Like every other time we beat you over the head with facts, I fully expect you to tuck tail, and switch to another argument. Why I bother....
Prior to the election:
Anti-Vaxxers Feed Off Democrats' Skepticism of COVID Vaccine
BY
HANNAH OSBORNE ON 10/6/20 AT 6:41 AM EDT
Concerns about vaccines have increased significantly in recent months, with the public scrutiny of the development process potentially behind the rise.
www.newsweek.com
Democratic politicians raising concerns about how quickly coronavirus vaccines could be rolled out to the public appear to be bolstering anti-vax groups. By highlighting issues around the vaccine development process,
politicians on the left may be inadvertently increasing skepticism among the wider public.
On September 24, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the state will independently review all vaccines authorized by the federal government. "Frankly, I'm not going to trust the federal government's opinion and I wouldn't recommend to New Yorkers based on the federal government's opinion," he said in a statement.
"What we don't trust is a federal government that has been caught red-handed multiple times circumventing the health experts and making political decisions seemingly to boost the president's re-election chances."
At the start of September,
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she would not trust President
Donald Trump's word alone that any vaccine developed is safe and efficient.
<---------Anyone can edit a video to make it look the way they want it to /Flogged
A week later, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made similar remarks during a speech in Delaware, saying, "I trust vaccines, I trust scientists, but I don't trust Donald Trump."
Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has said any vaccine must meet safety standards before being released if it is to be accepted by the public.
"Unless there is confidence that the vaccine has gone through the clinical trials, and then is approved by the independent scientific advisory committee, as established to do just this, there will be doubts that people will have."
According to a survey from the Pew Research Center carried out between September 8 and 13, half of U.S. adults now say they probably or definitely would not get a vaccine to prevent COVID-19, if it were available today.
<-------hmmmm, seems like this sentiment was fueled by Democrats in 2020
While vaccine skepticism was still higher among Republicans—as it has been historically—
there was a marked increase among Democrats. In May, 50 percent said they would "definitely" get the vaccine. By September, this had fallen to 24 percent.
Prominent voices beyond politicians have also openly said they would not get vaccinated. In an interview with the
New York Times on Monday,
Elon Musk said neither he nor his family would be inoculated: "I'm not at risk for COVID, nor are my kids," he said.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's charge that he is spreading fear about the safety of a potential coronavirus vaccine, urging Trump to defer to scientists and not rush its rollout.
www.reuters.com
Governor Jay Inslee: "“If all the protocols had been followed and the evidence is in, of course, I’d follow science. It doesn’t matter when it happens,” Inslee told The Associated Press. “But I would have to look at the science, not Donald Trump. There isn’t one single thing I would ever trust from Donald Trump to be true.”" Inslee’s comments are in line with a growing consensus of Democrats in leadership positions, including the party’s presidential nominee, Joe Biden.
Cal Cunningham, the Democratic nominee for Senate in North Carolina, said recently he’d be “hesitant” to take a vaccine authorized before the end of 2020.
More Republicans than Democrats appear to be “vaccine hesitant.” They’ve gotten the treatment you might expect in some quarters of the news media. “Right-wing anti-vaccine hysteria is increasing. We’ll all
www.joplinglobe.com
Congressional Democrats -- citing concerns over the possibility of political interference in the rush to develop a coronavirus vaccine -- say they will look to scientists, not President Donald Trump, to ensure that if one becomes available it is both safe and effective.
www.cnn.com
"The person I trust is Dr. Fauci," Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii told CNN. "When people need to rely on the information we are getting from institutions that are supposed to be telling us the truth, and when they have to walk back certain things that they say, that does not help. The person I trust is Dr. Fauci."
Sen. Brian Schatz, another Hawaii Democrat, said that "if Anthony Fauci says it is safe to take, I will take it. If Donald Trump just announces a vaccine, I will want to understand what scientists say."
Some Democrats went as far as to say that FDA approval may not even be enough for them to know a vaccine works.
Asked specifically whether FDA approval was enough to know a vaccine was safe and effective, Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said, "I would like to say FDA approved and CDC recommended, but given how those two agencies have gotten screwed up by President Trump, there is an asterisk by that. Unfortunately, they aren't the gold standard any longer, so you need to take a slightly closer look."
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said in a news conference on Tuesday that "the American people have overwhelming doubts" about the Trump administration's ability to facilitate the development and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
"If the President had any modicum of fidelity to science, no one would have any doubts," Schumer said. "The American people have overwhelming doubts. ... We just want science to govern. No political interference one way or the other."
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