Post by the Scribe on Aug 10, 2021 23:53:00 GMT
Public health experts say the emphasis on migrants is a diversion
www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026178171/republicans-migrants-covid-19-surges
"This is not a border issue; it is not a migrant issue," Dr. Michele Heisler, medical director of the organization Physicians for Human Rights, said in an interview with NPR.
The places in the U.S. with the highest positivity rates are not near the border, Heisler said, or in the parts of the U.S. where migrants are heading. Instead they tend to be places with the lowest vaccination rates — and where governors have opposed mask mandates.
"They're just trying to divert attention from the actual measures that we need to take," Heisler said. "You know, asking people to wear masks, and socially distance, and take care of themselves and their loved ones. And it's baffling to me that instead of trying to protect lives, they're trying to create a scapegoat."
www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026178171/republicans-migrants-covid-19-surges
"This is not a border issue; it is not a migrant issue," Dr. Michele Heisler, medical director of the organization Physicians for Human Rights, said in an interview with NPR.
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www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/28/960901166/how-is-the-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-going-in-your-state
The places in the U.S. with the highest positivity rates are not near the border, Heisler said, or in the parts of the U.S. where migrants are heading. Instead they tend to be places with the lowest vaccination rates — and where governors have opposed mask mandates.
"They're just trying to divert attention from the actual measures that we need to take," Heisler said. "You know, asking people to wear masks, and socially distance, and take care of themselves and their loved ones. And it's baffling to me that instead of trying to protect lives, they're trying to create a scapegoat."