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Anonymous ID: 9ae880 April 13, 2021, 1:42 p.m. No.13418468   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8546 >>8696 >>8871 >>8978 >>9078 >>9129

Michigan Republicans fire back after CDC director tells state to shut down: 'not the answer'

 

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Michigan needs to 'shut things down'

 

Congressional lawmakers from Michigan reacted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) telling their state to shut down as the Wolverine State leads the nation in COVID-19 cases.

 

Republican members of the Michigan congressional delegation spoke out against the CDC's new recommendation to shut the state down again amid a COVID-19 spike, while Democratic members sided with the CDC.

 

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Monday that a shutdown was necessary as the state wouldn’t be able to use a vaccine surge as a solution to the rising number of cases.

 

"Really what we need to do in those situations is to shut things down," Walensky said Monday. "If we tried to vaccinate our way out of what is happening in Michigan, we would be disappointed that it took so long for the vaccine to work to actually have the impact."

 

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., decried the CDC’s recommendation to shut down Michigan again in a statement to Fox News, calling on the Biden administration to "adopt a surge strategy" and give the state more vaccines instead of backing another shutdown.

 

"It’s clear that Michigan is a hot spot for COVID-19. To prevent further spread and save lives, the Biden Administration should adopt a surge strategy and increase vaccine allocation to Michigan instead of advocating for shutting down the economy," Huizenga said. "Manufacturers, restaurants, and small businesses alike are still trying to recover from the mandated government shutdowns over the past year."

 

"Shutting down the economy again is not the answer," the congressman added.

 

Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., a retired Marine Corps. lieutenant general, joined his colleague in blasting the CDC’s recommendation, pointing out in a statement to Fox News that Michigan is experiencing a spike while the state "already has some of the most draconian lockdown measures in the country."

 

"Now, the CDC bureaucrats - most of whom have never signed a paycheck or run a business – want to further decimate our economy," Bergman continued. "They don’t know what it’s like to lose the business they’ve worked to build for decades or lose a job and have to fight the state for months just to get an unemployment check."

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-michigan-cdc-shutdown-republicans

Anonymous ID: 9ae880 April 13, 2021, 1:50 p.m. No.13418499   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8546 >>8696 >>8871 >>8978 >>9050 >>9078 >>9129

Brisbane barber slammed for 'China Virus' sign stands his ground

 

Sky News host Rita Panahi says a Queensland barber in Nerang, who was criticised for posting a sign on his door that referenced the "China Virus" as a reason for his modified hours, has done "the right thing" by refusing to back down.

 

Owner Chris Manning has taken a stand against the "bleeding hearts", threatening to get a bigger sign for those attacking him.

 

In a statement, Mr Manning said "I should have expected this. There are so many bleeding hearts around, everyone is just wrapped in cotton wool these days. They're lefties, that's all they are.

 

"I don't care and I'm not taking it down. I might even get a bigger one made because I actually wanted the words China Virus in bigger letters but they put them in small ones.

 

"The virus killed my business, and because most of my clients are old blokes, they're too scared to come out and are waiting for the vaccine."

 

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6248821882001