Lee, who so far has avoided drawing a serious Republican primary challenge in his 2022 reelection bid, has been accused of complacency in the face of the deadly pandemic. Tennessee s vaccination rates for COVID-19 hover at 39% of its total population, versus over 49% nationally for the fully vaccinated. The state s COVID hospitalizations have more than tripled over the past three weeks and infections have increased more than five-fold.
Speaking at the Tennessee Cattlemen s Association annual conference on Friday, Lee said he did not think incentives were very effective, WBIR-TV reported. “I don’t think that’s the role of government, he added. The role of government is to make it available and then to encourage folks to get a vaccine.”
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Lee, who so far has avoided drawing a serious Republican primary challenge in his 2022 reelection bid, has been accused of complacency in the face of the deadly pandemic. Tennessee s vaccination rates for COVID-19 hover at 39% of its total population, versus over 49% nationally for the fully vaccinated. The state s COVID hospitalizations have more than tripled over the past three weeks and infections have increased more than five-fold.
Speaking at the Tennessee Cattlemen s Association annual conference on Friday, Lee said he did not think incentives were very effective, WBIR-TV reported. “I don’t think that’s the role of government, he added. The role of government is to make it available and then to encourage folks to get a vaccine.”
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