Many people in our rural areas appear reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine (“Even when the vaccine travels to them, many Mainers won’t take it,” May 16). The town of Turner was cited as an example. Knowing the voting patterns in most of our rural towns, it is safe to assume that many, if not a significant majority, of them are Trump supporters. In fact, Donald Trump won Turner in 2020, scoring a very large majority.
As reported by Fox News on March 16, Donald Trump has urged everyone to get vaccinated, just as he and his wife did in January. He said, “I would recommend it, and I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to get it, and a lot of those people voted for me. It is a great vaccine. It is a safe vaccine, and it is something that works.” In fact, while he was in office he championed the Operation Warp Speed effort for getting the vaccines researched and approved as soon as possible.
Donald Trump is clearly a very strong supporter of vaccination.
If there is one area where people of all political preferences should be able to come together it is around getting vaccinated so we can all get completely back to normal as soon as possible. Donald Trump supports it. Joe Biden supports it. I am pleased to say I have gotten it. It’s free and convenient. And it could save your life.
Ron Bilancia
Brewer
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