Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
Mike DeWineSunday shows the preview: relief from COVID-19 awaiting Trump’s signature; government continues to launch DeWine vaccine says Ohio teachers and school officials will be the next group to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (R) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen WhitmerSunday shows the preview: relief from COVID-19 awaiting Trump’s signature; government continues vaccine deployment in Michigan to reopen high schools, in-house entertainment amid stabilizing coronavirus rates Michigan restores moratorium related to water shutdown pandemic (D) said in a joint interview on Sunday that the coronavirus pandemic has strengthened communication and relations between state leaders in the Midwest.
“What I thought was good about this is that I met Gretchen, Governor Whitmer. I met our neighboring governors and we talked a lot, ”said DeWine on CBS’s“ Face the Nation ”program.
“We have a common enemy, the common enemy is this virus and we are fighting it,” he added, saying “certainly, there may be people in my state who disagree with what we have done”.
“This virus does not stop at the state line, it does not stop at the party line, it is a common enemy and that is always how we see it,” added Whitmer.
Whitmer noted that while states vary in how they are allocating the first doses of vaccine, most governors are prioritizing “who has the most exposure, who is out there in jobs that are in contact with the public.”
DeWine added that while “there was a real consensus between what we call the ‘A1’ group,” which includes the first respondents, but predicted that “there will be a further lack of consensus among people in general when you go beyond that first group. “
Ohio @GovMikeDeWine says midwestern governors agree on prioritizing first responders and frontline workers in the battle #COVID-19 it is a #vaccine.
It predicts that “there will be more lack of consensus among people in general when you go beyond that first group”. pic.twitter.com/bjY6vMVFvw
– Face the nation (@FaceTheNation) December 27, 2020
Both DeWine and Whitmer were reportedly targeted for kidnapping plans earlier this year because of the restrictions they implemented during the pandemic.