Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, declared in a new interview that the COVID-19 emergency is “over” and that he won’t be implementing another statewide mask mandate in response to the spread of the Omicron variant, explaining that if people aren’t vaccinated at this point, it’s their “own darn fault” if they get sick.
“Everybody had more than enough opportunity to get vaccinated,” Polis told Colorado Public Radio on Friday. “Hopefully it’s been at your pharmacy, your grocery store, a bus near you, [or at] big events. At this point, if you haven’t been vaccinated, it’s really your own darn fault.”
“Those who get sick, it’s almost entirely their own darn fault,” he continued. “I don’t want to say that nobody [will get the virus if they’re] vaccinated, but it’s very rare. Just to put it in perspective, of the about 1,400 people hospitalized, less than 200 (or 16 percent) are vaccinated.
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‘The emergency is over,’ according to Governor Jared Polis, who explained on Colorado Matters on Friday that vaccines have changed the COVID-19 landscape, rendering masks useful but not required in the state’s fight against the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Colorado continues to see a rise in hospitalizations and deaths among unvaccinated patients. With the state’s healthcare system overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and staffing shortages, public health officials are worried another surge of infections may overwhelm already overworked hospitals and medical staff. And the emergence of the omicron variant in the state has introduced more uncertainty into the fight against the pandemic.
The Governor spoke about why he favors vaccination over mask mandates, despite many metro counties having implemented their own mandates to help control the spread of the virus. “Public health [officials] don’t get to tell people what to wear; that’s just not their job,” the Governor said.
Gov. Polis: We see it as the end of the medical emergency. Frankly, people who want to be protected [have gotten vaccinated]. Those who get sick, it’s almost entirely their own darn fault. I don’t want to say that nobody [will get the virus if they’re] vaccinated, but it’s very rare. Just to put it in perspective, of the about 1400 people hospitalized, less than 200 (or 16 percent) are vaccinated. And many of them are older or have other conditions. Eighty-four percent of the people in our hospitals are unvaccinated, and they absolutely had every chance to get vaccinated.
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CO is a state where assisted suicide is legal & all abortions so why wouldn’t they finally allow the unvaccinated to live uninhindered? If those who seek suicide and the mothers who choose to kill their babies are given the right to choose why not give that right to choose to everyone who will not take an unproven vaccine?
Obviously a poll driven decision. At the rate Liberals Democrats abort their own babies and commit suicide you would thnk they would have reached extinction as a parety by now, but for their adept ways they invent to redistribute and live off of other people’s life force.
That’s something i have railed against the left for.. WHY IS IT for abortions its “HER BODY HER CHOICE”, but on vaccines its your body OUR CHOICE>..
Polis is a clown but at least he has the sense to realize he isn’t going to win this battle. NY’s new governor and California’s old one should take the hint.
Polis actually gave up on state wide mandates a long time ago and turned it over to the local dictators who wanted to play at being the big stinky cheese. The mayor of Denver has had a wonderful time ordering everyone around while most of Colorado has been free of governmental dictates.
He’s actually right, for a change, when he says those that want to get the vaccine have gotten it and those that don’t probably aren’t going to.
Ca and Nys governors are too BRAINLESS, to make the realization… PLUS THEIR COURTS seem to be ruling in THEIR favor.
If people aren’t vaccinated at this point “it’s their own darn fault if they get sick”… has anyone informed this jackass that people who ARE vaccinated are getting sick?
He don’t care..
“…..if people aren’t vaccinated at this point, it’s their “own darn fault” if they get sick.”
ggfilthy, you are so right!!
Who’s darned fault is it when the vaccinated get sick? Eventually the jab will kill more than the illness.
Thank you, Gov. Polis…
Just so you’re aware, it’s ALWAYS been our OWN damn choice (or it SHOULD have been).
YOU have NO DAMN RIGHT to FORCE ANYONE to “take care of themselves” (especially with a vaccine that DOESN’T prevent contracting or spreading COVID-19), or wear MASKS that DON’T control the spread of COVID-19.
On the flip side… Where does Government get off PROHIBITING people from taking OTHER forms of treatment (like Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin), if THAT is what their DOCTOR recommends?
Please… Feel free to show me where (in your State or Federal Constitution) you are authorized to FORCE people to take medication they don’t want.
In the mean time: GET OUT of MY LIVE and MY BODY!