Pandemic of the Unvaccinated

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic was described as a “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” in June 2021 by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, in July 2021 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky and in August 2021 by U.S. President Joe Biden.

“The vaccines work and this is quickly becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated” was posted on Twitter by Steph Bee on May 4, 2021. “We’re entering the ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated phase’” was posted on Twitter by Jerry Bolton on May 20, 2021.

”#PhilMurphy doubles down on it being ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’” was posted on Twitter by “Future Governor Of New Jersey Elect!! Alex Allis” on June 9, 2021. “On Friday, Murphy reiterated that the pandemic is increasingly becoming a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’” was posted on NBC-10 (Philadelphia, PA) on June 18, 2021.

“There is a clear message that is coming through: This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. We are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk. And communities that are fully vaccinated are generally faring well” was said by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky at the “Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials” on July 16, 2021.

“President Joe Biden: ‘We are still in a pandemic of the unvaccinated’” was posted on YouTube by CNBC on August 18, 2021. “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated” was said by U.S. President Joe Biden in a speech on September 9, 2021.

“Pandemic of the Injected” is a related (but contrary) term.

Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.

Twitter
Steph Bee #TeamAstraDerna
@stephabees
From the frontlines of the US, where more are fully vaccinated. The vaccines work and this is quickly becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated.
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Kurt Eichenwald
@kurteichenwald
· May 4
Relative on the front lines of COVID: Hospital still gets COVID patients, but far fewer. And all of them are unvaccinated. Not ONE vaccinated person has gone to that hospital. (Oh, and not one has gone to the hospital/ER for any vaccine related issue.) Antivaxxers are morons.
1:17 PM · May 4, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Jerry Bolton
@boltonjer
Replying to @boltonjer and @wschuurman
Full outline still pending, of course, so wait for that.
You’re probably right about your timeline though if you mean reopening indoors with no capacity limits, masks, or distancing, though. We’re entering the “pandemic of the unvaccinated phase.”
3:30 PM · May 20, 2021·TweetDeck

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Future Governor Of New Jersey Elect!! Alex Allis
@My3Alexandra
#PhilMurphy doubles down on it being
“Pandemic of the unvaccinated”
After we listened to 1319 breakthrough cases that they actually admit to and 90 deaths that they are blaming on age
#JerseyDeservesBetter
1:47 PM · Jun 9, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Future Governor Of New Jersey Elect!! Alex Allis
@My3Alexandra
Most of the new cases come from Long Term Care Facilities
#PhilMurphy claims it is a pandemic of the unvaccinated
Why doesn’t he release the long term care facility numbers?
#JerseyDeservesBetter
1:40 PM · Jun 14, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Paula Cole, Serf of Dunton, New Jermany
@PaulaCo51119295
Replying to @frankb217 @News12NJ and @GovMurphy
Ask Gov Knucklhead how come his “pandemic of the unvaccinated” propaganda directly contradicts the CDC’s public information on vaccines and immunity including natural immunity.
https://cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm
5:40 AM · Jun 17, 2021·Twitter for Android

NBC-10 (Philadelphia, PA)
NJ Hits Gov. Murphy’s COVID Vaccine Goal With 4.7 Million People Fully Vaccinated
Gov. Phil Murphy and state health officials says work continues to be done to get even more of the population vaccinated against the coronavirus.
By Dan Stamm and Wire reports • Published June 18, 2021 • Updated on June 18, 2021 at 2:14 pm
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On Friday, Murphy reiterated that the pandemic is increasingly becoming a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

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NBC New York
@NBCNewYork
A pandemic of the unvaccinated: New Jersey hits Gov. Phil Murphy’s 70% milestone nearly two weeks early, CDC data shows.
NJ Hits Vaccine Target Early, ‘Woman Who Needs No Introduction’ Left Speechless by Honor
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy had set a deadline to fully inoculate 4.7 million adult residents with the COVID-19 vaccine by June 30, and, like his colleague across the river, he has achieved that…
nbcnewyork.com
6:50 AM · Jun 18, 2021·SocialFlow

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New Jersey 101.5
@nj1015
Gov. Murphy is calling it the ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.’
NJ COVID numbers no longer dropping as variant spreads among unvaccinated
State officials believe the Delta variant is the reason why, and voice concern about the future.
nj1015.com
7:06 AM · Jun 24, 2021·TweetDeck

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BCurranjr
@bcurranjr
Replying to @latimes
To quote Barbara Ferrer, “this is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated”.
5:48 PM · Jun 25, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

NBC-4 (New York, NY)
NYC Tweaks Mask Rules for City Workers; Top Docs Look to Calm Delta Concerns
Core viral rates in New York, the one-time epicenter of the pandemic, continue to fall despite concerns about the more contagious delta strain
Published June 29, 2021 • Updated on July 1, 2021 at 10:55 am
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Over in New Jersey, delta accounts for 15.6% of recent samples tested, up from 7.3% in the state’s previous report. The message around vaccinations and variants is the same on that side of the river. Gov. Phil Murphy has repeatedly declared COVID-19 at this point to be a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” in his state.

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The Lead CNN
@TheLeadCNN
Doctor tells CNN: ‘This is primarily a pandemic of the unvaccinated’ @EricaRHill reports
7:21 PM · Jul 13, 2021·SnapStream TV Search

The White House
BRIEFING ROOM
Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
JULY 16, 2021
PRESS BRIEFINGS
11:07 A.M. EDT
DR. WALENSKY: There is a clear message that is coming through: This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. We are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk. And communities that are fully vaccinated are generally faring well.
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MODERATOR: Kaitlan Collins at CNN.

Q Thanks so much. I’ve got two questions: one on breakthrough cases and then a second one on some news that just broke.

One, for these breakthrough cases, are they contributing to the spread of coronavirus? Or is it mainly unvaccinated people that that’s happening since this is, as Walensky phrased it, “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

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#CDC #Vaccines #Pandemic
CDC Director Walensky Warns Of ‘Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated’
Jul 16, 2021
NBC News
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky urged Americans to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations if they have not already and warned of a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as cases rise in the U.S.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC

NPR
U.S. COVID Deaths Are Rising Again. Experts Call It A ‘Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated’
July 16, 2021 5:03 PM ET
BECKY SULLIVAN
The death rate from COVID-19 in the U.S. is rising steadily for the first time in months as the nation grapples with a renewed burst of cases in what’s become “a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

The seven-day average of new cases has increased by nearly 70% to almost 30,000 per day; hospitalizations are up 36%. And deaths from the virus have risen steadily in recent days, reversing a months-long downward trend that began in mid-January.

“There is a clear message that is coming through: This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said at a Friday briefing of the White House COVID-19 Response Team. “Our biggest concern is we are going to continue to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and sadly deaths among the unvaccinated.”

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#coronavirus #COVID19 #coronavirusvaccine
It’s a pandemic of the unvaccinated: Governor Murphy (D-NJ)
Jul 27, 2021
Yahoo Finance
#coronavirus #COVID19 #coronavirusvaccine
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) joins Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani, Zack Guzman, and Akiko Fujita to discuss the uptick in coronavirus cases and the Delta variant.

Associated Press (AP)
Questioning a catchphrase: ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
September 1, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.
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The term caught on before breakthrough infections among vaccinated people became a worry.

During a mid-July media briefing, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, underscored the troubling rise in cases and hospitalizations, saying “there is a clear message that is coming through: This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

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#CNBC #CNBCTV
President Joe Biden: ‘We are still in a pandemic of the unvaccinated’
Aug 18, 2021
CNBC Television
President Joe Biden addresses the nation on Covid booster shots and his administration’s announcement earlier today that people eight months out from their second vaccine dose are eligible to receive boosters

The White House
Remarks by President Biden on Fighting the COVID-⁠19 Pandemic
SEPTEMBER 09, 2021
SPEECHES AND REMARKS
5:02 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, my fellow Americans. I want to talk to you about where we are in the battle against COVID-19, the progress we’ve made, and the work we have left to do.
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This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. And it’s caused by the fact that despite America having an unprecedented and successful vaccination program, despite the fact that for almost five months free vaccines have been available in 80,000 different locations, we still have nearly 80 million Americans who have failed to get the shot.