by Tyler Durden
Thursday, Apr 29, 2021 - 02:35 PM
Despite the federal government s assurances that it wouldn t require individuals to accept the COVID-19 vaccine with the force of law, states, cities and the private sector are finding new ways to incentivize vaccination, especially as waning demand is leaving states with growing piles of unwanted COVID-19 jabs - and the Biden Administration with egg on its face.
And while NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was announcing on MSNBC s Morning Joe (a show which we didn t realize was essential viewing for his 9 million constituents) that he plans to fully reopen NYC on July 1, moving to take full credit for the city s return, presumably to spite his archrival, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo,
April 19, 2021
After inadvertently admitting last week that Michigan’s harsh lockdowns have not deterred the “raging” COVID-19 pandemic, Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on Sunday she now lacks the “same tools” to enforce such policies. Nevertheless, the governor’s administration proposed more restrictions.
On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Whitmer told anchor Chuck Todd that she has lost the ability to sustain executive action for lockdown orders.
“I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court,” Whitmer said. “I don’t have all of the exact same tools. Despite those things, we still have some of the strongest mitigation measures in the country.”
Whitmer pledges to ramp up COVID-19 treatment, but no word on new Michigan restrictions msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Detroit Free Press
Michigan is ramping up a specific form of treatment for those with COVID-19 in an effort to prevent the likelihood of hospitalization or death, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state health officials announced Wednesday.
While the governor said the state is using every mitigation strategy to fight the virus, Whitmer said there is no plan to issue new health and safety regulations to stem the nation s worst surge of the pandemic. The national experts with whom we consult have said, You don t have a policy problem, Whitmer said. Michigan still has some of the strongest protocols in place capacity restrictions, we ve got a mask mandate. Other states have dropped all of these things. We still have them in Michigan, and yet we have high (COVID-19) positivity rates.
Whitmer pledges to ramp up COVID-19 treatment, but no new restrictions freep.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freep.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.