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Its time to start blaming the unvaccinated: Gov. Ivey on rise in COVID-19 cases, low vaccination rate
Local News
by: Phil Pinarski
Posted: Jul 22, 2021 / 05:19 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 22, 2021 / 05:19 PM CDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) On Thursday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey addressed concerns about the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the state and its low vaccination rate.
In the last two weeks, the state has seen over 9,900 cases of COVID-19. In Jefferson County alone, over 1,000 new cases have been reported.
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Health officials and the governor herself site the low vaccination rate as a major hurdle in trying to combat the virus and the new, highly contagious Delta variant.
When asked how the state can get more shots into the arms of residents, Ivey did not hold back her displeasure with the lack of success previous plans have had.
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hlthe2b
(101,707 posts)Kudos
Scrivener7
(50,773 posts)She didn't say much about the misinformation when it could have made a difference.
And she cut off federal unemployment in her state in June, so the poorest now have to wade out into the Delta soup and make a living.
Lovie777
(11,986 posts)The republican leadership in compliance with their masters, RW billionaires.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)and probably a lot of latin american countries.
appleannie1
(5,042 posts)hlthe2b
(101,707 posts)entire political career as far as I am concerned. That hardly makes me a proponent of hers.
Scrivener7
(50,773 posts)Scrivener7
(50,773 posts)It's time to start blaming the people who used the ignorant and easily led as pawns in a political game when millions of lives were at stake.
Like you and the rest of your party, Ms. Ivey.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)Is that going to do any good? How about doing something about it-prevent them from attending mass gatherings, and so on. Require vaccines for certain professions.
Countries in Europe are starting to do something about it.
JohnSJ
(91,938 posts)multigraincracker
(32,527 posts)Raise the price of private insurance and raise the deductibles on Medicaid for unvaccinated. Dont block hospitals from admitting them, just make sure they have file for bankruptcy.
Sounds mean, but it will convince them to get the shot.
JohnSJ
(91,938 posts)d_r
(6,907 posts)It will happen to them.
multigraincracker
(32,527 posts)and relatives start dropping like rocks. That feeling of mortality then takes over.
leftstreet
(36,078 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)Want to go to a movie, on a cruise or any public gathering? Vaccinate.
They can't be forced to vaccinate, but they rest of us shouldn't be forced to accommodate them.
Traildogbob
(8,567 posts)And Clapton, shut the f**k up and stay home.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts).... But the line share of the effort is not need to be placed on blaming people but coming up with a solution
JohnSJ
(91,938 posts)As long as someone doesnt have any conditions that prevent them from getting vaccinated, insurance companies need to significantly increase the premiums on those people
It is obvious that reasoning on the scientific basis doesnt work, so maybe hitting them in the pocketbook will
Walleye
(30,701 posts)James48
(4,416 posts) Health officials and the governor herself site the low vaccination rate
The word is cite, like citation, not site, like a location.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Grammatical errors drive me nuts. Especially in official news.
twodogsbarking
(9,290 posts)So is content.
James48
(4,416 posts)Cite- point to another document; (citation).
Site- physical location
Sight- see it with your eyes.
English is such a wonderful language (not an easy one)
bucolic_frolic
(42,661 posts)Must be a conspiracy by agents of the Federal government, probably CDC and Joe Biden involved!!
thucythucy
(7,983 posts)Bill Gates and the Jewish Space Laser Consortium.
seta1950
(932 posts)George Soros🤔
tavernier
(12,322 posts)Hunter Biden sold a painting! That should be the priority news on Fox like it would have been a week ago. But suddenly republicans are on the vaccination bandwagon, just because their constituents are dying of misinformation. Seems as though their plans turned on them and now theyve lost control.
Hmmm
who could have seen that coming?
Maybe Fauci?
George II
(67,782 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)She refused lock downs until pressure got too great last spring. She did a 2 week lockdown, bitching the whole time about the economic effects and refusing any enforcement.
Memorial Day weekend she lifted lockdown, citing........get this....the importance of tourist season and that "folks want to go to the beaches".
11 days later the cases started to rise, within weeks the hospitals filled up.
And those tourists? They took suntans and the virus home with them.
Meanwhile, she refused to mandate masks. She said..aloud...".people won't wear them, I can't force them to" Practically telling the trump lovers what they wanted to hear.
2020 saw well over 4,000 deaths, towards the end, cases were rising by 350-400 a DAY.
Since this year.....starting in Jan., Alabama has had 8,000 deaths. Twice as many in 6 months as in all of 2020.
11,000 and rising deaths and STILL no mask mandate.
She's ordered the schools to open. School starts here in 2 weeks.
The only reason Mr. Dixie and I are still ok is we mask and distance even after our vaccines. And only go out for groceries, scurrying home asap, like in some damn apocalyptic novel.
hatrack
(59,439 posts)Try harder!!
underpants
(182,271 posts)Ounce of prevention
.pound of cure.
When you find yourself going against simple basic things youve known your whole life, THATs when you need to realize something has gone terribly wrong.
You may not be fully IN a cult but you are close. Your contrarianism or rugged individualism has put you somewhere that you cant see for the trees.
IronLionZion
(45,255 posts)who spread maliciously wrong disinformation. I won't call the Fox News crowd "reporters". They should legally be required to drop "News" from their propaganda network's name.
Javaman
(62,439 posts)DBoon
(22,284 posts)so when Alabama residents begin dying, she can say "I told you so" and "not my fault"
You can be sure absolutely nothing will be done to reduce the Covid case rate unless it involves making life difficult for an unpopular minority group.
Initech
(99,909 posts)Fuck anti-vaxxers!
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)When did DU start expressing our frustrations with the right's stance on vaccinations?