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Many National Guard members who supported COVID-19 response efforts in 2020 spent much of the year conducting tests, sanitizing facilities, providing logistical support and delivering meals and personal protective equipment, Air Force Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith reported.
Now, the Guard can add another mission to a fight that is approaching the one-year mark: supporting vaccinations.
As early as mid-December, select Guard units were preparing to support local health officials by collecting, securing, transporting and –when requested – administering COVID-19 vaccinations.
“We’ve been able to rotate people through very regularly, very easily,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Boisvert, with the New Hampshire Army National Guard and a noncommissioned officer in charge at one of the sites. “From the time you drive in, to the time you get your vaccination, you’re probably only here for about 20 minutes.”
The $1.9 trillion ‘relief’ package that only spends 10% on direct COV relief for a total of $790 billion counting indirect, similar to other pork-filled ‘relief’ packages, and it will cost $40,000 per household. That doesn’t count the multi-trillions that Democrats plan to spend on the next ‘COV relief’ package that includes Obamacare, climate change, infrastructure, and more.
Just open up! Safely, but open up!
The only reason this bill hasn’t passed yet is that Chuck and Nancy want a Republican or two so they can say it’s bipartisan. Then they can blame Republicans later. Everything they want will pass. There are 81 million people who allegedly want to be socialists with no money except what the government allows us. This bill is for them.