Chris Wallace Confronts Nebraska Gov. Decrying Vaccine Policy

[left-of-center2012]

Chris Wallace confronted Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts on Sunday over his opposition to the new vaccine requirements announced by President Joe Biden. Ricketts is one of several Republican governors threatening legal action over the requirements the president announced — that businesses will be required to mandate vaccines, or at the least have everyone who is unvaccinated undergo regular testing.

The governor told Wallace he’s been encouraging vaccinations because “vaccines work and they will help people.” But he added that it shouldn’t be mandated by the government.

Wallace pointed out that Nebraska requires all children to get vaccines for “a number of diseases” to attend school:

They must be vaccinated against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis; polio; measles, mumps, and rubella; Hepatitis B; chicken pox. Why are those mandates that parents in your state must comply with and do comply with routinely — why is it that they’re not so objectionable and such a violation of personal freedom but Biden’s vaccine mandates are?

“We’re in the middle of a pandemic,” he continued. “There is a new vaccine. It’s been approved — full approval — by the FDA. Again, if polio vaccine is okay for parents and they have to comply with it to send their kid to school, why not for a lot of people, not just kids, the vaccine for this disease?”

The governor said
“this is very different from
polio that has very devastating effects.”

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-wallace-confronts-nebraska-gov-decrying-vax-policy-schools-in-your-state-require-children-must-be-vaccinated-against-other-diseases/

[madaboutharry]

1. Are they plain old stupid or willfully ignorant?

Or is it something else? It’s hard to choose.

[spanone]

2. I think they're playing Evil politics. Willing to kill constituents to express fealty to tfg.

There is zero logic to it.

[Ocelot II]

3. "This is very different from polio that has very devastating effects."

So death isn't a very devastating effect? I kinda thought it was, but maybe I'm mistaken...

[Walleye]

6. Because now we have ventilators instead of iron lungs? Good God

[crickets]

7. I had the same reaction.

It's amazing the things Repubs are saying to politicize COVID vaccines while downplaying or outright ignoring the resultant deaths of their own constituents.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. PRickitts wants to run for president. He knows what he's doing,

and it has not one thing to do with health, of anyone.

[Deuxcents]

5. Ugly politics

For what? Dying from Covid isn’t devastating? Party over people..he needs a good defeat at the polls.