New Mexico’s “shutdown” interfered with bringing speakers from other states, he said. In May 2021 the state GOP held its three-day convention, which Pearce called Operation Freedom, in Amarillo.
But New Mexico’s unemployment rate was 8.1% while South Dakota’s was 3.6%. At the time, New Mexico had 3,555 cases per 100,000 residents, and South Dakota had twice that rate, reported the Associated Press. Pearce said he’d take the approach of South Dakota Gov. According to the state Department of Health, 520 New Mexico residents took their own lives in 2020, up five from 2019.
New Mexico’s response had increased suicides and other behavioral health issues, Pearce said. In November 2020, Pearce knocked the governor for not considering the impact of public health orders on small business, public education and mental health. In May the governor said businesses could reopen with masked employees and social distancing. He called for common sense to sustain the state’s economy while fighting the pandemic. The order had the unintended consequence of forcing people in rural counties to drive into the cities, where they were more likely to be exposed. In spring 2020, Pearce correctly noted that the state health order closing non-essential businesses while allowing grocery stores, drug stores and some big box stores to remain open was hurting small businesses. Chairman Steve Pearce has stubbornly opposed everything the governor has done, although initially he had a good point. What about Republicans? I find no evidence they’ve ever recommended vaccinations some won’t say whether they’ve gotten the shots. The governor has been a drumbeat for vaccines and masks. And they’re coming down with COVID-19.īut it is political, sadly. With rising patient populations, hospital employees are exhausted and burned out.
It was signed by every hospital in the state for good reason. The ad didn’t come from political parties. Healthcare professionals pleaded in a recent full-page ad for New Mexicans to get fully vaccinated, get tested and stay home if you feel sick.
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