Lots of unsubstantiated claims, statements that are open to debate, and plenty of downright fallacies, coming directly from our Governor to Arkansas citizens. All in on fell swoop. Can you spot debatable claims below? Which statements from Gov do you think are in error, that we likely have data/studies that contradict his claims? If we call the Governor’s office or ADH, would they be able to provide the information/data that he has used as a basis for his statements? Ideas, thoughts….comments? I’ll start the ball rolling by taking issue in a very big way with his comment on national tv yesterday, “…those that…don’t believe in the efficacy of it (vaccine). They believe…in the conspiracy theories.”You don’t “believe” or “disbelieve” in data and studies that relect in efficacy, or lack thereof, regarding jabs. It can be open to interpretation and debate, but numbers are fairly black & white, not typically relegated to a particular “belief.” What an incredibly disparaging remark— basically, if you don’t ‘believe’ that the V is safe and effective, you then automatically get labelled a conspiracy theorist….for questioning the science, for considering the mounting surveillence evidence in VAERS, the methods, the anything. Heaven forbid you have an original thought these days! Gov. Asa Hutchinson:6/27, Face the Nation: …I mean, there is vaccine hesitancy. Part of it is we’ll just delay it, but the part that you’re most concerned about are those that- that believe- don’t believe in the efficacy of it. They believe that in the conspiracy theories.6/25: The overwhelming majority of COVID patients in the hospital have not been vaccinated.6/24: Today is the third day with a report of greater than 380 new COVID-19 cases in Arkansas. This has been driven mostly by two factors: lack of vaccinations & the COVID variants. Vaccines are effective against the most prevalent variant in the state & are available across Arkansas.6/23: Today’s report shows another day of higher-than-average new cases. This increased level of cases can only be stopped by the COVID-19 vaccine.6/22: COVID-19 won’t go away until more people take the vaccine. Until we increase the number of shots, we will continue to have increased numbers of hospitalizations and new cases like we did today. It is sad to see someone go to the hospital or die when it can be prevented.6/18: You are at risk of getting COVID-19 and spreading the virus if you fail to wear a mask in crowded spaces and you have not been vaccinated. This virus will not go away without each one doing his or her part. We continue to see the effectiveness of these vaccines.6/16: We have been able to decrease our case numbers and hospitalizations dramatically over the past six months due to the vaccine, but we must increase our vaccination numbers to avoid new cases & hospitalizations.
