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2021-08-22 -Great Cultural Revolution
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick slammed as racist after he blamed COVID-19 surge in the state on 'African Americans who have not been vaccinated'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, 65, responded to questions about rising cases of the virus in his state in a Fox News segment Thursday night

  • He said 'Democrats like to blame Republicans' for Covid spikes but went on to say the most responsible 'are African Americans who have not been vaccinated'

  • His comments sparked immediate outrage as people denounced the governor as racist

  • Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called Patrick's comments 'ridiculous' because they 'make no sense' and were 'contrary to the facts'

  • Meanwhile 1.9million black Texans are eligible yet unvaccinated compared to 5.6million white people in the state

The Texas Tribune adds:
The full vaccination rate among Black people in Texas is 29%, lower than the rates for Asian, Hispanic and white Texans.

Texas has reported race and ethnicity data for about 82% of people who are fully vaccinated.
BLUF:
Of 10.4 million white Texans 12 and older, 40.2% are vaccinated
Of 9.1 million Hispanic Texans 12 and older, 36.5% are vaccinated
Of 2.9 million Black Texans 12 and older, 29.1% are vaccinated
Of 1.s million Asian Texans 12 and older, 58.6% are vaccinated
A question not addressed is the age and health skew for the unvaccinated by race. I suspect that among white Texans the unvaccinated are mostly young and healthy, while among Black Texans they are mostly older and unhealthy or evenly distributed, which would increase their representation among the seriously ill and in need of hospitalization. Sadly, there are legitimate historical reasons for the African-American community to distrust novel medical treatments, and the way this thing has been reported drove increased distrust rather than calming fears.
Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ]  Top

#1 I suspect that among white Texans the unvaccinated are mostly young and healthy

Young People Make Up Biggest Group of Newly Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-22 03:22||   2021-08-22 03:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Busloads of Mexican citizens cross the border for vaccinations while travel ban is extended
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-22 05:58||   2021-08-22 05:58|| Front Page Top

#3 The Lt. Gov. must be severely punished for his suggestion of the facts.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-22 07:36||   2021-08-22 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 "You can't handle the truth!"
Posted by Too Old To Work 2021-08-22 08:04||   2021-08-22 08:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Texas Gov. Abbott tests negative for COVID-19 four days after positive test
Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-22 10:01||   2021-08-22 10:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Places you do not need a COVID vax to work:

Whitehouse
CDC
NIH
Pfizer
Moderna
Johnson & Johnson
Posted by Angstrom 2021-08-22 11:56||   2021-08-22 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ add: Oblahblah's Birthday Bash
Posted by Frank G 2021-08-22 12:27||   2021-08-22 12:27|| Front Page Top

#8 The least vax"d demographic group.... Drum roll please.... According to the CDC is.... African Americans.

So if I were to use the same MSM stories and articles published about WHITE Anti-Vax'ers being the blame for the recent outbreak and insert Black would that be Racist?
Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-22 13:25||   2021-08-22 13:25|| Front Page Top

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