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New Ad Encourages Questions About Vaccines And Where To Find Answers

A new campaign from The Ad Council encourages people to ask questions about vaccinating against the coronavirus and where to get answers

A new campaign from The Ad Council encourages people to ask questions about vaccinating against the coronavirus and where to get answers
(image via The Ad Council)
A new $500 million ad campaign via The Ad Council focuses not only questions people may have about getting vaccinated for the coronavirus, but where to find answers. The message of the campaign, which will slowly shift as different groups become eligible, underscores that having questions is good because it’s normal to be cautious when something new comes along. And – answers are available. The ads will direct folks to getvaccineanswers.org with the slug line, “It’s up to you,” not to get vaccinated but to be informed.

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Biden Deploys FEMA In 11 States To Help Vaccination Effort

A FEMA healthcare worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccination

A FEMA healthcare worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccination
A FEMA healthcare worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccination (image via FEMA)
President Biden ordered FEMA to jump in a help with vaccination efforts across the country, and things are already happening on the ground in several states. From NBC News:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying or supporting vaccination efforts in at least 11 states after President Joe Biden ordered the government to get on a war footing in his mission to vaccinate 300 million Americans by summer’s end.

The states are Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, according to a FEMA official. Federal workers are also supporting efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the official said.

FEMA has reportedly already set up vaccination sites in four of those states – Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Washington. In a statement, FEMA said they are “determining where staff support, supplies and other resource gaps are — and then working to fill them. Items that are funded can include: • Supplies and commodities needed to safely store and administer the vaccine. • Transportation support and reasonable, necessary security for refrigerated trucks. • Medical and support staff. • Communication materials that keep the public informed. • Training personnel on vaccine distribution and administration.

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John Boehner: “All Children Should Be Vaccinated”

In the wake of a measles outbreak that infected more than 100 children across 14 states, Speaker of the House John Boehner said this at a press conference at the Republican National Committee: “I don’t know that we need another [federal] law, but I do believe all children ought to be vaccinated.”

Two prominent GOP politicians, Sen. Rand Paul and Gov. Chris Christie have spoken out in the last few days against vaccinations. Paul said in a CNBC interview “The state doesn’t own your children, parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom and public health.”

Christie told reporters that parents should have the right to decide whether or not to vaccinate against deadly diseases.

How do you feel, readers? Measles, for example, is highly contagious. Would you be cool with your child coming home infected with measles because a neighbor decided they didn’t want to vaccinate their child? Is the issue about health risk or freedom to parent?

It’s worth noting that Gov. Christie recently ordered a nurse (with no indication of infection) who had worked with Ebola patients to be quarantined at home. Is there a difference between government getting involved in that health issue but not insisting children be vaccinated for measles?

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