Michigan lawmakers have responded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging their state to shut down because Wolverine State is leading the country in COVID-19 cases.
Republican members of the Michigan congressional delegation spoke out against the CDC’s new recommendation to re-close the state amid a COVID-19 rise, while Democratic members sided with the CDC.
CDC director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Monday that the strike was necessary because the state could not use a vaccine shot as a solution to the growing number of cases.
“What we really need to do in such situations is to shut things down,” Walensky said Monday. “If we were to try vaccination from what’s happening in Michigan, we would be disappointed that the vaccine took so long to have the impact.”
Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., Rejected the CDC’s recommendation to close Michigan again, in a statement to Fox News, and called on Biden’s government to adopt a training strategy and give the state more vaccines. to give instead of giving a closure again.
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“Clearly, Michigan is a popular place for COVID-19. To prevent further spread and save lives, the Biden administration needs to adopt a training strategy and increase the allocation of vaccines to Michigan, instead of the economy must strike, “Huizenga said. “Producers, restaurants and small businesses are still trying to recover from the mandates concluded in the past year.”
“Stopping the economy again is not the answer,” the congressman added.
Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., A retired Marine Corps. Lieutenant-General, along with his colleague, blew the CDC’s recommendation and in a statement to Fox News pointed out that Michigan is experiencing an increase, while the state has ‘some of the most draconian closure measures in the country’.
“Now the CDC bureaucrats – most of whom have never signed a salary or run a business – want our economy to decline further,” Bergman continued. “They do not know what it is like to lose or lose the business they have been working on for decades and have to fight with the state for months just to get an unemployment check.”
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The Republican congressman called on Walensky and the Biden White House to “draw attention to the need to immediately distribute more vaccines to Michigan so that those who want a vaccine can get one.”
Bergman also slammed the Biden government for its “mixed messages” about the vaccine and for making America normal again.
“They continue to sow fear and doubt, and they send mixed messages about the vaccine and a way forward,” Bergman said. “Michiganders are prepared to crush COVID and get going again, instead of seeing other states succeed with more freedoms.”
Rep. Tim Walburg, R-Mich., Also blasted the Biden government for not sending more vaccines to Michigan, calling it a ‘better approach’ than another exclusion.
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“After experiencing an excessive exclusion for most of the year, Michigan residents hope the governor [Gretchen] Whitmer [finally] “Realizing that another rural exclusion for Michigan’s economy will be devastating, could hurt workers and small businesses, and that students will not be able to learn in the classroom,” Walburg said in a statement to Fox News.
“A better approach would be to target more vaccines to Michigan, as the Biden administration has so far refused to do so.”
Walburg led a two-letter letter to Biden’s government urging it to strengthen Wolverine State’s vaccine supply last week.
Democrats from Michigan also gave their thoughts on the CDC’s recommendation. Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., Said in a statement to Fox News that he appreciated the CDC’s leadership for the state “because this explosion of cases and hospitalizations cannot be solved by vaccines alone.”
“I take an active part in the CDC’s governor’s call for more vaccines to be delivered to Michigan, because there is no doubt that greater vaccine provision will strengthen the efforts that Michiganders are making to double social distance and other public health guidelines. does not follow, “Levin said. said.
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Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., Called on Michiganders to practice good hygiene habits to stop the spread of COVID-19 as the state continues to distribute vaccines, saying he has confidence in Whitmer.
“This pandemic is not over yet. As we continue to spread vaccines, every Michigander plays a critical role in defeating this virus by wearing a mask, doing social distance and washing their hands regularly,” he said. Kildee said.
“Although our governor did not issue any mandatory restrictions, she encouraged all Michiganders to exercise personal responsibility over the next two weeks to help slow the spread, such as eating indoors or meeting people outside your immediate household. “
“I know Governor Whitmer is committed to protecting public health and saving lives,” Kildee added.
Whitmer’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment on the CDC’s recommendation to close her state again.
The governor told a local outlet on Tuesday that the state would follow the guidelines of the CDC and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) when it comes to the [Johnson & Johnson] vaccine “but that people” should still have a great deal of confidence in the safety and efficacy of the J&J vaccine “if the number of people who get blood clots through the vaccine holds.
“It’s an important tool in our arsenal to combat COVID. It’s a concern,” Whitmer said. “Obviously I’m going to continue to get more vaccines in Michigan, but at this point I do not know that there is much more we can say other than that we will closely monitor and follow the CDC and FDA guidance.”
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The CDC director said vaccination of vaccines to Michigan from places where the virus is less common could inadvertently lay the groundwork for an outbreak in the area.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last year that Whitmer’s emergency declaration without approval by the state legislature was unconstitutional under the 1976 Emergency Management Act.
Fox News’ Alexandria Hein Contributed to This Report