# Shame on those that refuse the vaccine

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**Created:** [July 20, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-those-that-refuse-the-vaccine/946870 "2021-07-20T01:15:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-those-that-refuse-the-vaccine/946870/869 "2021-09-21T20:07:41Z")

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Was that before or after Kushner decided to minimize federal response because he thought it was a ‘blue state’ problem, back in April 2020?

Was that before or after disgraced ex-president Trump said ‘I Take no Responsibility at All’ in March?

Was this before or after the Republicans secretly moved assets in February 2020 while still officially downplaying the disease?

> **[Kushner's coronavirus team shied away from a national strategy, believing...](https://www.businessinsider.com/kushner-covid-19-plan-maybe-axed-for-political-reasons-report-2020-7)**
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> Some members of Kushner's COVID-19 team thought it was better to leave Democratic-voting areas to fend for themselves, a source told Vanity Fair.

> [@Republicans purposely downplayed COVID-19 warnings so they could offload stock.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843):
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> Fuck. These. People. Just going to put this in the Pit, for there’s no debate as to the ethics here and the political implications are really just: Fuck. The. GOP. Story the 1st: [Intelligence Chairman Raised Virus Alarms Weeks Ago, Secret Recording Shows](https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818192535/burr-recording-sparks-questions-about-private-comments-on-covid-19) This… released this morning… got some people digging. [Senate Intel chair unloaded stocks in mid-February before coronavirus rocked markets](https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/03/burr-unloaded-stocks-before-coronavirus/) Pictures of the transactions are here - most are dated 2-13-2020: [https://twitter.com/annalecta/st…](https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/1240747067024322568?s=20)

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