Dr. Anthony Fauci vented his frustration with unvaccinated Americans on Wednesday during a segment with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, in which he called on those who have not been vaccinated to “get over this political statement.”
“This is not complicated. We’re not asking anybody to make a political statement one way or another,” Fauci said. “We’re saying, try to save your life, and that of your family, and that of your community.
“We have so many things, as you said, so many diseases that I deal with that don’t have solutions,” he continued. “It’s very frustrating. You don’t have a treatment, you don’t have a vaccine. Here we have a vaccine that’s highly, highly effective in preventing disease and certainly in preventing severe disease and hospitalization.
“It’s easy to get, it’s free and it’s readily available so you’ve got to ask, what is the problem? Get over it,” Fauci demanded. “Get over this political statement and try to save the lives of yourself and your family.”
Social media users informed the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases vaccine “hesitancy” has nothing to do with politics and that this attitude will do nothing to convince those Americans to get the jab.
How about this....those who are worried about the virus and want to get to the vaccine, get the vaccine.
— Mostly Peaceful Molotov Cocktails (@jakemgd) July 8, 2021
Those who aren't worried, and will accept the risk, don't get the vaccine.
There. Issue solve.
This guy is pushier than a cheap used car salesman.
How about this....those who are worried about the virus and want to get to the vaccine, get the vaccine.
— Mostly Peaceful Molotov Cocktails (@jakemgd) July 8, 2021
Those who aren't worried, and will accept the risk, don't get the vaccine.
There. Issue solve.
This guy is pushier than a cheap used car salesman.
We’re not hesitant. We simply understand risk / reward and getting this vaccine makes no sense. In other words, we have the ability to think critically.
— Matt Hale (@halemc) July 8, 2021
He's a very pushy drug dealer. https://t.co/JNf4A6fFrJ
— Critical Thinking 101(Expert of Expert Evaluation) (@critica18495985) July 8, 2021
The comment comes as President Biden announced his administration would literally be going door-to-door to convince Americans to get vaccinated.