News reports and photographs suggest that Mary Miller (R, Illinois-15) has rarely worn a mask. (Here’s an account of Miller in close quarters with no mask on January 6.) It’s still not known whether she has been vaccinated. If she has been, she’s keeping her (unmasked) mouth shut about it.I am not wearing a mask again.
— Congresswoman Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) July 20, 2021
On June 7, Elaine and I sent a letter:
The Honorable Mary MillerAt this point I think it’s safe to say that we won’t be receiving a reply.
1529 Longworth House Office Building
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Miller:
As you may know, the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies and the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University have created a map showing COVID-19 vaccination rates by congressional district. The map and supporting data are available from Harvard’s Geographic Insights website:
https://geographicinsights.iq.harvard.edu/vaccineuscongress
The data for Illinois shows our district, Illinois-15, with the lowest rate of vaccination by population in the state: 40.7% of residents with vaccines initiated, and 29.74% of residents with vaccines completed. In other words, only three of every ten people in Illinois-15 are fully vaccinated.
This state of affairs does not bode well for the health and economic well-being of our district. What business will want to locate in an area with such a low rate of vaccination? What student who has other choices will want to go to college in an area with such a low rate of vaccination?
In light of our abysmal vaccination rate, we have two questions for you: What steps, if any, have you taken to encourage vaccination in IL-15? And what steps, if any, will you now take to encourage vaccination in IL-15? Given your dedication to the cause of life, it seems to us that you should have no hesitation about encouraging people to be vaccinated.
Sincerely, &c.
All the Miller posts
Chris Miller, pandemic denier : January 5 and 6 in D.C., with Mary Miller : The objectors included Mary Miller : A letter to Mary Miller : Mary Miller, with no mask : Mary Miller, still in trouble : His ’n’ resignations are in order : Mary Miller in The New Yorker : Mary Miller vs. AOC : #Sedition3PTruck : Mary Miller’s response to mass murder : Mary Miller and trans rights : Mary Miller on a billboard : Some of Mary Miller’s votes : Illinois-15, COVID-Central : Another Miller vote : The Millers in Esquire : Nuts in Illinois
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At least Senator McConnell is urging people to get vaccinated: https://littleapplepost.com/posts/d3654635-081b-40e4-97b7-defd7aa0618c
I also read today that because the FDA has not fully approved the vaccine, many people are still reluctant. Yet they approved a somewhat sketchy Alzheimer's drug.
Back to masking again with the increase in cases locally. Locally only the unvaccinated are encouraged to wear masks so I always feel like people think I'm not vaccinated. But when the county rate is a bit over 30% and 98% of the people at Walmart aren't wearing one, it makes sense.
Kirsten
Same here. At least I haven’t gotten any sneers for wearing a mask in a store.
" In other words, only three of every ten people in Illinois-15 are fully vaccinated."
I like how you did the math for her. In case she couldn't figure out 30%...
I figured I’d help her out. She may have still been grappling with the idea of the categorical imperative from a letter I sent in January.
The number now is about 34%. I still remind myself whenever I go into a store: three in ten. And almost no one wears a mask.
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