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US Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine discusses vaccine hesitancy, herd immunity, J&J vaccine
WGAL ^ | 20 April A.D. 2021 | Barbara Barr

Posted on 04/20/2021 7:50:27 PM PDT by lightman

Although more people are getting vaccinated, the nation’s assistant secretary of health says we still have a long way to go.

"This is a good place right now, but we now have to redouble our efforts," Dr. Rachel Levine said.

News 8 spoke with Levine for the first time since the former Pennsylvania health secretary took her new post in the Biden administration.

Levine said the increase in new cases and more contagious strains highlight the need to get vaccinated.

"We all need to work together to get the vaccinations and support each other," she said.

Levine said she got a shot a little more than two weeks ago.

"I received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. That should show my confidence in the vaccine," she said.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel will decide Friday whether to lift the pause on the J&J (Janssen) vaccine. Use of the vaccine was suspended last week due to blood clot concerns.

When asked if she believed the J&J suspension is impacting Americans’ decision to get vaccinated, she said, "I think that this should reassure people about our dedication to safety because the monitoring systems that we have work."

Vaccine hesitancy is an issue. Data shows just over 50% of health care workers have chosen to get shots.

"Being the first, maybe they were hesitant because that was in December or in January, so now that there have been hundreds of millions of doses that have been administered, people can feel even more comfortable about their safety," she said.

Levine said she believes herd immunity will be achieved, although people may need boosters.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: covid1984; homosexualagenda; levine; linguisticgymnastics; lunatic; mentallyill; tranny; vaccine
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To: ConservativeInPA

Until today, I was telling folks that the disappearance of Dr. Dickless from the news media was the Buy-Dung administration’s greatest accomplishment most precious gift to mankind.


41 posted on 04/20/2021 11:08:22 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

Isn’t this the idiot who can’t figure out what gender he is??


42 posted on 04/21/2021 1:40:49 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Secret Agent Man

If everyone can pretend this man a woman,

they can all pretend I’ve been vaccinated and am wearing a mask.
NO TRUE’ER WORDS HAVE BEEN SAID

Now they link herd immunity, a natural body defense with their nazi booster shots and masks.


43 posted on 04/21/2021 2:07:46 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: lightman

Anyone who takes the advise of some cross-dressing freak who thinks he’s a woman is also nuts. Simply ignore all of them.


44 posted on 04/21/2021 4:20:31 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: a fool in paradise

45 posted on 04/21/2021 4:46:52 AM PDT by maddog55 ((the only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!))
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To: lightman

I won’t ever listen to a mentally ill fat pervert. Herd immunity does not mean vaccines.


46 posted on 04/21/2021 4:48:27 AM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: dforest

A freak of nature and a pervert to boot is the last individual I would take advice from.


47 posted on 04/21/2021 4:51:10 AM PDT by sport
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To: lightman

Is “she” missing her periods now?


48 posted on 04/21/2021 5:50:00 AM PDT by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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To: lightman

His name is Richard.


49 posted on 04/21/2021 6:26:10 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Songcraft

He was a tight end, but now is a wide receiver!


50 posted on 04/21/2021 9:18:36 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

"I once was in a bar that had the restrooms marked Pistols and Holsters."


:-)


(Sounds like a cowboy/cowgirl bar!)

51 posted on 04/21/2021 3:33:24 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: SgtHooper

"He was a tight end, but now is a wide receiver!"


Sounds like a perfect pick for the Washington Football Team!


(They used to be something else too.)

52 posted on 04/21/2021 3:36:06 PM PDT by Songcraft
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