Only the vaccinated will be saved! Alarmist media (and government) is at it again.
Above, you’ll see a 22-second news clip of a story by CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell. She stated some facts about a volcano that recently erupted on the island of St. Vincent and the subsequent evacuation effort. That is what news is supposed to do. However, if this was your only source of information, one detail of the rescue plan might have stood out. While she said, “c ruise ships are evacuating people from the island,” she adds, “but only those vaccinated against Covid.”
Is this true? If so, how in the world is this acceptable?
Why would CBS add the last few words in the way they chose?
Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, said that only those who had been fully vaccinated could board ships that will take them to neighbor islands.
Gonsalves also stated in an interview that it was the decision of the countries willing to take refugees not to accept unvaccinated visitors. He also recommended that anyone going to a shelter on St. Vincent be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, the island nation of 110,600 people has only vaccinated roughly 10,805 people — about 11%. And that is just the first dose.
What about the rest of the people on the island?
The Prime Minister is currently making efforts to move an estimated 20,000 residents near the volcano to safe locations. Buses are transporting some of those people to safety. Are vaccinations required to board those buses or any other form of transportation? To deny the unvaccinated people of that island access to potential life-saving modes of transportation and transfer to safe areas during a natural disaster is tragic.
Carnival Cruise line rushed two ships, the Carnival Legend and the Carnival Paradise, to the area to offer aid to affected residents. They will each take 1,500 passengers to neighbor islands. Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas and Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Reflection also joined the rescue efforts. A statement was released on April 8 by Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises stating the following:
Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises are sending ships to St. Vincent in the Caribbean to evacuate residents currently at risk from a potential eruption of the island’s La Soufriere volcano, which has seen increasing activity in recent days. Both cruise lines are working closely with St. Vincent authorities to assist residents most at risk. Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas and Celebrity’s Celebrity Reflection are on their way to the island nation and expected to arrive later this evening to assist with evacuation efforts. All precautions will be taken to protect the health and safety of the crew and passengers who board our ships.
Carnival tweeted this:
Vance Gulliksen, a spokesman for Carnival Cruises, said the company “ has not made vaccines a requirement of this humanitarian mission.” He added that the government of St. Vincent had offered to “do their best” to ensure that all passengers are vaccinated against COVID-19 and tested for the virus.
Thank GOD for those who are thinking about people’s humanity first. While COVID is a worldwide issue, it isn’t the only thing that should be front and center in every discussion. People’s lives are at stake here.
What about the children who need to be rescued on that island? They haven’t been vaccinated yet. Is the plan to leave them there to die?
How bad has the pandemic hit St Vincent and the Grenadines to warrant such an insane reaction? It has had 1 COVID death. Today? This week? No, in total! Why the hysteria?
I never knew that COVID was more dangerous than pyroclastic clouds and magma. Did common sense and logic just get blasted by the volcano? Furthermore, if they gave everyone jabs on the spot, it will take weeks for that person to build up protection. So, the sudden rush for vaccination to escape a volcanic eruption is pointless. The residents may be home before they develop immunity.
Did anyone think about how proving your vaccination status would work in an emergency? Let’s say, for instance, there was a natural disaster like the one in 2005 in New Orleans. If it were to happen right now, would people be denied access to the Superdome if it was a shelter? What about a hurricane on the Gulf Coast, an earthquake in California, a tornado in the Midwest? Who would be denied access to emergency services based on their COVID vaccination status? Would our government deny people access to shelter or rescue because some town residents were not vaccinated?
Have all of the people currently crossing the southern border and being put into cages or processed through ICE all been vaccinated? How can it be proven?
Think it through.
The 22-second report above contributes to the constant confusion, misinformation, and fear-mongering we keep seeing and hearing regarding COVID-19. CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell made it seem as if there was no avenue for the unvaccinated to survive, therefore making it appear as if your vaccination status is the only thing that matters, even in a natural disaster. The CBS report is a desperate attempt to scare people into getting the COVID vaccine. It’s horrible and should be called out for what it is: propaganda.
What is happening in St. Vincent at the moment is just one of the many reasons why I’m in total opposition to vaccine passports. I wrote about it here and talked more in-depth on my podcast. This is the vaccine passport in action-a passport to safety being denied. This island’s government is suggesting certain lives are less important and is denying those citizens access to safety. This is madness.
Since when do we require documents from a person who is suffering proof they’re ‘worth saving’ before we throw them a lifeline?
Is this next?
Clayton Craddock is an independent thinker, father of two beautiful children in New York City. He is the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University’s School of Business and is a 28 year veteran of the fast-paced New York City music scene. He has played drums in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including “Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Also, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Spongebob Squarepants, The Musical, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.
Originally published at https://claytoncraddock.substack.com.
