Back to school and the COVID vaccine debate

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U.S children began a new school term on Monday facing the prospect of requiring a COVID-19 vaccine to remain in class.

As demands for mask mandates have led to teachers being assaulted, authorities now want to go a step further to try to stem the onslaught of the highly infectious Delta variant.

CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.

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