Republican lawmakers and media figures have recently apparently turned to support vaccinations and call for unvaccinated Americans. The change in the doctor’s tone did not disappear. Anthony Fauci, The President’s Chief Medical Advisor for COVID-19 Joe Biden.
In an appearance on Sunday Union State, Fauci said he was happy to see Republicans Promote more vaccines.He specifically singled out the governor Ron DeSantis Governor of Florida, Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, and Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
“I am very excited to hear people like Steve Scarlis come out and say,’Hey, we need to be vaccinated,'” Fauci told the host Jack Tapper. “Even now the Governor of Florida, DeSantis, is saying the same thing. We must get more people out who have good relationships with people who have not been vaccinated and encourage them to be vaccinated and a trusted messenger community.”
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The wit change of Republicans coincides with the recent surge in COVID-19 in every state. Experts attribute this rise to stagnant vaccination rates in the country, especially among conservatives, and the emergence of more infectious COVID-19 mutations, including Delta variants. Fauci himself stated that 99% of people who died of the disease in June were unvaccinated people.
In response to the increase in cases, Fauci told Tapper He participated in active discussions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Whether to reformulate the regulations on masks, even for vaccinated people.He also said that the CDC’s current recommendations are flexible, allowing localo Make your own mask instructions To deal with the rising number of cases.
Fauci said: “The CDC agrees with this ability and discretion. It can be said that you know that you are in a situation where we have a lot of infection dynamics.” “Even if you are vaccinated, you should wear a mask. This is The local decision is not inconsistent with the CDC’s overall recommendation, which gives the local people great discretion.”
The recent changes of some legislators and people are not without their own strong opposition, especially some factors from the right. Michael Flynn, Served as a national security adviser during the presidency Donald Trump, Criticized DeSantis’ support for vaccines and Fox News host Sean Hannity As Surrender to “political correctness.”
“Don’t let political correctness hinder healthy choices,” Flynn said in an appearance Doug Billings on the right“For people like DeSantis and Sean Hannity, I mean, they have to make decisions for themselves. If their decisions will be affected or influenced by trying to be politically correct, then this is a danger for people. Place of influential people in this country.”
