Read the Press Release from the Will County Board Democrats, then watch the video. Very easy to see for yourself how the Democrat story is different from what actually happened.
WILL COUNTY BOARD DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS URGES RESIDENTS
TO GET VACCINATED, AVOID MISINFORMATION
JOLIET, Illinois –
After a contentious meeting of the County Board’s Legislative Committee on
Tuesday morning, Democratic County Board Caucus members are speaking out against
misinformation and fear-mongering statements from some members of the Republican caucus
and urging residents to get vaccinated.
“It’s important that, as leaders, we are committed to getting our facts straight before speaking
publicly. Today in our meeting County Board members claimed that people would be fired at the County if they didn’t get vaccinated because of the federal vaccine mandate. They also posited that the Will County Health Department is going to mandate vaccines for all Will County residents,” said County Board Speaker Mimi Cowan (Naperville). Cowan explained: “Neither of these claims are true. The federal mandate provides for weekly testing for those who refuse to get vaccinated and there is no discussion about making vaccines mandatory for the general public at the county level. While I wish everyone would get vaccinated, spreading lies and misinformation is dangerous and irresponsible, especially as an elected official.”
Currently just shy of 375,000 people have been fully vaccinated in Will County, accounting for
about 54% of the County’s total population. About 59% of the County’s 12-17 year olds have
been vaccinated; almost 69% of 18-64 year olds have been vaccinated; and those 65+ are over
90% vaccinated in Will County. In each metric, Will County is outperforming the vaccination
level in the state of Illinois.
“I’ve had people ask me why they should get vaccinated if it doesn’t 100% protect you from
COVID. I asked my doctor and public health officials to explain it to me and they said that the
vaccine greatly reduces the chance you will get infected and even further reduces the chance you will become seriously ill, be hospitalized, or die,” said Majority Leader Meta Mueller. “The
reality is, getting the vaccine is simply the best way to ensure our kids can stay in school and our business can remain open and our economy can remain functional, while also making sure as few people as possible suffer and die from COVID.”
“Public health should not be governed by misinformation or political pandering,” said Caucus
Member and Chair of the County Board’s Public Health and Safety Committee, Rachel Ventura.
“If people have questions about the safety or efficacy of the vaccine, they can contact the Will
County Health Department so that they have the best information to make the best choices to
protect themselves and others.”
26,969 people in Illinois have died from COVID-19 but only 337 people have died from
COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, accounting for .005% of the fully vaccinated population.
For more information about vaccine safety and how to get a vaccine, please visit
https://willcountyhealth.org/covid-19/covid-vaccine/ or call the Will County Health Department
at 815-727-8480.
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Meeting starts at 17:40 Discussion mentioned starts at 36:00 to 43:00 minutes picks up again at 1:26 to the end.
