Gov. Cox rails against vaccine misinformation
Jul 15, 2021, 2:38 PM | Updated: Aug 2, 2022, 12:35 pm
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox delivers monthly briefing on July 15, 2021. On Thursday, Gov. Cox announced a state-wide donation drive for cash and supplies to help the Ukraine refugees. (photo: PBS Utah)
(photo: PBS Utah)
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox addressed the recent rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations at his monthly briefing Thursday morning. Not only did Governor Cox voice his concern about the surge, but he also did not mince words about the spread of vaccine misinformation.
Where Cox believes misinformation is coming from
In Cox’s opinion, politicians and cable news hosts discouraging people from getting the shot is not helping anyone.
“That kind of stuff is just ridiculous, it’s dangerous, it’s damaging, and it’s killing people,” Cox said about vaccine misinformation. “It’s literally killing their supporters and that makes no sense to me.”
His comments closely follow a recent statement from Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, where he called the politicization of vaccines “moronic.”
Coronavirus cases are also beginning to trend upward again. Unvaccinated people are spreading COVID-19 to one another.
The disease is worse than the vaccine. Please visit https://t.co/TxbPbUEFLe and make an appointment to get vaccinated today.https://t.co/6Fkuy8fYFR
— Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox (@GovCox) July 15, 2021
Why the recent rise?
Gov. Cox believes the increases are led by Utahns who have not had the shot.
“We know why the cases are going up, we know why hospitalizations are going up, and it’s just because we need more people to get vaccinated,” explained Cox.
The governor says people on the fence about getting the vaccine should jump. To the skeptical, he says the disease is far worse than the vaccine.
The full briefing can be found on the Twitter post below:
That concludes this month’s news conference. You can watch it on Facebook or on our website:
➡️ https://t.co/6Fkuy8fYFR
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— Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox (@GovCox) July 15, 2021
