Since the televised address, the video is being widely circulated on several social media platforms and has triggered a wave of reactions online.
The Governor of West Virginia, who has been urging people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus amid rising cases in the United States, has expressed annoyance over misinformation being spread by anti-vaxxers regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.
According to a local news report, almost every county in West Virginia is red, indicating a rise in Covid-19 cases.
While talking about the situation in the state, Governor Jim Justice highlighted the importance of getting vaccinated and dismissed those who were discouraging vaccination drives with misinformation.
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“For God’s sakes a livin’, how difficult is this to understand?”
— Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) is losing it over anti-vaxxers and vaccine conspiracy theorists pic.twitter.com/EzsiEz8W95
— The Recount (@therecount) September 8, 2021
this to understand?” he says exasperatedly in the clip, which has now gone viral on social media. “Why in the world do we have to come up with these crazy ideas? They’re crazy ideas!”
In what could be a response to a viral claim that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is using implants in vaccinations to track people, he said, “The very same people that are saying that, are carrying their cell phones around. I mean, come on.”
Since the televised address, the video is being widely circulated on several social media platforms and has triggered a wave of reactions online. Many are amused by the Governor’s reaction, and others have called out anti-vaxxers.
According to a report by The New York Times, only 40 percent of the total population in West Virginia is fully vaccinated.