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President Joe Biden was recently asked by 60 Minutes if the
COVID-19 pandemic is over, given the first Detroit Auto Show is
happening after three years.
“The pandemic is over, we still have a problem with COVID, we’re
still doing a lot of work on it but the pandemic is over,” Biden
said.
In Illinois last week, Pritzker reissued his latest 30-day
disaster proclamation that began in March 2020. He modified one
significant executive order, saying childcare and K-12 educators
and staff no longer have to prove vaccination status or test
twice weekly.
“I continue to urge everyone in the state to stay up to date on
vaccines and boosters, including getting the recently released
bivalent booster shot,” Pritzker said. “Although the current
state of the pandemic is very different than it was two years
ago, we still need to protect the most vulnerable members of our
community as we continue to be responsive to the changing
challenges and evolutions of this virus.”
Republican opponent state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, said it
shows the mandates lacked substance.
“That is 100% the message,” Bailey told WMAY. “I have been sayin
this since May of 2020 when I sued him and won that suit and yes
it’s election season. He’s thinking the people of Illinois will
simply forget and move on and that’s not going to happen.”
Bailey said Pritzker’s actions don’t recognize the damage
mandates brought.
“He destroyed lives. He destroyed schools. He destroyed futures.
He destroyed businesses,” Bailey said. “People of Illinois
aren’t forgetting this anytime soon.”
From telehealth provisions to masking requirements in certain
congregate settings, Pritzker last week reissued eight executive
orders that are set to expire on Oct. 15.
Greg Bishop reports on Illinois government and
other issues for The Center Square. Bishop has years of
award-winning broadcast experience and hosts the WMAY Morning
Newsfeed out of Springfield
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