OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Americans Need to Get Vaccinated

Floor Speech

Date: July 28, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to speak on the ongoing threat posed by COVID-19, particularly the delta variant, which is highly contagious and is rapidly spreading throughout our country.

After 18 months of this pandemic we are all yearning for a return to normalcy, but we must get vaccinated to prevent further spread of this virus.

Recent data show that 99 percent of deaths due to COVID-19 are among those who are unvaccinated.

In Ohio, fewer that 50 percent of residents have received their first dose of the vaccine.

We have the tools to emerge from this crisis, but we must use them. These vaccines are safe. They are effective. And we must all do our part to get our loved ones, our friends, and ourselves vaccinated as quickly as possible.

Finally, I want to thank our healthcare sheroes and heroes in Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas, and Ottowa Counties. They are doing courageous work saving lives every day.

Get vaccinated.

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