The Republican-led New Hampshire Legislature plans to take up a similar measure when it meets in January. Lawmakers in Idaho and Wyoming, both statehouses under GOP-control, recently debated similar measures but did not pass them. In Utah, a newly signed law creating exemptions from Biden’s vaccine mandates for private employers allows people to duck the requirement if they have already had COVID.
Some politicians use the science behind natural immunity to advance narratives suggesting vaccines aren’t the best way to end the pandemic. “The shot is not by any means the only or proven way out of the pandemic. I’m not willing to give blind faith to the pharmaceutical narrative,” said Idaho Republican Rep. Greg Ferch., a Kansas Republican and physician, along with 14 other GOP doctors, dentists and pharmacists in Congress, sent a letter in late September to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urging the agency, when setting vaccination policies, to consider natural immunity.
The White House has recently unveiled a host of vaccine mandates, sparking a flurry of lawsuits from GOP states, setting the stage for pitched legal battles. Among the rules are vaccine requirements for federal contractors, businesses with more than 100 employees and health care workers.
In the coming years, those who contracted the virus and suffer long term effects will be asking for government assistance. Should those who chose not to be vaccinated be entitled to government assistance?
Stop calling it natural immunity! GOP has embraced Natural Selection.
Until they start contracting the virus again and dying from it.
No thanks. Keep ur ☠️ poison!!! Never will take. Never!!!
The vaccines are ☠️. No thanks!!!
Not just Republicans....Democrats too. Stop making this political.
CarriWeatherwax As GOP supporters die of Covid, the party remains split in its vaccination message via nbcnews
Their chieftain was so proud about 'his' vaccine which his minions now reject. Illiteracy is the biggest enemy of democracy and the virus' strongest ally 🤷🏽♂️
There are several studies and scientists that say differently; that natural immunity from previous infection is more robust. And political party has nothing to do with facts. Go gaslight and propagandize elsewhere.
'Scientists say', natural immunity is superior and lasts longer, 'scientist say' but AP doesn't tell you that.
Natural Stupidity GOP
Let’s fix that headline: “Republicans ignore experts to pander to a willfully ignorant political base.” There ya go.
Watch 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Bring Out Your Dead' on YouTube
I think you meant HEARD STUPIDITY
Fantastic! Infect everyone who refuses to get a vaccine, refuse any treatment which has been supported, created, or funded by tax dollars and let God sort it out.
I appreciate the completely morally bankrupt GOP continuing to pursue COVID options that will reduce the number of their voters. Good work
Wow. How dishonest. Remove the word “substitute” and you’re halfway to actually reporting news AP.
Sounds like natural stupidity. Why let a virus attack you when you can, without damaging your body, instruct the immune system to win the fight before it happens.
Give DeathSantis your life. No vax can equal death. DeathSantis could care less.
The Lt. Gov-elect of Virginia tried to make the same argument on TV today, and further displayed that she doesn't know what she's talking about. Sad days ahead for Va. and the US.
L _ _ ch the ficker
Republicans simply aren’t as smart as they like to think they are…
The reason RWN like FOX push anti-vax brainwashing is simple . It's a classic method of controlling cults . Us vs them, proof of loyalty to Trump and a way people without empathy get pleasure from 'triggering'. Sociopaths do it too. 750K dead is result 1 in 500.
them. Just get the vaccine for cripes sake.
The problem with his approach is that getting covd is not something they will necessarily live through in order to develop antibodies. If they do live through it, they may get it again. The level of antibodies that develop varies from person to person, and may or may not protect
So now the official GOP mascot is a plague rat
So they want people to get infected and die.
The GOP is not embracing immunity, instead, they are embracing imbecility.
That’s why everyone needs a booster!
Every doctor i talked to said prior infection is better at stopping a new infection than any vaccine. Get fucked with your mandates! If people want to die, let them die.
Coronabros melting down on this one. 😂
They should just be called ‘The 19th Century Party’.
they love the constitution and rule of law so much they're forever looking for loopholes. if they're willing to die for this country, why won't they get a shot? huh?
What's crazy is people are still eating up this covid crap
you mean the same scientist who are funded or partially funded by the nih or other's associated with them
Say it with me, class: There is no such thing as natural immunity.
And here I thought it was the Democrats that were supposed to be proponents of Death Panels.
😛😛😛
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Republicans have turned into a Facebook party based in conspiracy and ignorance.
So you can either get it or not because you've already had the virus, but you can't choose for yourself
By what amount? Could easily be splitting hairs while being factually accurate. 99.9% is more consistent than 99.8%
And other scientists say natural immunity is better. Lesson: you can always “find” your science to back up your argument.
If immunity is true then how did the Brazilian President get covid like 4 times?
GetTheShotAndShutUp
Scientists also say the vaccines effectiveness wanes after just a few months. So poorly it performs as a vaccine the CDC had to change the definition of vaccine. Either way, it’s not a justification to force people to do something against their will.
It does offer a pretty good level of protection…if you’re not one of the 61,000 Floridians that didn’t survive the infection.
Why are you legitimizing this, during a plague that has killed millions, by covering it as though it isn’t complete bullshit?
GOP taking credit for getting a large number of their voters infected.
Imma have to go with the science on this one.
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