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Fox CEO calls Tucker Carlson “brave,” defends network’s vaccine falsehoods in rare interview
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, the son of international media magnate Rupert Murdoch, defended his company's flagship cable news network in a rare interview Wednesday with Insider, calling Fox News' primetime host Tucker Carlson "brave" for espousing the nativist "replacement theory" and defending the provocateur's false statements on COVID-19 vaccines.
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CDC loosened mask guidance to encourage vaccination—it failed spectacularly
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stunned health officials and experts on May 13 with the abrupt announcement that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 could forgo masking in most settings—indoor, outdoor, uncrowded, and crowded alike. The guidance was a stark reversal from the health agency’s previous stance, issued just two weeks earlier, that still recommended vaccinated people wear masks among crowds and in many indoor, uncrowded settings.
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US surgeon general warns unvaccinated people are at risk from a potentially more dangerous Covid-19 variant
As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US surgeon general has issued a warning for those not vaccinated: Don't let your guard down quite yet.
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Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines
The largest U.S. database for detecting events that might be vaccine side effects is being used by activists to spread disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Known as the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, the database includes hundreds of thousands of reports of health events that occurred minutes, hours or days after vaccination. Many of the reported events are coincidental — things that happen by chance, not caused by the shot. But when millions of people are vaccinated within a short period, the total number of these reported events can look big.
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Eric Clapton still spreading COVID conspiracies and misinformation
At age 76, Eric Clapton still wants to make the world worse. After producing an oeuvre of some of the most lukewarm blues rock imaginable, the three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer (who in 1976 told a live audience that he wants to “Keep Britain white”) is still spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories. Still not tired of this shit after a year and a half, Clapton sat down with something called Oracle Films. This loosely defined filmmaking team promotes free speech and open debate, meaning they’ve produced a couple of slick videos about how the lockdowns are bad, actually.
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Their neighbors called covid-19 a hoax. Can these ICU nurses forgive them?
For the nurses in the Appalachian highlands who risked their lives during the pandemic, it is as if they fought in a war no one acknowledges
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How teens are using the internet to rebel against anti-vaxx parents and get the COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 12 and up in May, but there are rules in place that make it difficult for minors to get vaccinated. 45 states currently mandate that 12- to 15-year-olds have consent from a guardian to get the vaccine, according to CNN. For 16- to 18-year-olds, it varies by state.
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On Facebook, quoting 'Dune' gets you suspended while posting COVID and vaccine misinformation gets you recommended
The algorithm that suspended me for quoting my favorite sci-fi movie is the same one that allows countless Facebook Pages to spread dangerous and false content about vaccines and COVID-19. I love movies. I especially love sci-fi movies, and I love to quote them. But I didn't realize quoting a cult film from 1984 would get me suspended from posting on Facebook for three days.
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Op-Ed: Don't exempt religious objectors from vaccine mandates
Policies requiring vaccination against COVID-19 need not include, and should not include, exceptions for those who have religious objections to vaccinations.
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Man who made fun of vaccination efforts on social media dies of Covid
A man who mocked Covid-19 vaccinations died this week at a Los Angeles-area hospital after contracting the virus. Stephen Harmon was 34. Harmon died on Wednesday at Corona Regional Medical Center, about an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
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Arkansas governor blames 'myths' for 'hardened' vaccine resistance
"I go into these town hall meetings, someone said: Don't call it a vaccine. Call it a bioweapon. And they talk about mind control," Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.
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‘What’s Covid?’ Why People at America’s Hardest-Partying Lake Are Not About to Get Vaccinated
The petite blonde bartender in ripped jean shorts bounced to each side of a square-shaped bar as women in bikinis and shirtless men lined up on a sweltering afternoon to order Bud Light, vodka and soda, and piles of nachos at this dockside retreat in the Lake of the Ozarks region.
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Study: Understanding negative vaccine view of skeptics could get more people vaccinated
Survey data collected at an anti-vaccine conference in Poland suggests most vaccine skeptics and antagonists are motivated by a generalized negative attitude to vaccines, not direct experience.
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I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me
“We can’t let COVID win.” This was my colleague’s mantra when the pandemic started last year. And for the almost 18 months since, health care workers have rallied to the battlefields, even at times when we had no weapons to brandish.
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People with a conspiracy mindset are no less likely to accept vaccines — so long as their friends accept them, too
A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology sheds light on a promising avenue for reducing vaccine hesitancy. The researchers found that when people with a conspiracy mindset perceived their social circle as being supportive of vaccines (including a COVID-19 vaccine), their intention to get vaccinated was just as high as those without a conspiracy mindset. The findings suggest that the views of pro-vaccine friends can be leveraged to reduce the negative impact of conspiracy mentality on vaccination intentions.
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Unvaccinated man shares heartbreaking Covid-19 video diary from ICU - CNN Video
A Virginia dad is chronicling his story of battling Covid-19 in a series of Facebook videos and says he made a mistake by not getting vaccinated. CNN's Brianna Keilar reports.
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Jennifer Aniston Hits Back at Criticism Over Her Decision to Cut Non-Vaccinated People Out of Her life
Jennifer Aniston is looking at the bigger picture when it comes to the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The Friends star, 52, was met with criticism recently, after she revealed that she cut ties with "a few people" in her inner circle because they didn't get vaccinated or disclose their vaccine status. And on Thursday, she faced her detractors head-on, sharing her thoughts on the subject again to her Instagram Story.
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Cognitive Biases Make Reasoning About Vaccines Difficult
When it comes to thinking about the likelihood of events in the world, humans are woefully lacking. Indeed, when we reason about likelihoods and probabilities, we’re susceptible to all manner of mistakes. Psychologists call these susceptibilities cognitive biases. Cognitive biases can lead to faulty thinking and bad decision-making, sometimes with life-and-death consequences.
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Inside the black market for counterfeit COVID vaccine passes
My personal "fake vaccine pack" came advertised with an animated gif. Set against a floral-patterned carpet, the gif rapidly zoomed in and out of a neatly arranged spread: four fake paper vaccine cards stamped with the logo of the U.K.'s National Health Service, paired with a piece of official-looking blank paperwork, and—for authenticity's sake—my (real) first name, and the date of the request. In this world, I had received two (phantom) doses of AstraZeneca. In reality, I am fully vaccinated—with two doses of Pfizer.
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Ex-Newsmax Host Who Called Fauci ‘Lying Freak’ Dies of COVID
An anti-vaccine right-wing radio host in West Palm Beach, Florida died Wednesday from COVID-19 complications. Dick Farrel, 65, used his local talk show and social media to rail against Dr. Anthony Fauci, who he called a “power tripping lying freak,” and say that no one should get the coronavirus vaccine. When COVID-19 sent him to the hospital for three weeks, though, he changed his tune, urging friends to get vaccinated, friends told local station WPTV.
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