The 11-second snippet that was widely shared across Twitter, however, was of course, devoid of context that would instantly negate the narrative right-wing media stars had used it to push.showing just how wildly effective COVID-19 vaccines had been in terms of preventing deaths.
One of the issues at play—and perhaps why Walensky’s response was taken easily completely out of context—is that“I want to ask you about those encouraging headlines that we’re talking about this morning, this new study showing just how well vaccines are working to prevent severe illness,” Vega asked.
While Walensky’s comments that aired on Friday did not directly reference the study about vaccinated people,included an on-air graphic noting that the CDC chief was talking about vaccine effectiveness. Furthermore, there was still enough context to tie it back to that study, as conservative writer Allahpundit noted on Monday afternoon.. “That’s .003 percent, a phenomenal survival rate. Of those 36, slightly more than three-quarters had four comorbidities.
After claiming he had emails from Trump administration officials that questioned the inclusion of certain deaths among COVID-19 casualties—a “
Republicans love to point to comorbidities as the absolute reason why COVID is overblown and no one should be concerned, but the US in general, and southern states in particular, lead the way in obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Maybe they should care about fixing healthcare.
CDC director says study of vaccinated people show 75% of COVID-19 deaths 'had 4 or more comorbidities'
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