we do see it as our way out. the resistance is hard in some areas. part of it is simply because of the controversy because of mandates. it deepens the resistance. that s something we have to overcome, but i don t see that controversy going away anytime soon. with osha issuing mandates for businesses to require vaccination of employees, that s going to intend phi the controversy. we can make progress step by step in terms of increasing vaccination, but the side vaccination, but the side circus in terms of that controversy, there will be lawsuits filed. that will continue for some time. we re going to continue to push for vaccine adoption. whenever you see what s happened in the uk with an increase in cases, we know that covid can throw us more curves coming down the road. we want to be prepared with increased vaccinations. last week you admittinged that businesses imposing their
areas. part of it is simply because of the controversy because of mandates. it deepens the resistance. that s something we have to overcome, but i don t see that controversy going away anytime seen. with osha issuing mandates for businesses to require vaccinate of employees, that s going to intensify the controversy. we can make progress step by step in terms of increasing vaccination, but the side c circus, in terms of that controversy, there will be lawsuits filed. that will continue for some time. we re going to continue to push for vaccine adoption. whenever you see what s happened in the uk with an increase in cases, we know that covid can throw us more curves coming down the road. we want to be prepared with increased vaccinations. last week you admittinged that businesses imposing their own mandates are effective.
concerns? i plan to do that over christmas holiday, visit with elderly grand pashts and all of it made much, much safer because our youngest is now able to be vaccinated and that will add a layer of protection for him as well. look, this is not going to be like last holiday season. it s going to be much safer, much better driven in large part by vaccines. heidi laid out the degree which this plan involves state and local officials, too, as we ve talked about other times in other contexts. there s no shortage of governors who have put roadblocks between children and other covid safety measures. what level of state participation of governors supporting this do you think is necessary to get the kind of vaccine adoption we all really need to move to the next phase of this pandemic? that s a fabulous question. you know, my hope is that vaccines for kids is not politicized by governors and really left up to individual parents to make with their pediatrician, with other trusted
the state. but you can see how statistics lie here. it is easy to spout such statistics without pointing out a very real and very painful history of the united states, the american medical system, intentionally using black boiz as essentially guinea pigs and lab rat and of course we heard the term tuskegee but we re talking about forced sterilization and eugenics and brain experiments throughout the american south. we re talking about black fraternal health in which african-american women s pain complaints are still not taken seriously and you see black maternal mortality at a substantially higher rate than the white counterparts so when we re talking about african-american vaccine hesitancy and yes we are substantially behind white counterparts in terms of vaccine adoption, that is because it doesn t turn off overnight. it is a very real and very recent history of american medical malfeasance, very intentional and sometimes negligentful malfeasance towards
mortality at a substantially higher rate than their white counterparts. so when we re talking about african-american vaccine hesitancy, i guess we are substantially behind white counterparts in terms of vaccine adoption. that is because it does doesn t turn off overnight. a very real in recent history of american medical malfeasance, intentional and sometimes just neglectful malfeasance toward black bodies. it doesn t turn off just because we re trying to save ourselves makeable pandemic. so, if dan patrick had any sense, he would be using his platform as an elected leader in the state of texas to investing communications and resources and talking to and defeating this information and african american communities. instead of breathing blaming the canary. of course that s a literary reference which he would understand. but ultimately, this is the same guy who told us we should sacrifice our mothers and grandmothers and grandfathers. and he said this a year ago. so dan patrick is a moron