Courage: Metro Health dropped the ball on vaccine waitlist
John Courage, For the Express-News
March 5, 2021
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Re: “Waitlists for vaccinations needed here,” Editorial, Saturday
I am disappointed San Antonio is the only major city in Texas to not have a COVID-19 registration. I have been asking for a registration since vaccines became available, and two weeks ago at City Council, I called for a vote on the issue, which failed 7-4. This proposal will be heard at the next scheduled Community Health & Equity committee, but time is of the essence and more must be done.
Metro Health officials have said maintaining a registration is not a best practice and anxieties would not be eased. I disagree. Health authorities across Texas agree with me and the countless individuals who have called my office to voice their frustration with our current system. The public understands there is an extreme lack of vaccine supply. We know not everyone who signs up will be able
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Commentary: Media disrespected democracy, too
Robert R. Barton, For the Express-News
Jan. 16, 2021
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Having respect for the U.S. democracy does not require believing that the system is perfectYuri Gripas /ABACA /TNS
Failing to respect the system threatens our democracy. Since the presidential election on Nov. 3, there have been three events that have demonstrated a lack of respect for our system:
The storming of the Capitol by protesters on Jan. 6 was an anarchic and lawless act that resulted from a failure to respect the system. The president and the protesters decided that objections to the Electoral College vote should be sustained and the vote of the Electoral College should not be certified because they believed that allegations of fraudulent and unlawful voting practices were true. Ignoring the system created by the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that authorizes Congress to make that decision, the protesters attempted to disrupt the process and usurp the
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