Sen. Bill Cassidy-LA (R)
As cases numbers grow and Louisiana remains one of the least vaccinated states, Senator and physician Bill Cassidy encourages those who are unvaccinated to speak with their personal physician about the vaccine and ignore the politics.
“Patients just need to speak to their doctor because they’re not going to trust President Biden, or they’re not going to trust President Trump, depending on the party which they have an affinity for. But I hope that they would trust their physician,” said Cassidy.
Cassidy was asked about his feelings on mask mandates for school systems amidst the growing number of COVID cases among young people. Cassidy said if the CDC recommends face masks for school-age children he would support it.
“If they feel as if children are a way that the virus is being transmitted in a certain community, they’re going to put out that recommendation, and I encourage people to listen to the Centers for Disease Control,” said Cassidy.
Last week LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine, Doctor Catherine O’Neal issued a dire warning that if you choose not to get vaccinated you are choosing death. Cassidy said the message delivered by his former student was accurate.
“I just applaud Dr. O’Neal, I’m proud to have been associate with her and I applaud her work, but one more time, go speak to your doctor, ask she or he what their recommendation is regarding the vaccine,” said Cassidy.
The state reported more than 15-hundred new COVID cases today and 20 fatalities. Hospitalizations increase also and currently 779 are in hospitals across the state with COVID.
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