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The easing of restrictions flies in the face of scientific evidence that masks and other types of protective behaviors like social distancing curb new cases and reduce deaths.
Scalise’s claim that unauthorized immigrants are getting priority for vaccination misses the point
During a Feb. 2 interview on Fox News, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) claimed President Joe Biden was allowing unauthorized immigrants to move ahead of American citizens to get their covid-19 vaccines.
This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. It can be republished for free. Now [Biden s] saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine, said Scalise, who is also the No. 2 Republican leader in the House.
Lauren Fine, a spokesperson for Scalise, said the representative was referring to a Feb. 1 statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which said the agency encourages all individuals, regardless of immigration status, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once eligible under local distribution guidelines.