Dec 09, 2020

Marshall: Continuing Resolution isn't necessarily good news, but vaccines are

Posted Dec 09, 2020 2:50 PM

By NICK GOSNELL

Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As the House prepares to vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government open in the short term, maybe as little as a week, Kansas First District Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall admits this isn't the way the process would ideally work.

"The challenge is, how much money are we willing to borrow from our grandchildren and maybe our great-grandchildren as well?" Marshall asked. "It is very frustrating. Basically, trying to figure out, what are the priorities? Where do we spend the money? When you can't figure something out long-term, people just throw their hands up finally and say, okay."

Marshall is pleased, though, that the vaccine progress he'd been hearing about in recent weeks is soon to come.

"I'm just upset it's not out yet, that they're not distributing it," Marshall said. "We've actually had two vaccines for about a month now. We're waiting for the FDA to approve those, expecting this week for the FDA to approve one of them and next week the FDA to approve the other."

Marshall said it's important to talk to your doctor about what they advise regarding vaccines now.

"The FDA has actually taken its time," Marshall said. "They've been looking very closely at this data for over a month now. I believe its a very safe vaccine and encourage those folks who are at high risk, people above the age of 50 to seriously consider taking it. Discuss it with your doctor now and I encourage folks to get it done."

Marshall believes that in the first quarter of the year they should be able to roll out enough vaccine between the two types to take care of the highest risk populations.