Dear MoveOn member,
With COVID-19 cases soaring in Europe and cases rising once again across much of the United States, the need to keep your COVID-19 vaccination card safe is not going away—as maddening as it is.1,2
U.S. COVID-19 cases are up nearly 27% in the last three weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.3 Cases are rising quickly in the Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast, where states like Maine and Massachusetts are seeing record case counts.4,5,6
The increase in cases is being driven by people who have not yet been vaccinated and those who are refusing to do so. About 60% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated.7
The good news is that, with children ages 5 to 11 now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, already 3 million kids have received their first COVID-19 vaccination.8 In addition, the CDC yesterday approved Moderna and Pfizer's COVID vaccine boosters for all adults.9
Much of the hesitancy from unvaccinated people is coming from rampant misinformation about COVID and vaccines spreading online and, crucially, by Republican politicians themselves.
Far-right Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken the lead, banning many mask and vaccine mandates recommended by public health officials and throwing his support to anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists—human cost be damned.10
Make no mistake, Abbott's decision is a political one: He hopes that by riling up the Republican base and weaponizing public health advice he can win his reelection in 2022, using the same playbook that gave Republicans victories in Virginia earlier this month.11
MoveOn is doing everything in its power to fight back, including preparing to run an enormous campaign to defeat COVID conspiracy-peddling Republicans up and down the ballot during next year's midterm elections.
We'll be rolling out our plans in the coming weeks, but if you want to get involved right now—and protect your vaccine card from damage at the same time!—you can order one of our free "Pro-Science, Pro-Health, Pro-Vaccine" card holders to help spread the word and fight back against right-wing misinformation!
Thanks for all you do.
–Kelly, Arvin, Vickie, Chris, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Covid cases are surging in Europe. America is in denial about what lies in store for it," The Guardian, November 12, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159616?t=5&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
2. "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count," The New York Times, accessed November 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159617?t=7&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
3. "US daily COVID-19 cases up nearly 27 percent in last three weeks," The Hill, November 16, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159618?t=9&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
4. "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count," The New York Times, accessed November 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159617?t=11&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
5. "COVID-19 cases in children are a major driver of Massachusetts’ current overall rise," The Boston Globe, November 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159619?t=13&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
6. "Maine records new single-day high for coronavirus cases," WGME 13, November 17, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159620?t=15&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
7. "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count," The New York Times, accessed November 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159617?t=17&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
8. "2.6 million children under 12 have received their first vaccine dose, White House says," The Washington Post, November 18, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159613?t=19&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
9. "CDC recommends Covid-19 boosters for all adults," CNN, November 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159623?t=21&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
10. "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans any COVID-19 vaccine mandates — including for private employers," The Texas Tribune, October 11, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159615?t=23&akid=311025%2E40999114%2ErubWoF
11. Ibid.
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