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Kay Ivey: “I've done all I know how to do. I can encourage you to do something, but I can't make it if take care yourself.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2021
I've done all I know how to do. I can encourage you to do something, but I can't make it if take care yourself.
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Kay Ivey
Republican · Alabama

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Kay Ivey discusses her efforts to encourage vaccination and acknowledges her limitations as a leader in controlling the situation.

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