Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which directly solves the problem caused by Fox News host Sean Hannity About the vaccine on Friday.
Valensky is interviewed Microsoft National Broadcasting CorporationAri Melber from Hannity broadcasted a clip of Hannity discussing the COVID-19 vaccine and told his audience “Science shows that vaccines don’t necessarily protect you. It doesn’t protect many people.”
The CDC director pointed out that most people currently hospitalized with COVID are unvaccinated people. There are more than 85 million people in the United States who are eligible to be vaccinated but not vaccinated.
Before playing Hannity’s clip, Melber said: “I just want to make it clear to the audience. I play it not because it’s reliable, but to give you a chance—on record, CDC—to solve it.”
After the editing, he asked Varensky: “What’s your reaction?”
“My job is to provide accurate information to the American people,” Varensky said.
“This is accurate information. The vast majority of people in this country who have contracted COVID, they showed up in the hospital with COVID, and Who is dying of COVID now Those who have not received this vaccine,” she said.
Varensky added: “There are more than 85 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated, but not vaccinated — and not yet vaccinated.”
Varensky said that when people get information about the vaccine, they choose to take it.
Melber said: “So if someone says that or repeats it, because that’s how it happens, if they say,’Okay I heard that the vaccine is not quoted-dereference protects you,’Is CDC’s view of this belief or statement that it is wrong? ‘”
“I think this is wrong,” Varensky said. “In fact, I would say that even if you happen to be one of the breakthrough cases, your condition will be much lighter than when you were not vaccinated.”
Hannity made preliminary remarks in a conversation with the governor of Florida on Wednesday Ron DeSantis Regarding his handling of the epidemic And recently opened a monoclonal antibody treatment site.
“The CDC has made it clear that even people who are fully vaccinated-the vaccine will not prevent you from contracting COVID,” Hannity said at the time.
According to reports, a Fox News spokesperson told Mediaite that Hannity’s comments on Wednesday refer to Walenksy’s own remarks in August that vaccines cannot prevent the spread of the virus.
“Our vaccine is very effective,” Walenksy said CNNAugust 5th, Wolf Blitzer (Wolf Blitzer). “In terms of serious illness and death, they continue to work well for Delta-they can prevent it. But what they can no longer do is stop the spread.”
Her comment was made on the occasion of the spread of the Delta variant of COVID, and after updating the CDC’s recommendations, she said that even fully vaccinated people should wear a mask in an indoor environment.
Weekly newspaper Fox News has been asked for comment.
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