GOP Arkansas Gov: Anti-Vax “Myths” Hold State Back

Politico reports:

The Republican governor of Arkansas on Sunday said resistance to the coronavirus vaccine “has hardened” in some areas of the state, blaming the hesitancy on “false information” and “myths.”

“I don’t know if I underestimated it, but, certainly, the resistance has hardened in certain elements, and is simply false information,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“It is myths. As I go into these town hall meetings, someone said: Don’t call it a vaccine. Call it a bioweapon. And they talk about mind control,” Hutchinson said. “Well, those are obviously erroneous. Other members of the community correct that.”

Read the full article.

Arkansas governor blames ‘myths’ for ‘hardened’ vaccine resistance https://t.co/IfuC32sGkr

— POLITICO Pro (@POLITICOPro) July 25, 2021

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson tells @jaketapper that low vaccination rates are what’s holding the state back in its fight against the spread of COVID-19. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/QZOY1IRs4v

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 25, 2021