(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, February 13, 2022) Boston’s mayor, a Harvard graduate and the first Chinese Mayor in Boston has received a lot of attention on the political stage. Recently, Mayor Michelle Wu held an online public meeting through Instagram live broadcast but was criticized by people who were dissatisfied with the COVID 19 epidemic prevention measures. (Image taken from Instagram)

Some states and cities in the United States have gradually eased epidemic prevention restrictions, but Michelle Wu said that Boston would not lift the mask mandate in public schools before the end of the month; in addition, Boston will implement vaccine passport measures for indoor restaurants and bars, and ask companies, schools, and public officials to enforce mandatory preventive measures.

Michelle Wu's strict epidemic prevention measures triggered a strong backlash. The teachers' union went on strike, restaurants and businesses complained, and Boston residents were also very dissatisfied.

When Michelle Wu opened an Instagram live broadcast, the audience immediately asked: "Why do you hate children, teachers, police officers?", "Please stop the indoor vaccination mandate, this is just discrimination and deprivation of people's freedom."

Although Michelle Wu said that she would answer any questions, and ultimately ignored negative questions; she saw someone sending tiger stickers, so she whispered, “Happy Year of the Tiger.”

Viewers dissatisfied with the epidemic prevention policy continued to write "Mandatory order creates division and isolation", "Will the injunction expire?", "You ruined Boston" and so on.

The Boston Public Safety Union protested Michelle Wu's epidemic prevention measures in front of the city hall a few days ago. Although the epidemic prevention measures were not popular, Michelle Wu still insisted on implementing them.

"The data shows that Boston's vaccine booster and epidemic prevention policies have worked, and the outbreak caused by Omicron has eased," Michelle Wu said: "The best way to ensure that hospital capacity is relieved and community diagnoses are reduced is through vaccines and boosters."

The Boston Police and Consumers Union has filed a lawsuit against Michelle Wu’s epidemic prevention order, and the appeals court temporarily blocked the implementation of the order.

The Massachusetts Department of Health said unvaccinated faculty members could re-engage in classrooms after a 46 percent drop in the rate of confirmed cases, and the Boston teachers' union criticized the city's mandatory vaccine order.

Boston City Hall will hold a public hearing next week to discuss whether to make vaccinations mandatory for city employees but admitted that the city council has limited binding power over union consultations.

Although the Biden administration is unhappy, many liberal states and cities have lifted epidemic prevention restrictions, and at least eight blue states governed by Democrats will follow or intend to implement them in the next few weeks.

(Source: Compiled from Online Information)