There's no dispute that Fox News has been delivering to its audience, of whichalmost 60%is in the high-risk over-65 age group, dangerouslymisleadinginformation about the Covid vaccine and its rollout.
Between June 28 through July 11, "Fox News aired 129 segments about coronavirus vaccines. Of those, 57% included claims that either undermined or downplayed immunization efforts.
Just one instance of the many cited came from Tucker Carlson's July 8th show where heliedthat if you don't take the vaccine, "you'll wind up on a government list." Taking it even further, rabid Trump supporter Jeanine Pirro irresponsiblydeclaredon her July 12 show that the goal of Biden administration's door to door vaccine outreach was ultimately "about confiscating your gun."
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky put itbluntly, "This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated." She added, "We are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk" while "communities that are fully vaccinated are generally faring well."
