Pritzker to require 70% of elderly get vaccines before lifting more COVID-19 restrictions

Center Square ^ | 3/18/21 | Cole Lauterbach

[AT7Saluki]

Before Illinois residents can return to what Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls a “new normal,” he says 7-in-10 residents 65 and older must get a COVID-19 vaccination.

Pritzker appeared in Chicago on Thursday to announce the requirements the state must meet before he will remove his restrictions on businesses and crowd capacities.

“It’s time to cautiously move toward normalcy,” he said. “It’s imperative that we do so in a way that maintains all the progress we’ve made to date.”

Notably, Pritzker said 70% of the state’s 65 and older residents must get vaccinated.

“I’m optimistic about reaching that milestone because, as of this morning, that number is 58%,” he said.

In a release, his office said 28 days of low viral spread and other metrics must follow that vaccination threshold before he would begin to “turn the dial” toward his final “Phase 5” mitigations.

[AT7Saluki]

Yet another tin horn unchecked by his legislative branch. What else would you expect? Time to lead the sheep in open rebellion.

[proust]

The almighty gov gives and can take away.

[monkeyshine]

[caww]

So how are they going to tell if they have the shot or not?

[BenLurkin]

Government Gone Wild

Another power mad ‘Rat that needs to be recalled.

[Secret Agent Man]

Screw these quid pro quos.

Freedom is not based on quid pro quo to take an experimental vaccine.

[Hieronymus]

It’s Illinois.

The ‘Pubs aren’t any better.

[DugwayDuke]

From the article: “Before Illinois residents can return to what Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls a “new normal,” he says 7-in-10 residents 65 and older must get a COVID-19 vaccination.”

Interestingly he seems to be adopting at least part of the strategy advocated by the Great Barrington Declaration, protect the older population and let the rest return to normal life.

[Steven Tyler]

It’s called extortion

[virgil]

Is he going to pick the 7 out of 10 who have to get the vaccine too?

[\/\/ayne]

[frank ballenger]

The people dimly remember what America was like before kings and queens ruled everyone and everything. Called Mayors and Governors. All bow down with foreheads to the ground.

And all underwear will now be worn on the outside (nod to a Woody Allen film Bananas).

[SaveFerris]

[So how are they going to tell if they have the shot or not?]

"Your papers, please!"

"Your papers are not in order...(Mr. Gant)" /Firefox

Ihre Papiere, bitte



How long before someone suggests a tattoo or some such to prove you've been vaccinated? (that's probably already happened multiple times)

[ronnie raygun]

Not before your grandchildren fat boy

[PGalt]

pinprick your supporters Prickzster

[SaveFerris]

Perfect - gonna use that about 1,000 times

[PGalt]

Great movie, Ferris. So was Ferris.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Anybody know where Bill Gates or George Soros are? I’d like to make a welfare check on them to make sure they’re OK.

[SaveFerris]

I remember going with some friends to see it in the theater.

Wow. Loved it.

[PGalt]

cartoon is worth a thousand words, VVayne