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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:47 AM

'It's time to start blaming the unvaccinated': AL Gov. Ivey on rise in COVID-19 cases


‘It’s 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.
WATCH: Gov. Ivey attends launch of new Birmingham headquarters for California-based company

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.

“Let’s be crystal clear about this issue. And media, I want you to start reporting the facts. The new cases of COVID are because of unvaccinated folks. Almost 100% of the new hospitalizations are with unvaccinated folks. And the deaths are certainly occurring with the unvaccinated folks. These folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted pain,” Gov. Ivey said during an event for Landing in Birmingham Thursday.


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.

“I don’t know, you tell me. Folks are supposed to have common sense. But it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the vaccinated folks. It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down,” she said. “I’ve done all I know how to do. I can encourage you to do something but I can’t make you take care of yourself.


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Reply 'It's time to start blaming the unvaccinated': AL Gov. Ivey on rise in COVID-19 cases (Original post)
babylonsister Jul 2021 OP
hlthe2b Jul 2021 #1
Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #4
uponit7771 Jul 2021 #6
Lovie777 Jul 2021 #8
BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2021 #13
certainot Jul 2021 #29
appleannie1 Jul 2021 #28
hlthe2b Jul 2021 #30
Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #34
Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #2
LisaL Jul 2021 #3
JohnSJ Jul 2021 #9
multigraincracker Jul 2021 #12
JohnSJ Jul 2021 #16
d_r Jul 2021 #18
multigraincracker Jul 2021 #25
leftstreet Jul 2021 #35
Arkansas Granny Jul 2021 #14
Traildogbob Jul 2021 #19
uponit7771 Jul 2021 #38
JohnSJ Jul 2021 #5
Walleye Jul 2021 #7
James48 Jul 2021 #10
BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2021 #15
twodogsbarking Jul 2021 #21
James48 Jul 2021 #27
bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #11
thucythucy Jul 2021 #17
seta1950 Jul 2021 #32
tavernier Jul 2021 #20
George II Jul 2021 #22
dixiegrrrrl Jul 2021 #37
hatrack Jul 2021 #23
underpants Jul 2021 #24
IronLionZion Jul 2021 #26
Javaman Jul 2021 #31
DBoon Jul 2021 #33
leftstreet Jul 2021 #36
Initech Jul 2021 #39
Generic Other Jul 2021 #40

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:50 AM

1. The very first indication she is not a totally ignorant person. The very first. But she is right.

Kudos

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Response to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:55 AM

4. Yes, but who made those people distrust vaccines and think they were unnecessary in the first place?

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.

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Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:58 AM

6. +1

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Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:59 AM

8. "but who made those people distrust vaccines . . . . .."

The republican leadership in compliance with their masters, RW billionaires.

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Response to Lovie777 (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:33 AM

13. And the reich wing media ecosystem. So Russia has a hand in the disinformation, as well.

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Response to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #13)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:17 AM

29. russsia has been influencing rw radio here since at least 2008. talk radio is big in brazil, india

 

and probably a lot of latin american countries.

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Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:05 AM

28. In my sister's case it was FOX Lies and the pastor of her church.

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Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:21 AM

30. Honestly. Why would you think I've become a fan of her? She has said ONE thing right in her

entire political career as far as I am concerned. That hardly makes me a proponent of hers.

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Response to hlthe2b (Reply #30)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 02:22 PM

34. That wasn't a dig. I don't think you've become a fan.

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:53 AM

2. The hypocrisy of these republiQans is earth shattering.

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.

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:53 AM

3. We can blame them day in and day out.

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.

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Response to LisaL (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:01 AM

9. The NFL has a innovative solution for unvaccinated players

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Response to JohnSJ (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:27 AM

12. Money talks.

Raise the price of private insurance and raise the deductibles on Medicaid for unvaccinated. Don’t block hospitals from admitting them, just make sure they have file for bankruptcy.
Sounds mean, but it will convince them to get the shot.

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Response to multigraincracker (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:39 AM

16. Exactly

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Response to multigraincracker (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:46 AM

18. They don't think

It will happen to them.

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Response to d_r (Reply #18)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:45 AM

25. Only until friends

and relatives start dropping like rocks. That feeling of mortality then takes over.

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Response to multigraincracker (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 03:12 PM

35. ...or give all vaxxed people a $2k stimulus check n/t

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Response to LisaL (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:34 AM

14. That's right. You want to go to a sports event? Show proof of vaccination or stay home.

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.

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Response to Arkansas Granny (Reply #14)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:57 AM

19. Absolutely,

And Clapton, shut the f**k up and stay home.

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Response to LisaL (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:57 PM

38. Yes it will do some net positive good, we don't label problems we don't solve them

.... But the line share of the effort is not need to be placed on blaming people but coming up with a solution

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:57 AM

5. The Governor is right. It is time to call out those who refuse to get vaccinated

As long as someone doesn’t 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 doesn’t work, so maybe hitting them in the pocketbook will

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:59 AM

7. She'll be hearing from somebody in the party. She's supposed to be blaming Biden

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:08 AM

10. Site is not cite.

“ Health officials and the governor herself site the low vaccination rate …”


The word is cite, like citation, not site, like a location.

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Response to James48 (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:35 AM

15. Thank you!

Grammatical errors drive me nuts. Especially in official news.

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Response to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #15)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:19 AM

21. Grammar, punctuation and spelling are important.

So is content.

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Response to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #15)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:04 AM

27. Me too.

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)

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:23 AM

11. Several R governors getting on board not a coincidence

Must be a conspiracy by agents of the Federal government, probably CDC and Joe Biden involved!!

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Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #11)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:44 AM

17. Not to mention Venezuela

Bill Gates and the Jewish Space Laser Consortium.



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Response to thucythucy (Reply #17)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 12:37 PM

32. You forgot

George Soros🤔

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:18 AM

20. Come on, we don't have time for this!

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 they’ve lost control.

Hmmm…who could have seen that coming?

Maybe Fauci?

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:33 AM

22. And where has she been the last year or so? Alabama is the ONLY state under 40% vaccinated.

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Response to George II (Reply #22)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:55 PM

37. Funny you should ask.....


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.







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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:34 AM

23. Come on, Governor! You could have used the word "folks" at least a dozen more times!

Try harder!!

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:41 AM

24. It's better to be safe than sorry

Ounce of prevention….pound of cure.


When you find yourself going against simple basic things you’ve known your whole life, THAT’s 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 can’t see for the trees.

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:46 AM

26. I'll blame conservative politicians and media influencers

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.

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 12:23 PM

31. This is the death part of the death cult. nt

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 12:58 PM

33. Her statement is designed only to create future deniability

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.

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Response to DBoon (Reply #33)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 03:14 PM

36. +1

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 02:28 PM

39. Um... I have been saying this since the beginning!

Fuck anti-vaxxers!

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Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 05:00 AM

40. Time to start??????

When did DU start expressing our frustrations with the right's stance on vaccinations?

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