Opinion: With vaccine rollout comes onslaught of disinformation
4 years ago

Opinion: With vaccine rollout comes onslaught of disinformation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. According to US officials, Russia has been hard at work spreading Covid-19 related disinformation – while also hacking into various pieces of the Covid-19 ecosystem and, based on new reporting, into US government systems – it’s quite clear that the Kremlin is good at multitasking in cyberspace. A Sunday Times investigation revealed a disinformation campaign specifically targeting the Oxford University vaccine, a move that British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called “reprehensible.” The Kremlin has denied the accusations, which the Kremlin’s spokesperson referred to as “circus-like.” If we’re going to have an honest conversation about Covid-19 disinformation, including treatments and vaccines, we cannot ignore the elephant in the room: President Donald Trump. For months, Trump has engaged in a host of his own domestic disinformation operations – spreading lies about the severity of the virus, the US response, potential treatments, the vaccine and more. Biden has said, “There’s only one President at a time,” but with American lives at stake, high level messaging from the President-elect and his transition team about the vaccine – including Biden potentially personally and publicly getting the vaccine – would go a long way.

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Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster
6 days, 19 hours ago

Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster

LA Times  

Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. “I’m not in a wheelchair yet,” said Lane, who uses leg braces and crutches, “but it’s heading that way.” The idea that anyone would question the polio vaccine now, she said, “makes me nuts.” Last week, the New York Times reported that in 2022, Robert …

Trump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye

Al Jazeera  

US president-elect gives wide-ranging foreign policy news conference weeks before taking office for second term. “I gave warning that if these hostages aren’t home by that date, all hell’s going to break out,” Trump said, repeating an earlier threat he made on social media about releasing the Israeli captives in Gaza in return for a ceasefire. “It’s just rubble,” Trump …

The polio vaccine, Eric Adams and more media lawsuits: Donald Trump’s freewheeling Mar-a-Lago press conference
1 week, 1 day ago

The polio vaccine, Eric Adams and more media lawsuits: Donald Trump’s freewheeling Mar-a-Lago press conference

Politico  

Trump also referenced ongoing lawsuits against publisher Simon & Schuster over the rights to recorded interviews he gave to journalist Bob Woodward, and the Pulitzer Prize board for reaffirming awards it gave to the New York Times and Washington Post for their reporting on ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. “Something bad’s happening.” Eric Adams pardon Trump said he …

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

LA Times  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, wears a bandage on his face and wrist after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Anyone seeking the …

Trump nominee's top ally calls for polio vaccines to be pulled from market: report
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump nominee's top ally calls for polio vaccines to be pulled from market: report

Raw Story  

A lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick his public health team for the incoming Donald Trump administration has asked the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, according to a new report. Kennedy ally Aaron Siri, who represented him during his failed presidential bid, has also filed a petition on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network …

Trump’s first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump’s first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat

LA Times  

President Trump once celebrated the COVID-19 vaccines released at the end of his first term as “one of the greatest achievements of mankind,” echoing the sentiments of mainstream medical officials who praised their rapid development as pivotal in combating the then-raging pandemic. There’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who …

Trump's 'nonscientific' CDC pick questioned by medical experts: NYT
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump's 'nonscientific' CDC pick questioned by medical experts: NYT

Raw Story  

Donald Trump caused alarm in the medical community by picking anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head up the Department of Health and Human Services. Last week, Trump announced the CDC nominee will be Dave Weldon, a doctor and former Florida congressman known for his anti-abortion views and for seeking to intervene in the Terri Schiavo brain death …

Why Robert Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Position Is So Worrying
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Robert Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Position Is So Worrying

Bloomberg  

Of the many unorthodox positions taken by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US President-elect Donald Trump ’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, none worries US public-health experts more than his embrace of the anti-vaccine movement. If he assumes the position, he could influence the leadership of agencies in charge of approving, recommending and distributing vaccines in …

'A dangerous moment': Public health expert raises red flag about Trump's planned pick
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'A dangerous moment': Public health expert raises red flag about Trump's planned pick

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has promised to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a major role overseeing public health, and an expert shuddered at what that could mean for Americans. The president-elect has said he would allow Kennedy to “go wild” on health, food and medicine in some unspecified role in his second administration, and public health expert Dr. Paul Offit appeared Friday …

One-third of Americans don’t trust the COVID vaccines, survey finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

One-third of Americans don’t trust the COVID vaccines, survey finds

Salon  

Across the U.S., 35% of adults reported that they did not trust COVID-19 vaccines, without much variation across years 2021-2023, according to a survey published in the journal Vaccine: X this week. Vaccine hesitancy is one piece of a growing distrust in public health exacerbated by the government’s pandemic response that many experts fear will only deepen with the new …

‘Dire implications’: Experts warn Trump could spark global health crisis with latest idea
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Dire implications’: Experts warn Trump could spark global health crisis with latest idea

Raw Story  

Over the weekend Donald Trump said he is considering a ban on not just vaccine mandates, but vaccines themselves—an extension of his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He is expected to put RFK Jr., a known AIDS denialist and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and purveyor of vaccine misinformation who has likened the use of vaccines to the "holocaust," in charge …

Trump leads — on vaccine skepticism
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump leads — on vaccine skepticism

Raw Story  

More than four years ago, former President Donald Trump’s administration accelerated the development and rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. But a substantial number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics — and Trump rarely mentions what’s considered one of the great public health accomplishments in recent memory. In a recent tour with former Fox News broadcaster Tucker Carlson, Kennedy …

Fact Check: Zuckerberg's 'doctored' Covid vaccine video goes viral after his claims against Biden-Harris
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Zuckerberg's 'doctored' Covid vaccine video goes viral after his claims against Biden-Harris

Hindustan Times  

A ‘leaked video’ featuring Mark Zuckerberg warning about the potential dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine has resurfaced, just hours after he accused the Biden-Harris administration of censoring information related to the pandemic. Zuckerberg's leaked video warning staff against vaccine use A leaked video from 2021, featuring Meta/Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussing COVID-19 vaccines, has been circulating online. “This is Mark …

‘Babies change radically after vaccines,' Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in a leaked video with RFK Jr
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Babies change radically after vaccines,' Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in a leaked video with RFK Jr

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking development, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been heard endorsing false conspiracy theories about childhood vaccinations. Donald Trump claims vaccines given to protect infants against life-threatening diseases can cause sudden, radical changes in babies In the video, Trump claims that vaccines given to protect infants against life-threatening diseases can cause sudden, radical changes in babies. Trump's assertions …

Trump botched America’s pandemic response — but a 2nd term would be even more catastrophic
6 months ago

Trump botched America’s pandemic response — but a 2nd term would be even more catastrophic

Raw Story  

I think it’s important to remind yourself of the basics. READ: ‘Creepy weirdos’: Senator fears Trump WH staff would destroy government from ‘inside’ “ I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump said in March 2020. Far-right voters oppose life-saving vaccines, so the Republican candidate is only too pleased to tell them what they want to hear.” Expect more of this …

Column: This GOP-leaning political polling firm has turned into a purveyor of anti-vaccine propaganda
6 months ago

Column: This GOP-leaning political polling firm has turned into a purveyor of anti-vaccine propaganda

LA Times  

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, seen here with his political patron Gov. It’s true that Rasmussen had a detectable pro-Republican “house effect,” in polling parlance — but one that was consistent enough to compensate for in published polling averages. In March 2023, Rasmussen reported the results of a poll it had conducted four months after the election, purportedly finding that …

"I don't think it's defensible": Under Trump, a Pentagon campaign spread anti-vaccine misinformation
6 months, 1 week ago

"I don't think it's defensible": Under Trump, a Pentagon campaign spread anti-vaccine misinformation

Salon  

In the thick of the pandemic, the Trump-era U.S. military launched what Reuters describes as a “clandestine operation” to spread anti-vaccine sentiments, particularly in the Philippines, as part of an apparent effort to harm Chinese interests, an initiative that ended only after President Joe Biden took office. As part of its campaign to sow doubt about public health measures, the …

Column: Disinformation is a public health crisis. Here’s how scientists and doctors are fighting it
10 months ago

Column: Disinformation is a public health crisis. Here’s how scientists and doctors are fighting it

LA Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Is there a way to inoculate the public against his anti-vaccine lies? “Scientists really recognize this as a problem, from what they see in the community and read in the news,” says Tara Kirk Sell of Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Health Security. It’s part of an emerging genre of advice for scientists, public health officials …

What is the latest from Dominic Cummings on No 10’s handling of the Covid crisis?
1 year, 1 month ago

What is the latest from Dominic Cummings on No 10’s handling of the Covid crisis?

The Independent  

Dominic Cummings’s bravura performance at the Hallett inquiry has obviously attracted huge attention, and not just because of his potty-mouthed ways. As Cummings explains in paragraph 465 of his witness statement: “A low point was when he circulated a video of a guy blowing a special hair dryer up his nose ‘to kill Covid’ and asked the CSA and CMO …

Column: Scientists are paying a huge personal price in the lonely fight against anti-vaxxers
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Scientists are paying a huge personal price in the lonely fight against anti-vaxxers

LA Times  

In the preface of the new book by vaccine expert and pro-science crusader Peter Hotez, there are several acknowledgments of a kind that may never have appeared before in a book like it. Things have only gotten worse since then, as Hotez reports in his new book, “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning.” A professor of pediatrics and …

Column: Does Ron DeSantis even believe his dangerous B.S. about COVID vaccines?
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Does Ron DeSantis even believe his dangerous B.S. about COVID vaccines?

LA Times  

The latest government advisories on the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccines were not much of a surprise. “I chose to lift Florida up, not follow the lead of Dr. Fauci and lock Florida down.” Ladapo opened the roundtable by stating, “We continue to live in a world where the CDC and the FDA, when it comes to COVID at least, are …

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on inconsistencies in RFK Jr.'s record
1 year, 4 months ago

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on inconsistencies in RFK Jr.'s record

Associated Press  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as a Democrat against President Joe Biden, tells many stories on the campaign trail about himself, his life’s work and what he stands for that are the opposite of what his record actually shows. Here are the key takeaways from the AP’s reporting: KENNEDY’S ANTI-VACCINE RECORD Kennedy told a congressional committee this month: …

Russia is replenishing COVID-19 vaccines, not destroying them
54 years, 11 months ago

Russia is replenishing COVID-19 vaccines, not destroying them

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Russian president Vladimir Putin has “ordered the destruction of all COVID-19 vaccine stockpiles.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The Russian Ministry of Health announced on March 4 that it had replenished supplies of Sputnik V, the country’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine following some shortages of the jab, according to a state-owned domestic news agency. The claim stemmed from a March 4 …

Elon Musk Turns Over Twitter Records To Key Source Of COVID Misinformation
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk Turns Over Twitter Records To Key Source Of COVID Misinformation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Twitter owner Elon Musk turned over access to internal company documents to a top source of vaccine misinformation who’s been giving out bunk public health advice for years, the latest in a far-right shift on one of the most influential social media sites in the world. Alex Berenson, a former New York Times reporter — whom The …

Trump's Truth Social rants against the FBI inadvertently undercut his main January 6 defense
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump's Truth Social rants against the FBI inadvertently undercut his main January 6 defense

Salon  

Over the course of the January 6 committee hearings earlier this summer, Donald Trump defenders churned through a number of defenses, each less plausible than the last. Trump inadvertently proved the argument of the January 6 committee: He doesn't actually believe his own conspiracy theories. While it seemed motivated by the so-far unrelated scandal over classified documents, in this rant, …

Trump nixed plan to get vaccinated alongside Clinton, Bush and Obama, new book reveals
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump nixed plan to get vaccinated alongside Clinton, Bush and Obama, new book reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump nixed a plan to receive his …

Fake News, Disinformation Penetrates Brazil Election Discourse
2 years, 5 months ago

Fake News, Disinformation Penetrates Brazil Election Discourse

News 18  

Three months out from the Brazilian presidential election, disinformation about the two main candidates, President Jair Bolsonaro and ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is having a major impact. “The election content has taken over the space” previously dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Sergio Ludtke, the coordinator of the Comprova information verification collective made up of 42 media outlets, …

Op-Ed: The anti-vax movement was already getting scary. COVID supercharged it
2 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: The anti-vax movement was already getting scary. COVID supercharged it

LA Times  

Conspiracy theorists’ disinformation has led to the deaths of thousands of Americans every week by discouraging COVID-19 vaccinations. One study found that people who believe “9/11 truther” theories are more likely than average to also believe COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an influential anti-vaxxer, said at a recent rally in Washington: “Bill Gates and his 65,000 satellites …

Putin targets lots of Americans with disinformation. One example? Anti-vaccine groups
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin targets lots of Americans with disinformation. One example? Anti-vaccine groups

LA Times  

As Russian bombs and cruise missiles rocked cities across Ukraine early Thursday morning, another front in the long-simmering conflict was erupting. Russian “influence operations” relying on disinformation “exist at a steady state,” and have for years, added Brookie, but the ramp-up to war in Ukraine has brought “a massive surge.” Jennifer Granston, head of insights at the social media analytics …

Vaccine refusal is child abuse
2 years, 10 months ago

Vaccine refusal is child abuse

Salon  

Republican media and politicians adopted an anti-vaccine message for one obvious purpose: To sabotage Joe Biden's presidency by prolonging the pandemic. Due to Republican obstruction, the U.S. is the only United Nations member state not to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Child — mainly because Republicans fear it will interfere with the "right" to beat children and force …

'A race to the bottom': House GOP gets slammed for ‘really disgraceful’ anti-vaccine tweet
2 years, 11 months ago

'A race to the bottom': House GOP gets slammed for ‘really disgraceful’ anti-vaccine tweet

Raw Story  

At a time when former President Donald Trump is surprising his critics by encouraging Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19, the House Judiciary GOP posted an anti-vax tweet this week. On Thursday, a tweet from @JudiciaryGOP read, “If the booster shots work, why don’t they work?” In fact, booster shots of the COVID vaccines have been shown to significantly increase …

'Candace Owens is a kook': John Harwood defends Trump
2 years, 11 months ago

'Candace Owens is a kook': John Harwood defends Trump

Raw Story  

CNN White House correspondent John Harwood praised Donald Trump on Monday for pushing back on anti-vaccine misinformation spread by right-wing provocateur Candice Owens. "Former President Donald Trump says if you want to stay out of the hospital, you should consider taking the Covid-19 vaccine," CNN's Phil Mattingly reported. RELATED: Candace Owens is pushing a quack Covid 'cure' that turns people's …

'If It Doesn't Work, You'll be the First to Know': Trump Booed After Revealing He Received Covid Booster
3 years ago

'If It Doesn't Work, You'll be the First to Know': Trump Booed After Revealing He Received Covid Booster

News 18  

Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a Covid-19 booster shot, according to video of the closed press event that was shared on social media. According to video tweeted by O’Reilly’s “No Spin News,” the former Fox News host says, “Both the President and I …

Covid speech: Joe Biden offers rare praise of Donald Trump
3 years ago

Covid speech: Joe Biden offers rare praise of Donald Trump

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave credit to the Trump administration for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and praised his predecessor, Donald Trump, for getting a booster shot – marking a rare moment where the two men have found common ground since Inauguration Day. “I got my booster shot as soon as they were available,” Biden said …

Trump reveals he got COVID-19 booster shot; crowd boos him
3 years ago

Trump reveals he got COVID-19 booster shot; crowd boos him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump revealed he received a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, drawing boos from a crowd in Dallas. Trump made the disclosure Sunday night during the final stop of “The History Tour,” a live interview show he has been doing with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. “Both the president and I are vaxxed,” …

Hardcore vaccine refuseniks could need deradicalising like terrorists – expert
3 years ago

Hardcore vaccine refuseniks could need deradicalising like terrorists – expert

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “You’re getting to people who …

Covid misinformation is everywhere
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid misinformation is everywhere

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The information landscape about Covid-19 is bewildering, with factual and fictional claims competing for attention. “Most commonly,” the report’s authors wrote, “six in ten adults have heard that the government is exaggerating the number of Covid-19 deaths by counting deaths due to other factors as coronavirus deaths and either believe this to be true or …

The hard consequences of social media’s vaccine misinformation
3 years, 1 month ago

The hard consequences of social media’s vaccine misinformation

CNN  

CNN — Jim Sells is 71, a self-described “strong conservative” who’s on social media all the time. “My last post before I disappeared was that event, and I posted, I’m with 500,000 people, hardly a single mask, and it smells like freedom,” Sells said. “But it’s important that they also go to credible sources to get answers to those questions, …

‘Dishonest competition’: Putin lashes out at G20 over vaccines
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Dishonest competition’: Putin lashes out at G20 over vaccines

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin complains about a lack of international recognition for its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at the G20 summit. In an apparent reference to the failure of Russia’s Sputnik V to win foreign regulatory approval, President Vladimir Putin on Saturday urged G20 health ministers to discuss the mutual recognition of vaccines and vaccination certificates “as soon as possible”. …

Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In public, Facebook has touted the resources it has dedicated to tackling Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation, even scolding US President Joe Biden for his harsh criticism of the company’s handling of the issue. “We have no idea about the scale of the problem when it comes to comments,” an internal research report posted to Facebook’s …

How to fight COVID vaccine misinformation?
3 years, 2 months ago

How to fight COVID vaccine misinformation?

Al Jazeera  

Opposition to vaccination is as old as vaccination itself. Although vaccines save five lives every minute, and even though 85 percent of children worldwide are vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough, some people are resisting the life-saving shots. Although this opposition has not prevented many countries from reaching very high vaccine uptake – for example in Spain, nearly 80 …

Doctors grow frustrated over COVID-19 denial, misinformation
3 years, 2 months ago

Doctors grow frustrated over COVID-19 denial, misinformation

Associated Press  

The COVID-19 patient’s health was deteriorating quickly at a Michigan hospital, but he was having none of the doctor’s diagnosis. Stop, stop, just stop looking at Facebook.’” DALLAS ER DOCTOR: Baffled at how he’s ‘lost all credibility’ with anti-vaccine patients Dr. Stu Coffman has patients tell him they are scared about vaccine side effects. Trunsky’s response: “You may get your …

Biden’s vaccine mandate splits U.S. along party lines, poll finds
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s vaccine mandate splits U.S. along party lines, poll finds

LA Times  

A survey of Americans on President Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 finds a deep divide: Democrats are overwhelmingly for it, while most Republicans are against it. “I don’t believe the federal government should have a say in me having to get the vaccine or lose my job or get tested,” …

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
3 years, 2 months ago

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims

Associated Press  

YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations. Despite tech companies announcing a string of new rules around COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation during the pandemic, falsehoods have still found big audiences on the platforms. Facebook, which also owns …

These four words are helping spread vaccine misinformation
3 years, 3 months ago

These four words are helping spread vaccine misinformation

CNN  

CNN — Four little words — “do your own research” — are hurting the US pandemic response, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. Minaj helped raise doubts about Covid-19 vaccines on Twitter last week, claiming she would only get the shots once she’d “done enough research.” It may seem like a reasonable, even positive, attitude, …

Opinion: The pandemic is being weaponized
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The pandemic is being weaponized

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. But there’s one key reason why the world’s wealthiest nation, home to many of the planet’s top public health experts, is the red-hot bubbling epicenter of a pandemic that just won’t quit. After Biden revealed his six-step plan against the still raging pandemic, which includes …

Opinion: Biden’s six-point Covid plan leaves some holes
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Biden’s six-point Covid plan leaves some holes

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of emergency medicine and associate dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University. The plan follows through on what many experts have been advocating for months: use of the power of the federal purse and occupational safety rules to encourage vaccination, whether for health care workers, public employees, …

Trump says a COVID vaccine booster shot is ‘probably not for me’
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump says a COVID vaccine booster shot is ‘probably not for me’

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal this week where he said that he'll likely forgo booster shots for COVID-19. "I feel like I'm in good shape from that standpoint—I probably won't," Trump, who is fully vaccinated, said. Trump has previously suggested that booster shots were a "money-making" scheme. "If you're a pure businessman you'll …

Opinion: Fighting vaccine disinformation is crucial to ending the pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Fighting vaccine disinformation is crucial to ending the pandemic

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Ann M. Ravel is the Digital Deception Project director at MapLight and previously served as chair of the Federal Election Commission. According to its policy, YouTube prohibits “content that spreads medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities’ or the World Health Organization’s medical information about COVID-19.” While these short suspensions are grabbing headlines, they’re also obscuring the larger …

Trump spews lies about Covid on Fox Business: 'It was virtually gone when I left — it was over'
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump spews lies about Covid on Fox Business: 'It was virtually gone when I left — it was over'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump ranted against vaccine booster shots and falsely insisted that the Covid-19 virus was "virtually gone" when he left office. During an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday, Trump said that he was "proud" to have taken the Covid vaccine. "When I was president, you didn't have this problem with people not wanting to …

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