Earlier today and faced with not having a single free ICU bed available in Arkansas as a result of the delta variant sweeping through unvaccinated Arkansas like me at an all you can eat standing rib roast buffet, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson declared a public health emergency.
BREAKING: Arkansas Governor Hutchinson declares public health emergency, says masks will not be required and we re going to be wide open
Governor Hutchison is not running for reelection. Any presidential hopes he might have had died with the emergence of Trump. He is unlikely to have a senate seat open up to run for. Basically, other than a sinecure at a think tank or research institute, this is it for him in Republican politics. And yet, with all of that providing him a significantly large amount of political freedom, he is still unable to do the right thing for the citizens of Arkansas. There are only three ways to stop the delta variant wave: vaccination, enforceable mask mandates, and/or mandatory,
The department then quickly deleted pro-vaccination posts, cancelled all COVID-19 vaccination events for teenagers and halted all vaccine outreach not only for COVID-19 to teenagers. It also fired its vaccine chief, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, and pushed back an online summit for medical professionals on vaccination advocacy.
The backstepping came as COVID-19 infections again take hold in Tennessee.
In mid-July, the state s infection rate more than tripled over a three-week period, representing one of the largest increases across the nation. Almost all deaths related to COVID-19 occurred among the unvaccinated. Meanwhile, Tennessee s vaccination program was left with critical gaps as two high-ranking health department employees left for other jobs last month, according to an internal report obtained by The Tennessean.
The department then quickly deleted pro-vaccination posts, cancelled all COVID-19 vaccination events for teenagers and halted all vaccine outreach not only for COVID-19 to teenagers. It also fired its vaccine chief, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, and pushed back an online summit for medical professionals on vaccination advocacy.
The backstepping came as COVID-19 infections again take hold in Tennessee.
In mid-July, the state s infection rate more than tripled over a three-week period, representing one of the largest increases across the nation. Almost all deaths related to COVID-19 occurred among the unvaccinated. Meanwhile, Tennessee s vaccination program was left with critical gaps as two high-ranking health department employees left for other jobs last month, according to an internal report obtained by The Tennessean.
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