questions the COVID-19 vaccine's efficacy on social media, television, radio, or in publications. Meanwhile, only 14% of Republicans and 18% of independent voters say there should be criminal punishments for criticizing the vaccines.

When it comes to COVID-19 policies, nearly half (47%) of Democratic voters favor a government tracking program for anyone who is unvaccinated against COVID-19. There are 66% of all voters who are against governments utilizing digital devices to track people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the survey, 55% of Democrats are in favor of the government fining Americans who do not get the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to just 19% of Republicans. There are 29% of Democratic voters who support removing children out of the custody of unvaccinated parents, while only 7% of Republicans are in favor of this punitive measure.

The poll revealed that 59% of likely Democratic voters want the government to enact a policy requiring unvaccinated Americans to be confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies. Meanwhile, 79% of Republicans and 71% of unaffiliated voters oppose such severe actions.

There are 45% of Democrats who call for the government to round up citizens who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and force them into "designated facilities." Among voters who have a "very favorable" opinion of President Biden, 51% are in favor of putting unvaccinated Americans in designated facilities. The proposal to require unvaccinated people to be put into special camps is opposed by 71% of all voters and 95% of voters who have a "very unfavorable" impression of Biden.

But it isn't just polls that show the Democrats' desire to confine unvaccinated Americans in their homes. An opinion piece written in the Salt Lake Tribune openly calls for the military to enforce absolute confinement for unvaccinated citizens.

The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board penned an article titled "Utah leaders have surrendered to COVID pandemic" on Saturday. The editorial board calls on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) to use the National Guard to confine unvaccinated Utahns to their homes, and would not allow them outside, even to go to the grocery store.

"We might have headed off omicron with a herd immunity-level of vaccinations, but that would have required a vaccination mandate, which our leaders refused," the article reads.

"Were Utah a truly civilized place, the governor’s next move would be to find a way to mandate the kind of mass vaccination campaign we should have launched a year ago, going as far as to deploy the National Guard to ensure that people without proof of vaccination would not be allowed, well, anywhere," writes the Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board.

Psaki confronted over 'really terrible' polls for Biden, so she blames unvaccinated Americans: 'No question'



The White House is blaming President Joe Biden's dismal approval ratings on Americans not vaccinated against COVID-19.

What is the background?

New polls released last week showed that Biden's approval ratings continue to tank. A Quinnipiac University poll, for example, found Biden's approval rating to be just 38%. Biden's average numbers, according to RealClearPolitics, currently stand at 52% disapproval and just 43.3% approval.

Biden's spiraling approval has been compounded by self-inflicted mistakes — including the ongoing border crisis, numerous unsuccessful legislative battles on Capitol Hill, and the botched Afghanistan withdrawal — while economic woes related to the pandemic have not improved under Biden's leadership.

In fact, the September jobs report, released on Friday, showed just 194,000 jobs were added in September, far fewer than the 500,000 that economists expected. The report was so bad that CNBC hosts were unable to hide their shock over the dismal report.

What did the WH say?

During a press briefing at the White House on Friday, press secretary Jen Psaki was confronted over Biden's "really terrible" approval ratings.

Agence France-Presse reporter Sebastian Smith asked, "What do you make of these really terrible polls? Are they that he's doing something wrong? Is it just the communication? Or is it he's doing unpopular things that have to be done?"

In response, Psaki partially blamed unvaccinated Americans for the president's woes.

"Well, look, I would say that this is a really tough time in our country. We're still battling COVID, and a lot of people thought we'd be through it, including us," Psaki began.

"And we — because of the rise of the delta variant, because of the fact that even though it was a vaccine that was approved under a Republican administration, even though we now have full FDA approval, and even though it's widely available across the country, we still have a quarter of the country who have, less than that, 20% of the country who've decided not to get vaccinated," Psaki continued.

"No question that's having an impact," she declared.

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Psaki later added the White House is focused on "getting the pandemic under control" and returning to "a version of normal" life.

Cole Beasley helps unvaccinated NFL fan skirt Bills' COVID rule by giving him free tickets to a road game



Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley has been a lightning rod for controversy ever since he pushed back against the NFL's COVID-19 protocols when the league introduced the restrictions back in June. Beasley called the NFL's COVID rules "crazy" in the summer and said the "players association is a joke" for agreeing to the NFL's terms that are "not for the players." Now, Beasley is sure to stir the pot with his latest decision to give an unvaccinated NFL fan free tickets to road games in a way to skirt the Bills' COVID regulations at home games.

The Buffalo Bills announced on Tuesday that proof of COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement to gain entry to home games at Highmark Stadium. For the home games on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3, fans will be required to furnish proof of at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting on Oct. 31, Bills fans will need to be fully vaccinated to see their team play at Highmark Stadium. Children under the age of 12 do not need to be vaccinated, but are required to wear a face mask. A negative coronavirus test is not an option.

"We've worked collaboratively with the county over the last several weeks, months, all throughout the pandemic," Ron Raccuia, the vice president of Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which owns the BIlls, said. "We are looking to provide the safest environment for our fans that we possibly can. We're thankful for this collaboration. We feel like this is the right move going forward."

The Bills become the fourth NFL team to require proof of vaccination to attend home games, joining the Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, and New Orleans Saints.

Some Bills fans strongly objected to the vaccine mandate. Two unvaccinated fans voiced frustration over the new vaccine mandate since they had already purchased tickets for future games when only vaccinated people would be allowed to go to Bills home games.

"Sad day for me as a Buffalo fan," a Bills fan said on Twitter. "I was bringing my 10 year old daughter to her first game in December all the way from Albuquerque. Already bought tickets. I won't get the shot so now I don't know what to do. I probably need to sell the tickets and find an away game."

Beasley responded to the Bills fan in New Mexico by offering the fan free tickets to an away game.

"If you find an away game you are able to go to then I will buy the tickets for you guys," Beasley replied. "DM me names and every thing snd [sic] I'll figure out the best way to make it happen. Wish she could witness the mafia!"

The Bills fan, Chris Hauquitz, told the Buffalo News that Beasley was working on getting him tickets to the Oct. 10 game in Kansas City.

"I've had Covid, so in my opinion, I've already got the antibodies," Hauquitz said. "I think they're just as good as the vaccine. The vaccine came out pretty rushed. I don't really know all the information. In my opinion, there's so little information out there and it all seems to be one-sided. And then, personally, my religious beliefs. I think God created me for a purpose. He has a plan for my life. And whether I have the vaccine or not, I'm taken care of."

Beasley previously said it is his "personal choice" as to why he decides not to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In June, the slot wide receiver said, "That means I don't have to explain to anyone why I do what I do. Just like everything else in my life."

Another Bills fan was disappointed to see the vaccine mandates implemented at home games, and Buffalo long-snapper Reid Ferguson offered him free tickets to an away game.

"Well damn. Was so excited to see the @BuffaloBills play at home for the first time ever, especially being from Nebraska. But I guess the new rules for the stadium will keep me out. I guess I'll have to watch @SnapFlow69 from the parking lot if I even go to Buffalo now," the fan wrote on Twitter, and tagged Ferguson on the tweet.

Ferguson replied, "I hear you brother. If you can find your way to an away game this year, tix are on me."

Doctor blasts health care workers who don't want to treat the unvaccinated: 'Absolutely atrocious'



In recent weeks there have been some discussions online about doctors and hospitals turning away unvaccinated Americans for COVID-19 treatment. In August, a physician in Alabama declared that he would not treat unvaccinated patients. Earlier this month, a primary care doctor in Florida announced that she would not see patients who are not vaccinated, and berated them for having a "lack of selflessness." However, one doctor in Canada is appalled at the idea of not providing medical treatment to those in need, and says everyone deserves medical attention no matter a person's vaccination status.

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is a critical care and palliative care physician at the Ottawa Hospital. Kyeremanteng went viral this week when he railed against the idea of not treating a person based on if they received the COVID-19 vaccine or not.

Regarding the policy of "limiting care to those who are unvaccinated," Kyeremanteng became incensed and said, "I hate it."

"I think it's wrong. I think it's creating mistrust. I think it's divisive," the doctor stated. "I think it's creating more tribalism and it, to me, is the last thing we need."

"We need to be clear in our messaging," he continued, and noted that the "magic" of the vaccines is that they can"prevent you from landing in hospital, and ICU, and dying."

Kyeremanteng slammed the medical community for putting "value judgments on people based on lifestyle decisions."

The doctor makes it known that he wants people to get vaccinated, but he lists other potentially dangerous behaviors such as smoking and IV drug use that can put people's health in jeopardy.

"When you come to my ICU, I treat you the same," Kyeremanteng proclaimed in the video posted to Twitter. "We hustle. We do what we can to serve and get you through your illness. And to think that we would do anything less because of your vaccine status is atrocious. It is absolutely atrocious."

"And it would be extremely shameful to even think that's a consideration within our society," said Kyeremanteng, who is also the host of the "Solving Healthcare" podcast. "Like, we're better than this. We are better than this."

He said not giving unvaccinated patients access to all the care that they need is "not right," and not why he "got into medicine."

Kyeremanteng understood why health care workers could be frustrated, but that is no reason to ever consider denying someone medical treatment for coronavirus if they are not vaccinated.

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Kyeremanteng told Fox News that shaming people is the wrong approach, and now is the time "to be nice."

"The whole kind of shaming approach is, that's never been an effective way. We need to be compassionate, we need to listen to what the concerns are," he said. The doctor added that the messaging on the COVID-19 vaccine needs to "be more clear and focused."

Last week, President Joe Biden rolled out a vaccine mandate for 100 million Americans with a speech where he denigrated and placed blame on those who were not vaccinated.

"My message to unvaccinated Americans is this: What more is there to wait for?" Biden asked rhetorically. "What more do you need to see? We've made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. We've been patient, but our patience is wearing thin. And your refusal has cost all of us."

CNN medical analyst: Unvaccinated people in public are the same as drunk drivers



CNN medical analyst and former head of Planned Parenthood Dr. Leana Wen recently compared unvaccinated people who venture out in public to drivers who dangerously take to the road while intoxicated.

The emergency physician who once claimed, "No one should tell you what to do with your body," has in recent days been busy demanding the government do just that as it relates to COVID-19 vaccines.

"We need to start talking about the choice to remain unvaccinated as the choice to go out and drive intoxicated," Wen told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Saturday.

Wen also made the argument Thursday to CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, saying, "You have the option to not get vaccinated if you want, but then you can't go out in public ... just like you can choose to drink in private if you want, but if you get behind the wheel of a car and can endanger other people there is an obligation by society to prevent you from doing that."

"The vaccinated should not have to pay the price for the so-called choices of the unvaccinated anymore," she continued, advocating for government intervention.

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But she wasn't finished. In an opinion column published by the Washington Post Wednesday, Wen made the questionable comparison once again.

"Some might balk at this comparison, but here are the similarities," she wrote. "Both causes of severe bodily harm are largely preventable — COVID-19 through vaccination, and drunken driving by not driving after drinking alcohol. Both are individual decisions with societal consequences."

"The vaccine is simultaneously like a great seat belt and a choice to drive sober," she continued. "The seat belt reduces your chance of severe injury in an accident. Driving sober reduces the risk of the accident in the first place. The vaccine does both, but it still matters if you're surrounded by reckless drivers."

Based on her repeated use of the faulty analogy, it appears Wen's expertise may be limited to the field of medicine.

Refusing a vaccine is nothing like drunk driving. Not putting something in your body (the vaccine) is quite literally the opposite of putting something in your body (alcohol). And so far as it pertains to the risks associated with other people, an effective vaccine ought to protect someone from unvaccinated virus carriers, or at least that's what health experts have been arguing for months.

If the vaccine's efficacy against COVID-19 is strong, you might say that vaccinated people are those driving around in armored vehicles with seat belts on, but that's as far as the analogy should go — and that's to say nothing about those unvaccinated individuals who also have broad immunity based on prior infection.

But a more contextual analysis of the situation is not to be expected from Wen. After all, it's only been two years since the physician launched a campaign in support of bodily autonomy.

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"Every person deserves the right to control their body, their life, and their future," she argued in the Planned Parenthood campaign. "Our bodies are our own — if they are not, we cannot be truly free or equal."

Survey: 97% of vaccinated Americans who've ended friendships during COVID pandemic view ex-pals as 'full-blown anti-vaxxers'



An online survey probing the reasons why people have ended friendships since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic unearthed at least one particularly head-turning data point.

Among vaccinated Americans who've ended friendships since March 2020, almost all of them (97%) view their ex-friends as "full-blown anti-vaxxers" and just couldn't get them to see things their way with regard to the COVID-19 vaccines, OnePoll reported.

Breaking down the numbers

But it isn't as though a vast majority of those who've ended friendships in the last 18 months did so over vaccines — far from it.

The survey of 1,000 Americans conducted Sept. 2 found that only 14% of vaccinated respondents said they axed friends who didn't want to get the needle, OnePoll noted.

The vaccinated respondents who view their ex-friends as "full-blown anti-vaxxers" indicated in the survey that among the reasons their former friends were reluctant to get the shot were "not believing in vaccines to claiming the COVID-19 vaccine doesn't work."

Many unvaccinated respondents said they are worried about the vaccines' potential side effects while others said they're healthy and don't need the vaccine — and still others expressed distrust, OnePoll noted.

In addition, among survey respondents who ended friendships for any reason, a whopping 66% are vaccinated — and only 17% indicated don't plan to get a shot ever, the outlet said.

Political differences

The survey also found that a vast majority of Democratic respondents (81%) are fully vaccinated while somewhat fewer Republicans (64%) can say the same thing. In addition, the survey found that 69% of Independents and 41% of third-party supporters are fully vaccinated.

Only 7% of Democrats who were part of the survey said they haven't been vaccinated yet, followed by 20% of Independents, 23% of Republicans, and 27% of third-party supporters, the survey found.

More from OnePoll:

Surprisingly, many Democrats (41%) feel society is too critical of unvaccinated people, and over half of Republicans (57%) echo that sentiment. However, 12% of Democrats and 5% of Republicans disagree society is harsh on unvaccinated people.

Overall, 61% of vaccinated people feel "very confident" in their decision to get the shot, compared to 33% of people who feel the same about not getting inoculated.

Other reasons for ending friendships

The survey uncovered a number of other reasons why friendships ended during the pandemic apart from disagreements about vaccines:

  • Different political views (16%)
  • Dating or sleeping with an ex (15%)
  • Making up rumors about them (12%)
  • Being liars (7%)

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Jimmy Kimmel says unvaccinated Americans who've taken ivermectin should be denied ICU beds and left to die: 'Rest in peace, wheezy'



Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel gave his first post-summer vacation monologue Tuesday and wasted no time taking pot shots at unvaccinated Americans — particularly those who've taken the drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

What are the details?

"I leave you people alone for two months, and you start taking horse worm medicine?" he asked the crowd in reference to ivermectin.

Minutes later, Kimmel upped the monologue ante from "pot shots" to a far more deplorable statement.

"Dr. [Anthony] Fauci said that if hospitals get any more overcrowded, they're gonna have to make some very tough choices about who gets an ICU bed," Kimmel said, before adding a witty gut-buster.

"That choice doesn't seem so tough to me," he continued. "Vaccinated person having a heart attack? Yes, come right on in, we'll take care of ya. Unvaccinated guy who gobbled horse goo? Rest in peace, wheezy."

The pro-Kimmel woke crowd not surprisingly cheered and clapped loudly for the joke attempt saying certain citizens should be left to die.

But Kimmel was far from done.

'A lotta pam-dimwits out there'

"We still got a lotta pam-dimwits out there," Kimmel added. "People are still taking this ivermectin. The poison control centers have seen this spike in calls from people taking this livestock medicine to fight the coronavirus. But they won't take the vaccine ... it's like you're a vegan, and you're like, 'No, I don't wanna hamburger; gimme that can of Alpo instead.' One of the reasons these Seabiscuits are opting for ivermectin is because they don't trust Big Pharma, which is fine I guess except for the fact that ivermectin is made by Merck, which is the fourth largest pharmaceutical company in the world. And even Merck is telling people to cut it out."

The host then flashed a statement from Merck discouraging ivermectin's use for treating COVID-19 and then told the audience, "Listen, if a pharmaceutical company says, 'Please don't take the drug we're selling,' you should probably listen to them — or you can just go with the Tik-Tok posted by the disgraced veterinarian instead. Meanwhile these poor horses are like, 'Hey, I have worms; I need that stuff. There are worms in my butt, you understand?'"

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What Kimmel left out

As for Merck's statement against ivermectin's use for COVID-19, Kimmel failed to mention that Merck is working on a "COVID pill" that could help treat people with the virus who are not at risk of developing severe illness.

And for some reason Kimmel also failed to note the huge news about Joe Rogan recently recovering from COVID-19 and his statement that ivermectin was one of the medications a doctor prescribed for him and he took to fight the virus.

Maybe Kimmel skipped a Rogan quip since Rogan also floated the idea of suing CNN and host Jim Acosta for their reaction to his recovery.

"CNN is saying I'm taking horse dewormer," Rogan said on his podcast Tuesday. "They must know that's a lie."

And while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19, Rogan also brought up how a treatment for COVID-19 would spell disaster for the three vaccines and the drug companies making billions of dollars from them.

"You know, there is a lot of speculation," he said. "One of the speculations involves the emergency use authorization for the vaccines. That, in order for there to be an emergency use authorization, there has to be no treatment for a disease."

CDC asks unvaccinated Americans — nearly 80 million of them — to stay home for Labor Day weekend



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is imploring Americans to stay home and avoid travel during Labor Day weekend if they are unvaccinated.

On Sunday, the CDC reported a seven-day moving average of 129,418 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and noted that more than 93% of counties across the country are seeing widespread community transmission, according to Fox News.

What are the details?

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a Tuesday White House briefing that unvaccinated Americans should not travel during Labor Day weekend and put themselves — and others — at risk, CNN reported.

As for even fully vaccinated Americans, Walensky said to weigh the risk of traveling during the busy holiday weekend and consider their options.

"First and foremost, if you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling," Walensky said during the White House briefing, adding that while fully vaccinated Americans can travel with "precautions," they still need to consider the possibility that they may become infected with COVID-19 amid the ongoing Delta variant surge.

She continued, "Given where we are with disease transmission right now, we would say that people need to take their own these risks into their own consideration as they think about traveling. If you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling."

Elsewhere in her remarks, Walensky added that those who choose to travel or congregate for Labor Day weekend celebrations ought to spend time outside and mask up while indoors.

"Throughout the pandemic, we have seen that the vast majority of transmission takes place among unvaccinated people in closed indoor settings," Walensky said. "Masks are not forever, but they are for now."

CNN reported that of those Americans eligible for vaccinations — the eligible share of people ages 12 years and older — approximately 38.6% are not yet fully vaccinated.