VACCINATION UPDATE: 70% of all adults have now had their first shot.
Vaccines are up today 25% over last week.
Now we now need to build on the momentum to do more. 1/
Vaccines are up today 25% over last week.
Now we now need to build on the momentum to do more. 1/
What’s happening?
It may not be over-simplifying things to say that when the crisis seemed over, getting vaccinated seemed more optional. 2/
It may not be over-simplifying things to say that when the crisis seemed over, getting vaccinated seemed more optional. 2/
It also meant that some Republican leaders were willing to play politics or allow others to tolerate their colleagues playing politics.
A good way to take credit from Biden is to question vaccines. What’s the harm after all? Cases were declining. 3/
A good way to take credit from Biden is to question vaccines. What’s the harm after all? Cases were declining. 3/
I can tell you that when cases were coming down to 10,000/day in my last day in the White House, getting unvaccinated people to think about it was hard. 4/
Ron DeSantis began his pro-freedom tour. Attacking Fauci was fair game to him.
Instead of attacking the team that developed the vaccine, why not encourage people to take the vaccine.
Because he had a different plan. 5/
Instead of attacking the team that developed the vaccine, why not encourage people to take the vaccine.
Because he had a different plan. 5/
The plan? Start passing laws PROHIBITING masks, PROHIBITING people from being asked for proof of vaccination, PHOHIBITING schools from asking kids to mask.
Belief in freedom? Hardly.
Dangerous political opportunism. 6/
Belief in freedom? Hardly.
Dangerous political opportunism. 6/
The theory couldn’t make it a month. One need not let a couple weeks pass to see the folly of tying your own hands.
Florida has now set hospitalization records for the pandemic. In the words of an ICU teams with 30 new occupants— “entirely preventable.” 7/
Florida has now set hospitalization records for the pandemic. In the words of an ICU teams with 30 new occupants— “entirely preventable.” 7/
A more rapidly spreading virus also means that population immunity requires a higher percentage to be vaccinated.
If we needed 70-85% before, we need more like 90% now. 8/
If we needed 70-85% before, we need more like 90% now. 8/
So the 25% increase we are seeing likely reflects the reality that people who saw vaccinations as optional no longer do. And that employers are now getting serious.
It also might include people who’ve had two shots already deciding to get a booster. 9/
It also might include people who’ve had two shots already deciding to get a booster. 9/
But there will remain a large chunk of people— likely too large— who don’t want to get vaccinated & won’t.
For those who are vaccinated, it will mean continuing to protect ourselves. 10/
For those who are vaccinated, it will mean continuing to protect ourselves. 10/
For the sake of kids & those who can’t, it means taking a harder line with those choose not to get vaccinated.
For Ron DeSantis, it should mean a more desperate voice crowing & screaming to a smaller and smaller crowd. /end
For Ron DeSantis, it should mean a more desperate voice crowing & screaming to a smaller and smaller crowd. /end
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