GOV. ABBOTT SAYS ‘NO MORE SHUTDOWNS’ AS VACCINES DISTRIBUTED IN TEXAS
As COVID-19 vaccines are distributed across Texas, Governor Greg Abbott vowed an end to shutdowns caused by the pandemic.
On Thursday, Abbott announced that over 200,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be delivered to hospitals and healthcare facilities around the state by the week’s end. He said he expects the state will receive 1.4 million vaccine doses before the end of the year, pending approval of the Moderna vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Abbott stressed that he will not force any more businesses to close, saying it is “time to put shutdowns behind us.” He said there will be “no more shutdowns” because “people’s lives have been crushed” as a result, and that the state needs to “focus on opening up businesses.”
Abbott said every adult in the state knows what COVID-19 is, how to protect themselves from it, and how to prevent spreading it. He said if citizens continue following safe practices, the virus can be contained while the state vaccinates residents and continues opening up.
Vaccines will first be given to healthcare workers and residents at long-term care facilities. Abbott said he plans to take the vaccine, but will wait until those at the greatest risk receive it first.
“Abbott said every adult in the state knows what COVID-19 is, how to protect themselves from it, and how to prevent spreading it. He said if citizens continue following safe practices, the virus can be contained while the state vaccinates residents and continues opening up.”. I wonder about this statement, as well as the absolute “no more shutdowns”. At the post office this past week there were 18 people waiting in line (being served by two postal workers), and 7 of those did not have on masks; because the line was too long to allow for everyone to socially distance, they were all within about two or three feet of each other in the lobby and I’m sure they waited longer than 15 minutes in that line. Many businesses around town also show persons slacking off on social distancing and mask wearing. I do not want to enter into a debate over what is scientific and what is not, and the plethora of [mis]information that is available, but many people need to realize that the average citizen may not get their first dose of the vaccine (if they choose to take it) until March or April, and that is still a good ways off. If the governor claims that every adult knows what to do, then maybe every adult should reflect that knowledge through their behavior. The life you save may be your own.
That sounds like a great plan. I was getting a little worried with some of Abbott’s actions during this year, but it does now seem he is doing the right thing for all of us in the state. Good job Gov!
Did you send your socialist $1,200 back too? Unemployment on the rise because COVID is on the rise. It’s shutting down more businesses, it seems like keeping the businesses open ended up making things worse. Oh well, only the people who had no say in the matter died I guess. I ain’t going to tell you what you should do. But it seems like the actions of the leaders in power today lead us wrong. Now they are the ones getting the vaccine before us. Seems messed up.