Headline Roundup December 26, 2021
Trump Strongly Endorses COVID-19 Vaccine During Candace Owens Interview
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Former President Donald Trump strongly endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine during an interview with Candace Owens that was released Tuesday.
After telling Bill O'Reilly that he received a booster shot, Trump hailed the vaccine as "one of the greatest achievements of mankind." When Owens claimed that COVID-19 cases have gone up during Biden's first year in office, Trump pushed back against any skepticism voiced by the conservative media host. "Oh, no. The vaccine worked," Trump said. "But some people aren't taking it. The ones that get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that don't take the vaccine." While the former president said he disagrees with vaccine mandates for U.S. citizens and said "its still their choice" to get vaccinated, he said "if you take the vaccine, you're protected."
Most outlets across the political spectrum saw Trump's shift in tone as "a good thing." Most right-rated outlets did not push back against Trump's stance on the COVID-19 vaccine, with some stating that "being inoculated against the virus significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and death." Some left-rated outlets said Trump's position "may not be enough to persuade the largely Republican-leaning group of holdouts who haven't yet gotten a shot." Research from Pew (Center bias) suggests that Americans who relied on Trump for COVID-19 news early in the pandemic are less likely to have been vaccinated against the virus.
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Former President Donald Trump pushed back on a questioner's skepticism about the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in a new interview, saying that the "vaccine works" and "people aren't dying when they take the vaccine."
"Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get (Covid), it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine," he said in an interview with The Daily Wire's Candace Owens that was released Tuesday.
When Owens began raising doubt about the vaccine efficacy, Trump interjected,...
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Former president Donald Trump was effusive in his praise for the coronavirus vaccines in a recent interview with the Daily Wire’s Candace Owens, telling Owens that “the vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind.”
Owens began by asking Trump about vaccine mandates, citing “Big Pharma,” as a “huge topic on the minds of mothers especially.” Trump quickly restated opposition to mandates — “people have to have their freedom” — before pivoting to extolling the benefits of the vaccines.
Trump called “all three vaccines . . . very, very good,” during...
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Former President Donald Trump hailed the COVID-19 vaccine and pushed back on vaccine skepticism in a new interview with conservative commentator Candace Owens.
Trump called the vaccine "one of the greatest achievements of mankind" and praised his administration's success in getting the vaccine developed on his watch.
Typically, vaccine development takes years, but the Trump administration pumped billions of dollars into Operation Warp Speed to help produce a vaccine ready at record speed. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Moderna and BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines for emergency use in December 2020. The Johnson and Johnson vaccine was authorized for...
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