Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said he does not support mandatory vaccination, but hinted that “extremely deadly diseases” may change his mind.
Johnson is working with Fox News‘Brian Kilmeade served as guest host Laura Ingrahamof Ingraham Point On Friday, when he was asked if he might need to be vaccinated against COVID.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than 610,000 COVID-related deaths in the United States during the pandemic.CDC), and the number of infections has exceeded 34 million.
Kilmead and Johnson discussed the pandemic, and the topic turned to compulsory vaccination.
“Can you Support vaccine authorization For everyone? “Kilmead asked.
Johnson replied: “No, unless there are some incredibly fatal diseases. I mean, the death rate from infection is much higher than when we were infected with COVID.
“We don’t know the final infection fatality rate, but it now appears that the severe season of influenza will not more than double.”
He continued: “I didn’t downplay this. Last year we had 600,000 deaths.
“But you know one thing we didn’t do, Brian. This is a huge failure for our health agency. We didn’t explore and research, and we didn’t use cheap, repurposed generic drugs for early treatment.”
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the death rate for COVID-19 in the United States is 186.49 per 100,000 people. The CDC website pointed out that in 2019, the mortality rate for influenza was 1.8 per 100,000 people, while the mortality rate for influenza and pneumonia was 15.2 per 100,000 people.
During the flu season from October 1, 2019 to April 4, 2020, it is estimated that the number of people who die from flu is between 24,000 and 62,000. The number of influenza illnesses during this period is estimated to be between 39 million and 56 million.
A recent article updated on July 29 by the Johns Hopkins Medical Center also stated that the mortality rate of COVID “is considered to be much higher (perhaps 10 times or more) than the mortality rate of most influenza strains). “
Earlier in the interview, Johnson criticized federal health agencies, including the CDC, and believed that their recommendations had no scientific basis.
“The American public is losing confidence in our federal health agency — it’s a shame. If there is another government agency besides the Department of Defense, you want to believe that it’s the federal health agency. They have lost the trust of the American public. “Johnson said.
“Because they have no meaning. They Capricious on issuesRegardless of the masks, they did not use science to support their claims. “
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Friday,There will be no national vaccine regulations After being interviewed by Fox News, she hinted that the Biden administration is “studying” this possibility.
“There will be no national authorization. I am referring to private agencies and part of the federal government authorization. There will be no federal authorization,” Varensky said Twitter.
Weekly newspaper Senator Johnson has been asked for further comment.
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