Growing number of Republicans urge vaccinations amid delta surge - The Washington Post

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.),was temporarily suspended from Twitter on Monday for violating its covid-19 misinformation policy after she falsely claimed the coronavirus was “not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65.” She also previously equated the Biden administration’s push for more coronavirus vaccinations to efforts of Nazi-era “medical brown shirts.”In a news conference Tuesday, Greene — who declined to say whether she has been vaccinated — continued to propagate misinformation about vaccine-related deaths and side effects, and refused to encourage her constituents to get vaccinated.“I believe in people’s own individual responsibility to read, to find out and to make their own decision,” Greene said. “I don’t worship science, or think that science rules everything — I believe that God rules everything.”Asked Tuesday whether Greene’s previous tweets distract from convincing skeptical Americans about getting vaccinated, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, “I believe in vaccines.”Republicans on Capitol Hill have largely deflected when asked whether members of their party, including former president Donald Trump, were to blame for not being more proactive in informing their supporters about the efficacy of vaccinations.“We have already called for that, everybody who wants a vaccine should get it,” said Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a physician.