Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urges COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise

[SheltieLover]

https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-urges-covid-19-vaccines-as-cases-rise/522-ffa4a11e-c321-4be1-9b91-0ba4d8702913

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Amid increases in new COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, the governor says that the overwhelming majority of those hospitalized with the virus have not been vaccinated.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday on Twitter that more Arkansans need to get the shot.

The Arkansas Health Department on Friday reported 302 new confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus and three additional deaths.

According to researchers from Johns Hopkins University, over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases in Arkansas has increased by 97.1, an increase of about 51%.

A bit more at link.

[applegrove]

1. I think i heard him on the news a few weeks ago bragging at the herd immunity

they got by vaccine and by letting Covid spread. That Arkansas had double the immunity. What a nutbar. People who have had covid but no vaccine are getting sick again.

[SheltieLover]

2. They sure are getting sick!

Having had covid does not appear to result in immunity.



Ps - Yup, he' a real nut job.

[applegrove]

3. I think ot was him. I'm bad with names. It was either Arkansas or Mississippi.

Or Alabama.

[SheltieLover]

7. They are both delusional

[Arkansas Granny]

6. Could you have him confused with someone else? I've listened to many of his

news conferences over the last several months and he has always stressed vaccination.

[applegrove]

9. It could be the Mississippi person. Or Alabama. Don't know where my memory is

these days.

[roamer65]

5. We need to start to consider FEMA quarantine camps for anti-vaxxer adults.

You either take the shot, or get on the bus.

[rickford66]

8. Don't we own an island somewhere ?

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Hey, Asa, how's that Republicanism working out?

Worried about pandemic deaths, finally? What a stupid man.

[hatrack]

11. Little late now, you self-righteous fuck . . .

Good luck with your public health "campaign".

[progree]

12. Worst 9 states in daily new cases per 100,000, their trajectory, and % fully vaccinated

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html
Worst 9 states in daily new cases per 100,000 (7 day moving average).
And the 2 week increase in cases
And the fully vaccinated percentage (the U.S. average is 46%)
Nevada 13 +57% 41%
Missouri 13 +49% 38%
Wyoming 11 –6% 34%
Utah 10 +19% 37%
Arkansas 8 +17% 34%
Florida 7 –4% 45%
Colorado 7 –29% 51%
Arizona 7 +9% 39%
Louisiana 6 –13% 34%

[UTUSN]

13. Note to Asa: *Urging* you to f-off your wingnuttiness.