Michigan speeds up COVID-19 vaccinations - even as many eligible residents refuse (*resist)

MSN ^ | 1/07/21

[Libloather]

(WWJ) After a somewhat slow start, state officials say Michigan speeding up vaccinations, and now ranks 11th in the nation for the number of first doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered.

**SNIP**

Meanwhile, slowing things down is many people's refusal to get their shots.

Ingham County health officer Linda Vail says nearly a third of those who were eligible to get the vaccine so far have said no for a variety of reasons.

"There's everything from, you know, people wanting to wait until after the holidays...over concerns that perhaps they might have a side effect, and they, you know, didn't want to feel ill necessarily on the holidays," Vail told WWJ's Beth Fisher. "Some people are still working around issues on trust over the vaccine and vaccine process."

"Certainly we have a political divide over COVID, which pours over into vaccinations, related to whether it's even a big deal and something you need to get vaccinated over," she said. "And you have any number of barriers, cultural barriers in communities."

Vail said the best way out of the pandemic is to get 70 to 75% of the people vaccinated.

With that in mind, the next phase of vaccinations in Michigan will begin Monday, when they're opened up to some frontline essential workers — including police officers and K-12 teachers — as well as all Michiganders age 65 and older.

[Libloather]

Resisting Whitler means what? No vacay on the private boat?

[kaehurowing]

We’re told commoners here won’t even be able to be vaccinated until summer, all the public workers (i.e., government union) and public school teachers (i.e., government union) go before the commoners.

[DIRTYSECRET]

RECALLHER. Then go to work on the voting process. Don’ they have the legislature?

[usurper]

Meanwhile, slowing things down is many people's refusal to get their shots.

Why do the libs seem so focused on this and why would this slow anything down? There are 10's of millions demanding the shot. It will take 8 months to get everyone who wants it the shot. But those who don't want it are the real problem.

[AlaskaErik]

I’m passing on this snake oil too. I remember all too well the reactions suffered when the anthrax vaccination was administered. My enlistment ended just about the time all remaining personnel were to receive it, so I lucked out. But I heard the horror stories from those who weren’t so lucky. And over 20 years later, I have yet to hear one instance where anthrax was used as a biological agent against any American troops.

[Truthoverpower]

Screw this stupid bug

Double triple screw the stupid vaccine for the stupid bug

[Chode]

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