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.
Amazing!
A federal health official willing to speak the dreaded h-phrase.
BTW this thread is best WITHOUT pictures.
If everyone can pretend this man a woman,
they can all pretend I’ve been vaccinated and am wearing a mask.
Please, no pictures.
It took a long time but they finally found a government employee uglier than Helen Thomas
It took a long time but they finally found a government employee uglier than Helen Thomas
Herds probably turn him on.
Basically, Big Pharma needs a new pair of shoes.
I sometimes fell a teeny bit sorry for the she/he/it.
No matter how much self-amuptated,
No matter how many hormones injuected,
No matter how many wardrobe changes...
...always gonna have that pesky Y chromosome.
People take medical advice from this guy?
Don’t look, Ethyl!
All of his tweets need fact checking
I am NOT pretending that is a woman.
This is a man who cut off his own penis. Who would ever listen to what this man says?
Ah, Ray Stevens. It’s been a while since I heard that.
This mentally ill jackass should be in a mental asylum, not in his current position. He is still a male, chromosomes don’t change at someone’s whim. What an evil joke. The US has become the world’s laughing stock. Thank you rabid leftist media, Jackass Joe and his Indian Ho. We are so screwed...
EXACTLY. I’m going to pretend I had Covid and tell people that.
It can do all it wants with it’s package but it still has man hands.
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