Texas Governor Greg Abbott insisted on Wednesday that there would be no more lockdowns in the Lone Star state, calling it the “wrong course” amid the pandemic, saying instead that vaccines and other safeguards are the right way to fight the outbreak.
[emaillocker id=”521003″]Abbott made the remarks during a speech at the Asian American Hotel Owners Association’s National Convention in Dallas, Texas on August 4, which was first reported by? CBS Dallas-Ft. Worthy.
Credited with avoiding business shutdowns during the outbreak to boost the strength of the Texas economy, Abbott acknowledged the importance of CCP (Communist Party of China) safeguards to stem the spread of the virus.
“Safe practices are important. That said, one thing we learned is that lockdowns during a pandemic are wrong,” Abbott said.
While Abbott did not elaborate on why lockdowns are not the way to deal with the outbreak, some studies and experts have concluded that such measures not only protected vulnerable people, but also harmed them and prevented morbidity and Mortality shifted. to the underprivileged.
The governor of Texas instead insisted on properly advancing the availability of vaccines and other voluntary safeguards.
“The surest way to end the pandemic is for everyone who wants to make sure they get the vaccine,” Abbott said. “That said, going forward in Texas, there will be no government-imposed shutdowns or mask mandates.”
Emphasizing individual choice and individual responsibility, Abbott said awareness of COVID-19 safeguards among the public is high and “everyone can voluntarily implement the mandates that are safest for them.”
The issue of lockdown has come to the fore once again amid concerns about the spread of the delta variant, which has prompted a reversal of federal masking guidelines and fresh restrictions across the country. Still, White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on August 1 that enough people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to avoid another round of lockdowns.
“I don’t think we’re going to see a lockdown,” Fauci, who also serves as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told ABC’s “This Week.”
“I think we have a sufficient percentage of people in the country — not enough to crush the outbreak — but I believe we shouldn’t be in the situation we were in last winter,” Fauci he said.
Abbott’s lockdown remarks came on a day President Joe Biden aimed to pass legislation in Republican-led states that bans universities and businesses from requiring students and staff to wear masks or get vaccinated.
“Some state officials are passing laws or signing orders that prevent people from doing the right thing,” Biden said at the White House briefing, in which he said Texas and Florida now account for a third of all new COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Biden said, “The most extreme of those measures is the one in Texas that says state universities or community colleges can be fined if it allows a teacher to ask their illiterate students to wear masks.” ,” Biden said.
In an executive order issued on July 29, Abbott said government entities such as a county, city, school district, or public health authority could impose a $1,000 fine if they attempted to enforce a mask requirement.
The order also specifies that government entities “may not compel any person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine administered under an emergency use authorization.”
According to the order, Texas residents are strongly encouraged to follow good hygiene and social distancing and, in areas where COVID-19 transmission rates are high, for people to follow safety practices such as wearing face coverings is encouraged.
Source: The Epoch times
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