By Edward-Isaac Dovere
The stop (click here) at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU is part of a concerted, weeklong effort by the Secretary to erode doubt and build trust and confidence across the country in the recently available pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.
...In an exclusive interview, (click here) Becerra said he thinks the federal government's guidance on the Covid-19 pandemic has been way too confusing, and fixing that problem begins by acknowledging it.
"The American people don't have a lot of time to try to do the science and crunch the numbers," Becerra said. "They expect the experts to give them the answer."
Of course, the science around the virus is constantly changing, Becerra said, but he said administration officials need to realize that the confusion caused by how hard it's been to keep up with the guidance coming out has been counterproductive, and perhaps costing lives.
"Here's a difference between conveying a message that's accurate and a message that's clear: How you say it can be the difference between understanding it and not, or following it and not," he said. Asked if he could accurately peg the current guidance on testing, isolation, masking and more, he offered, "I probably could."...
Secretary Becerra's statement on January 13, 2022 after the Supreme Court decision:
“Allowing implementation (click here) of the rule that health care facilities require their workers to be vaccinated will undoubtedly save lives. This is an important requirement to protect patients. Health care workers are giving their all, every day, to battle this pandemic and save lives, and this rule will help ensure that our hospitals and health care facilities are safer environments. HHS has already begun implementing this rule in some states across the country, and today’s decision will enable us to go even further.
“At the same time, it is disappointing that broader vaccine requirements have been struck down. Vaccine requirements work. They save lives. They are common sense. They are based on science. Right now, all across the country, many businesses and institutions have already begun implementing vaccine requirements, and as the President has urged, I encourage even more to do so. We all have a responsibility to protect one another and keep our communities and workplaces safe. Let’s get more people vaccinated, let’s get more people boosted, and together, we can put an end to this pandemic.”
I think it is a double standard and very political.
