He was critical of the Government’s handling of the pandemic, due to the extensive quarantines, State of Exception and the mobility pass. José Antonio Kast had marked the point several times with some of the measures, as he did for example in May of this year, when in his Twitter account he wrote: “They tell us that vaccination is voluntary, but those who do not get vaccinated do not go to be able to circulate freely. We have supported the measures during the critical period of the pandemic, but transforming Chile into a permanent dictatorship is unacceptable. “
Although Kast has not declared himself against vaccines nor has he questioned the pandemic, as some of his followers do, he had made it clear that he would put an end to some measures to face it, such as the mobility pass and restrictions in venues. for those who do not have this element.
In an interview with Third On October 5, the person in charge of Health of her team, the nurse María José Hernández, stated that “we would eliminate the ‘green pass’, we would reopen the business completely. contagion. We would also make borders more open, eliminating quarantines. “
In a press point held yesterday, JA Kast said that “I have recognized that in these circumstances it is absolutely necessary to have the condition of the mobility pass and we invite people to reinforce their vaccines, because what is coming is not easy. “An obvious turn from his initial position, where he also clarified that he was with 3 vaccines a day.
Paula Daza, meanwhile, stressed that “my role will be that the next government continue to take measures based on public health based on science, evidence, from the point of view of knowledge”, trying to close that flank open that this campaign has.
In his social networks, messages of annoyance abounded, even with videos reminding him of the initial position he had expressed:
Tremendous somersault from Kast, he’s hanging around with Boric. https://t.co/XwD7qUsn84
– Michelangelo (@ anti_Rojos1) November 29, 2021
Hypocrite @joseantoniokast : you said you would end the dictatorship. It is not necessary to write the word in stone “the word is fulfilled” this will cost you the credibility and respect that you had, You are equal to the Lighter and worse, the other is sick, you are the Demoniac. https://t.co/zlElkxI8o4
– Rosetta ? (@Rosetabellavita) November 29, 2021
Very disappointed that they have added paula dasa to the team of @joseantoniokast She was the leader of the health dictatorship and promoter of experimental vaccines … the mobility pass, no way, bad https://t.co/wNP5yavVS1
– Naty Arancibia (@natoag) November 29, 2021