Good day all. The Greatest President in the 21st Century, Donald J. Trump, kept another of his promises to get a vaccine for the China Virus out to the states as quickly as possible. However, there have been some issues with getting it into the arms of those who need it.
For instance, New York, under the misrule of Governor Andrew “Flaming” Cuomo, the distribution could charitably be called a complete screw up. Only the People’s Democratik Republik of Kalifornistan is worse. The best state for distribution? That would be South Dakota under Governor Kristi Noem. Here are the details from the Washington Examiner:
South Dakota, a state that weathered months of criticism from the media and Democrats for how it handled the COVID-19 epidemic, has become a model for vaccine distribution while other states struggle.
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Dakota is the third-most successful state in administering its provided coronavirus vaccines, following West Virginia and neighboring North Dakota. South Dakota has given 5.73 doses per 1,000 people, for a total of 51,000 total doses administered.
For those who may not know, Governor Noem did not lock her state down and wreck the state’s economy. Yes, they had cases of the Wuhan Flu, but unlike the incompetent moonbats in the blue states, (and, sadly, a few red ones as well), it’s been under fairly good control.
In comparison, states with some of the harshest COVID-19 lockdown policies are significantly lagging behind. California has administered just 2.26 doses per 1,000 people (less than half of South Dakota), while Minnesota has given 2.93 doses per 1,000 people.
One state health official who spoke to the Washington Examiner (but asked to remain unnamed) credited the state’s cooperation with local healthcare providers and streamlining communication between the government and those tasked with administering the vaccine.
“We just don’t have the same kind of bureaucracy here, I guess,” the individual said. “We’re small, sure, but we knew what to do.”
They also don’t have a raging drama queen as a governor either. Flaming Cuomo’s idea of making things run smoothly generally consisted of threatening medical personnel with arrest and fining medical facilities millions of dollars.
South Dakota’s rate of inoculating its residents far exceeds the national average, which currently hovers around 3.5 doses per 1,000 people. The state has also used a significantly higher percentage of its allocated vaccines at 57.4%.
California, in contrast, has used only 25.9% of its administered vaccines, meaning that the state still has nearly 2.5 million vaccines sitting in various hospitals and healthcare facilities. New York City, which is lagging behind the state, has administered 33.8% of its vaccines and has over 500,000 still waiting in storage.
And you can bet that this is going to be used against Numbnuts Newsom by the people looking to recall and remove him from office.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem became a lightning rod for attacks this spring and summer after she vowed to never shut down state businesses or implement strict social distancing rules. An ally of President Trump, Noem said that her state would prize personal decision-making over mask mandates and other laws to limit the spread of the virus.
“I took an oath when I was in Congress, obviously, to uphold the constitution of the United States,” she told Fox News in April. “I believe in our freedoms and liberties. What I’ve seen across the country is so many people give up their liberties for just a little bit of security, and they don’t have to do that.”
This is one of many reasons that people are taking a look at Governor Noem for the 2024 Presidential race, provided we’re allowed to actually have one. She has also backed President Trump, and agrees with most of his positions that Made America Great Again.
South Dakota has also administered more vaccines than other states with larger populations. At 50,712 doses given out so far, the state has inoculated more residents than Delaware despite having nearly 100,000 fewer residents.
Although a clear red-versus-blue-state divide has yet to emerge in the efficiency of vaccine distribution, South Dakota has been credited with avoiding any new sweeping government policies to vaccinate its residents. Whereas governors such as Andrew Cuomo of New York have implemented strict regulations on how and who can receive a vaccine, Noem has opted to use existing delivery methods.
“South Dakota is a leader in vaccination efforts because of our people. We’ve empowered them to make the best decision for themselves, their family, and their businesses by providing them with timely and accurate health information as it becomes available,” South Dakota Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon told the Washington Examiner. “We’ve also leveraged our strategic partnerships throughout the state, and we are proud of their nonstop work to get shots in arms. Preparation, not panic, has been our guiding force since day one.”
Translation: “Why reinvent the wheel when we already have something that works and has worked for years? We’ll just stand by in case something unforeseen comes up.”
Rather than create a whole new distribution channel for vaccines, for example, vaccines can be transported with other medications to hospitals. In New York, some hospitals have complained about a vaccine shortage as healthcare providers remain uncertain about when the latest doses will arrive.
Those shortages have come at the same time that many medical providers have been forced to throw out unused doses because of strict rules dictating who can receive a vaccine. Cuomo has since loosened guidelines on who can be eligible to receive a vaccine, acknowledging shortcomings in the initial rollout.
South Dakota, however, used electronic health records to identify individuals who qualify for the vaccine in order to avoid any unnecessary storage. If a South Dakota resident qualified, they were immediately notified by the state and given directions on how to receive a vaccine.
Which makes sense. Of course, most of the governors have shown they don’t have the sense to close their mouths, lower their heads and come in out of the rain these days.
Noem has championed her state’s progress as evidence of an alternative model of tackling the pandemic, and she has repeatedly pointed to the state’s very low unemployment rate of 3.5% in comparison to the national average of 6.7%.
“As we look towards the year ahead … I am also excited to report there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to COVID-19,” Noem said during her State of the State address on Monday. “South Dakota is leading the nation when it comes to dispersing the vaccine. As of today, tens of thousands across the state have already received their first dose of the vaccine.”
This is why a lot of people who supported President Trump are looking at Governor Noem very closely. She might just be a candidate in 2024, assuming we’re allowed to have an election, and if appearances hold up and she shows she wants to restore America to the Greatness we had prior to the disasters of the Harris/Biden regime, she will be a shoo in for the Republican nomination. We shall see of course.
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