{"id":1165470,"date":"2021-12-28T14:05:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165470"},"modified":"2021-12-28T14:05:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:05:31","slug":"baltimore-county-blames-unvaccinated-for-mask-mandate-people-selfishly-choose-not-to-get-the-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-county-blames-unvaccinated-for-mask-mandate-people-selfishly-choose-not-to-get-the-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore County Blames Unvaccinated for Mask Mandate: People &#039;Selfishly&#039; Choose Not to Get the Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimore-county-blames-unvaccinated-for-mask-mandate-people-selfishly-choose-not-to-get-the-shot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baltimore-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Baltimore County this week declared a state of emergency due to the Chinese coronavirus and is reintroducing mask mandates \u2014 a move&nbsp;Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski blamed on unvaccinated Americans, calling them selfish for refusing to get the shot.<\/p>\n<p>Olszewski <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimorecountymd.gov\/county-news\/2021\/12\/27\/amid-omicron-variant-spike-county-executive-olszewski-declares-local-state-of-emergency-issues-indoor-mask-requirement-countywide-until-january-31-2022\">issued<\/a>&nbsp;the emergency declaration on Monday, asserting the declaration will give the county \u201cthe ability to quickly adopt emergency public health measures to protect the safety and wellbeing of residents, assist the County in requesting additional resources from the state and federal governments to support response and recovery efforts, and quickly procure materials and supplies necessary for protecting public health,\u201d according to the press release.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve made undeniable progress in our fight against this deadly virus, but it is clear the omicron variant significantly challenges our efforts to combat the pandemic,\u201d Olszewski said in a statement.&nbsp;\u201cRenewing Baltimore County\u2019s state of emergency ensures we have every tool in our toolbox to keep our residents safe and keep our children where they belong: inside the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The new rules will&nbsp;require everyone age 5 and older to wear a mask in indoor public spaces. That is slated to begin on Wednesday, December 29 and last until January 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaltimore County joins other large jurisdictions across Maryland, including Baltimore City, Howard County, Prince George\u2019s County, and Montgomery County in requiring face coverings in indoor settings,\u201d the press release reads.<\/p>\n<p>Olszewski berated unvaccinated Americans in his statement, specifically blaming them for the mask mandate and suggesting that they are selfish for refusing to get the jab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment has an obligation to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our neighbors. I know firsthand that vaccines work. They help keep people out of hospitals\u2014and keep people alive,\u201d&nbsp;Olszewski said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, too many people have selfishly chosen to not get vaccinated. As a result, Baltimore County must now take this additional action to help limit the spread of COVID-19, reduce the burden on our healthcare system, and save lives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Olszewski is far from the only official to place the blame on the unvaccinated, despite the fact that over 205 million individuals in America, or 61.8 percent of the population, is <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total\">considered<\/a> fully vaccinated at this point, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) latest data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore County this week declared a state of emergency due to the Chinese coronavirus and is reintroducing mask mandates \u2014 a move\u00a0Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski blamed on unvaccinated Americans, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1165470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1165470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1165470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1165470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1165470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}