Gilbert clarifies after Youngkin's tweet about Covid-19 vaccines

The Speaker clarified after Youngkin railed against false rumors of a new CDC mandate

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The rundown

• Gov. Youngkin joined in on false claims being shared by Republicans that the CDC is mandating children receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Speaker Gilbert provided clarity and the truth about how that isn’t happening in Virginia.

• A former Marie March employee has in recent weeks filed a lawsuit against March and a potential class action suit that would seek overtime pay for General Assembly employees

• DCCC released another attack ad on Vega trying to remind voters about her comments on rape and abortion.

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Speaker Gilbert and House Clerk Paul Nardo

Youngkin and Gilbert differ in the handling of false Covid-19 vaccine messaging

Governor Glenn Youngkin tweeted late Thursday night about a false claim that the CDC will be requiring children to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Youngkin posted that Virginia will not “adhere” to new mandates from the CDC.

Governor Glenn Youngkin @GovernorVA

COVID-19 mandates should be in our rear view mirror. The decision to vaccinate a child against COVID-19 is for Virginia parents to make about what’s best for them and their family. We will not adhere to these @CDCgov mandates. In Virginia, parents matter.

The CDC cannot mandate children in school to receive Covid-19 vaccines, however, as pointed out by Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert.