CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Monday urged Michigan to “close things” down amid an alarming spike in rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the state rather than relying on vaccinations to resolve the crisis.
She is unquestionably correct. It would take weeks for additional vaccines to even start taking effect in the people lucky enough to get them, and months for vaccines to make any significant impact on overall infection rates. Michigan needs to get its shit together now, not weeks and months from now.
She should invite the leaders of the Michigan legislature to Atlanta, and ply them with some Georgia moonshine to get them to go along with a shutdown.
Stupid response really. The reason for the spike is that people aren’t obey9ing in the first place. Yelling that you’ve ordered a tighter lockdown that they’ll refuse to obey as well isn’t going to do anything.
This country is in its denouement and it’s all downhill from here.
Here’s how bad the “don’t wanna” white fright tantrum bullshit is at this point…the cultural resentment, white supremacy and Trump KKKultism leading to nose-spite-face idiocy…
CDC Director Says Temporary Shut Down Would Do More To Remedy MI COVID Surge Than More Vaccines
Absolutely true considering the time required for the vaccines to take effect even if you could instantaneously place shots into everybody’s arms.
She’s telling the freedumbers (1) facts and (2) truth.
As far as those dumb shits are concerned, this means war!!!
Everybody in MI needs to shutdown stat and accept the vaccines.
Short of that it’s “good luck” Michiganders!
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Monday urged Michigan to “close things” down amid an alarming spike in rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the state rather than relying on vaccinations to resolve the crisis.
This is undoubtedly the right response, but I fear it won’t play well in 2024, though four years is a long time in politics. But other states have beaten worse virus surges without a vaccine (which has a six-eight week lag time, as has been noted). But the repub lege has taken away her powers to do what would be effective and useful, so all she can do is beg for more vaccine (which likely wouldn’t make a difference).
Plus, “personal responsibility” from her constituents. Odd how bad at that some of these folks seem to be when the rubber hits the road. I’m sure she understands how futile that is for the insurrectionist contingent, but it’s her only tool thanks to the Lege’s sabotage.
Most of my family live in Michigan. Mention Gov. Whitmer to my brother, and he almost literally froths at the mouth. He feels the lockdown is meant as a personal insult to his freedumb.
Unfortunately, I have to visit in a few weeks. I’ll be fully vaccinated by then, plus the 2-week setting in period, but I’m still nervous about going to MI.