[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICANS NEED TO GET VACCINATED

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to speak on the ongoing 
threat posed by COVID-19, particularly the delta variant, which is 
highly contagious and is rapidly spreading throughout our country.
  After 18 months of this pandemic we are all yearning for a return to 
normalcy, but we must get vaccinated to prevent further spread of this 
virus.
  Recent data show that 99 percent of deaths due to COVID-19 are among 
those who are unvaccinated.
  In Ohio, fewer that 50 percent of residents have received their first 
dose of the vaccine.
  We have the tools to emerge from this crisis, but we must use them. 
These vaccines are safe. They are effective. And we must all do our 
part to get our loved ones, our friends, and ourselves vaccinated as 
quickly as possible.
  Finally, I want to thank our healthcare sheroes and heroes in 
Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas, and Ottowa Counties. They are doing 
courageous work saving lives every day.
  Get vaccinated.

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