March 31, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Director Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appeared to be fighting back tears during a Monday news conference as she warned Americans about her “recurring feeling of impending doom,” as seven-day COVID case counts rose across 30 states. At the same time, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was celebrating his state’s drop in COVID counts since opening businesses up and ditching mask mandates three weeks ago.
“Today the 7-day Covid positivity rate dropped to a new recorded low: 4.95%. Hospitalizations dropped to a 6 month low. This week we have 1 million 1st vaccines available,” the governor tweeted on Sunday. “Everyone now qualifies for a shot. They are highly recommended to prevent getting Covid but always voluntary.”
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) also repealed his state’s mask mandate on March 2, and the state’s COVID indicators have all fallen there, as well.
Health officials and lockdown champions across the country blasted the governors when they issued an executive order rescinding the state’s mask mandate and allowing businesses of all types to “open 100 percent” as of March 10.
“The last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything is fine, take off your masks, forget it. It still matters,” said President Biden in the wake of the southern state mask repeals.
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