Posted on 10/01/2021 5:47:12 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Rand Paul rebuked Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra yesterday over vaccine mandates ordered by the Biden administration at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing yesterday. Paul attacked Becerra on two crucial issues. First, he criticized Becerra’s description of those advocating natural immunity as "flat earthers." Second, he emphatically challenged Becerra on the idea of natural immunity from COVID-19 for people who already contracted it.
As much as the Biden administration has publicly touted "trust the science," Paul emphasized how the science disagrees with Becerra. And quite frankly, Paul was justified in taking Becerra to task.
"The science is against you on this," Paul said . "The science is clear. Naturally acquired immunity is as good as a vaccine. This isn't an argument against the vaccine, but it's an argument for letting people make a decision who already have immunity."
This was a rather important statement by Paul. “Trust the science” has become an unofficial mantra for Democrats during the pandemic. It has been used to delegitimize all other opinions as intellectually inferior or not educated — to insult and discredit dissenters. Paul flipped the script.
"You, sir, are the one ignoring the science," Paul said. "Mr. Becerra, are you familiar with an Israeli study that had 2.5 million patients and found that the vaccinated group was actually seven times more likely to get infected with COVID than the people who had gotten COVID naturally?"
“I'm not familiar with that,” Becerra replied.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Nice work but changes nothing. Fascists rolling us . Let the shooting begin
When are people going to realize that the word ‘science’ means nothing to democrats?
The word ‘science’ to them is about appearing to be holding the better argument in just about any issue.
There is no real science in ‘global warming’ or their climate change argument. There is no real science in their mandates for Covid-19, and the people democrats quote in their science, are politically motivated researchers or perhaps even scientists. Those scientists or researchers or experts, are shysters, in the same way that John Kerry and Al Gore have been.
Impeach 46.
“In order to claim the Green Pass it is necessary to provide at least one of the following: vaccination certification, details showing that you have recovered from covid-19, or a recent test with negative results.”
That’s the way things are done in the EU and Israel.
““I’m not familiar with that,” Becerra replied.”
Willful ignorance. That’s not to say that Becerra isn’t a knucklehead. He is.
If only literally.
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