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.
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.
Isn’t this the idiot who can’t figure out what gender he is??
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.
Anyone who takes the advise of some cross-dressing freak who thinks he’s a woman is also nuts. Simply ignore all of them.
I won’t ever listen to a mentally ill fat pervert. Herd immunity does not mean vaccines.
A freak of nature and a pervert to boot is the last individual I would take advice from.
Is “she” missing her periods now?
His name is Richard.
He was a tight end, but now is a wide receiver!
:-)
(Sounds like a cowboy/cowgirl bar!)
Sounds like a perfect pick for the Washington Football Team!
(They used to be something else too.)
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