Meet Mark Levine, currently Manhattan Borough President and formerly a New York City councilman known to Twitchy readers because of stories like this where he encouraged people to gather in large numbers in Chinatown at the beginning of the pandemic. . .
NYC councilman who accused people of prejudice for not going to Chinatown on March 1 now thinks he has coronavirus https://t.co/SZKIHiTz0C
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 24, 2020
. . .oh, we won’t forget:
Despite #coronavirus fear mongering, today's #LunarNewYear parade in Chinatown is a joyous show of pride.
If you missed it, make a point of coming here later to support local businesses during this difficult time. #DineInChinaTown 新年快乐 pic.twitter.com/IhyKAgiQjj
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) February 9, 2020
Well, now that he’s Manhattan Borough President, he’s lecturing New Yorkers on the need to get boosted.
“We’re barely moving the needle on this. And it’s not about vax deniers. There are 3.4m NYers who completed their primary vax series but never got their booster. We need a major citywide campaign to reach them”:
Booster rate in NYC:
* Feb 22: 35%
* Mar 22: 36%
* Apr 22: 37%We’re barely moving the needle on this. And it’s not about vax deniers.
There are 3.4m NYers who completed their primary vax series but never got their booster. We need a major citywide campaign to reach them.
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) April 24, 2022
Here’s where it gets scary. Levine wants the city to use its database of New Yorkers who did get the vaccine but not the booster and then “contact them through live callers & door knocks”:
We have name, address, email etc for all 3.4M NYers who got their first vax but not their booster.
Steps NYC should be taking NOW to reach them:
* Send them a pre-made appt at vax site in their neighb
* Contact them through live callers & door knocks
* Reinstate $100 incentive— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) April 24, 2022
“Door knocks?” What could go wrong:
Door knocks. This should go well. https://t.co/tPVtTlahyJ
— NYC Angry Mom (@angrybklynmom) April 24, 2022
Or — and we’re just spitballing here — you don’t waste taxpayer resources and respect their medical decision not to get boosted, probably because they were infected with Covid after getting the vaccine? How many shots do they want people to get?
Another way of looking at it is that 63% of people have chosen not to do this by April 22. Instead of using taxpayer dollars to propagandise these people, how about respecting their decision as democracies are supposed to run? Or do you prefer the “Ministry of Information”route? https://t.co/yf1Ul07dhT
— H Stupak (@hstupak1) April 24, 2022
And at what point do New Yorkers stop listening to the people who were wrong at every stage of the pandemic?
Never forget that the same people in NYC who told you to party in Chinatown at the beginning of the pandemic are still in charge today. We should stop listening to them. https://t.co/iMn35uJztV pic.twitter.com/2Yh7fjNaYg
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) April 25, 2022
Or will New York City mandate boosters, too? Because — as our side warned, repeatedly — their noble lies about Covid and kids have created a generation of parents who are now suspect of all vaccines. From Politico:
Public health authorities have lied about the threat of COVID to kids in order to pressure parents to vaccinate. Now parents don’t trust public health or immunization any longer. WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?! https://t.co/BEuDMUtU24
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) April 24, 2022
And, yet, they want to repeat it!
If only someone had warned that politicizing health agencies, disregarding data and outright lying to the public would have consequences! Ach, well.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) April 24, 2022
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