SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The coronavirus pandemic seems to have broken open a part of society we haven't seen — at least not with the intensity it's demonstrating, according to a University of Illinois expert.
The virus is dangerous. Wear a mask. Get a shot.
Some people are not taking doctors and elected leaders word for it.
"This sort of rejection of safety precautions and questioning rules that are meant to keep us safe is disconcerting. And it's disconcerting, too, to see that the death rates in communities that push back are much higher than in communities that comply with the mandates to vaccinate," Michael H. LeRoy, a labor and employment law professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign told WBBM Newsradio.
LeRoy said his findings support President Joe Biden's orders on COVID-19 vaccines and masks.
