The COVID-19 Cartoon illustrates the further politicalization of the U.S. Healthcare System. The choice between getting a vaccine, which could save your life or prevent severe hospitalization, OR choosing not to get a vaccine due to political pressure, fear of science and hospitals or individual rights, and risking a death sentence or severe illness for you, and potentially those around you. Defend yourself against an invisible enemy or roll the die? Your choice.

Cast of Characters:

Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington | Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | Gavin Newsom, Governor, California | Doug Ducey, Governor, Arizona | Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Kristi Noem, Governor, South Dakota | Ellie R. Elephant, Reluctant GOP Mascot | Greg Abbott, Governor, Texas | Joe Biden, President | Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York | Donald Trump, Former President | Ron DeSantis, Governor, Florida | Erik Von Muis, Ph.D., Director, Centers for Human Disease Control | Michelle Mousee, MD, Ph.D., Director, Institutes for Human Research & Behavior

Published: Jul. 26, 2021