Fox “straight news” show misleads viewers on link between vaccination and COVID-19 hospitalization https://www.mediamatters.org/corona...viewers-link-between-vaccination-and-covid-19 In the latest example of the serial misinformation that comes from Fox News about the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox News contributor Sean Duffy falsely claimed that there isn’t any data on the vaccination status of people being hospitalized for COVID-19. Duffy made the bizarre complaint on Wednesday morning’s edition of Fox’s “straight news” program America’s Newsroom, saying, “With all the billions of dollars we put into public health, why don't we have the numbers of who is getting hospitalized?” In reality, it has been well documented for months that unvaccinated people are more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19 — and yes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps track of these numbers. Neither of the show’s co-anchors corrected Duffy that these facts are readily available — one of the many products of “all the billions of dollars we put into public health,” to which Duffy had referred. Co-anchor Bill Hemmer later concluded the segment by urging viewers to buy a copy of the new book from Duffy and his wife, Fox host Rachel Campos-Duffy, titled All American Christmas. (More plus video at above url)
SEAN DUFFY (FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR): Well, here’s what I find confusing, Dana. Shouldn’t we have, you know, specific numbers on who’s been hospitalized, were they vaxxed, were they double-vaxxed, were they triple-vaxxed? I looked at the CDC, I don't see a breakdown by number of vaccines Medite is scolding Fox for asking a question and for the anchors not having the answer in front of them
Fox 'News' Is Upset That There Is So Much COVID Testing If we test fewer people for COVID, we get fewer positive results! https://crooksandliars.com/2021/12/fox-upset-there-too-much-covid-testing
Forget Ivermetin -- Tucker Carlson now pitching Viagra as the cure for Covid. Well at least you will die with a hard-on. Tucker Carlson pitches potential new COVID treatment to Fox News viewers: Viagra "Is there anything [Viagra] doesn't cure?" Carlson quipped at one point https://www.salon.com/2022/01/08/tu...otential-new-cure-to-fox-news-viewers-viagra/ Fox News host Tucker Carlson isn't too keen on vaccines — but did dedicate a segment of his Friday show to a potential new treatment for COVID-19: Viagra. Yes, Pfizer's popular erectile dysfunction drug is being used in a few select medical trials to determine if it helps in treating severe COVID-19 patients, though experts are quick to note that much research still needs to be conducted before determining its effectiveness. Yet the controversial Fox News host was quick to sing Viagra's praises, opening the segment by declaring that it may "save us" from COVID-19. "Who thought Viagra would save us from the pandemic?" Carlson asked, adding: "Dr. Marc Siegel may have predicted it," introducing one of the network's top medical contributors, who listed off a series of claims about the drug's effectiveness as a treatment for pulmonary hypertension and altitude sickness, among other things. "Is there anything [Viagra] doesn't cure?" Carlson quipped. At one point, a graphic reading "Little Blue Miracle?" (referring to the name-brand pill's signature blue color) appeared alongside Carlson as he relayed the story of a COVID-positive U.K. nurse who claims she was rescued from the depths of a 28-day coma just before Christmas by a "large dose of Viagra." The story of 37-year-old Monica Almedia was first reported this week, along with the news that scientists were attempting to use the drug — whose previous claim to fame was its penchant for reliably causing erections — to increase oxygen levels in the blood of hospitalized patients with extremely severe COVID-19. "It was definitely the Viagra that saved me. Within 48 hours it opened up my airwaves and my lungs started to respond," the fully vaccinated nurse told U.K. outlet "The Sun," which featured her story on its front cover. "If you think how [Viagra] works, it expands your blood vessels. I have asthma and my air sacs needed a little help." It's not exactly a new idea — Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center, told Salon via email that Sildenafil "has been used to modulate blood flow in the lungs for decades." But Adalja was also quick to note that it's currently an experimental treatment for use on hospitalized patients with severe COVID — not something people should be seeking out as an at-home treatment or preventative measure. "There are studies showing that it can be used in severe COVID patients to help increase blood flow into the lungs and improve oxygenation," he said. "It's important to realize, however, that the use of sildenafil is for a subset of patients with severe COVID and not a routine treatment." And despite Almedia's subsequent pleas that people get vaccinated and take steps to protect themselves from the virus, it was the "miracle cure" angle that took off in the right-wing press, with the New York Post, Daily Wire and others dedicating full write-ups to Viagra's promise as a COVID treatment. Following the spate of coverage, the idea of using an erectile dysfunction drug to treat COVID-19 appeared to be gaining steam online, with the word "viagra" trending on Twitter and hundreds of posts on alternative social media sites such as TrumpWorld favorite GETTR extolling the virtue of this newfound "cure." "The life you save may be your own," one user wrote on GETTR alongside a quote from Almedia about how Viagra saved her life. "GOT COVID? GET VIAGRA!" another declared. "Viagra. First it cured Alzheimer's and now cures COVID," one person wrote, referencing another recent segment from "Tucker Carlson Tonight" in which he explored the use of Viagra for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. "Hard to believe." It's unclear whether Viagra will take off as an alternative right-wing COVID-19 drug in the same way as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, two well-publicized but ultimately debunked treatments that shot to prominence after conservative pundits and politicians championed them as alternatives to vaccination. In the case of ivermectin, poison control hotlines and hospitals were flooded last year with reports of people overdosing on a version of the anti-parasite drug meant for livestock, which they had acquired in a last-ditch attempt to prevent and treat themselves after refusing to be vaccinated. The series of events spurred much mockery online — a trend that was alive and well following Carlson's Viagra segment Friday night as well. A search for "Viagra" on Twitter returned thousands of tweets making fun of the idea being pushed in some right-wing circles — including several times on Carlson's show — that Pfizer would hide thousands of deaths due to the vaccine while simultaneously hiding another drug which worked much better against the virus. "You're all a bunch of sheep supporting BIG PHARMA! Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to the drug store to buy some Covid Viagra because Tucker Carlson told me if I don't die with a boner I'm a Cuck," Twitter user @GordMacey wrote. "Sure, Viagra treats COVID," user @Westfalljim5 added. "In fact, the side effects warning has been updated: 'Seek immediate medical help if you experience an INSURECTION lasting more than 4 hours.'" Fox News did not respond to a request for comment on this story. Watch the full "Tucker Carlson Tonight" clip below: (See url above for video)
Laura Ingraham clapped in celebration while reporting that Gen. Milley, a hate figure for Trump fans, has COVID-19 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...figure-for-trump-fans-has-covid-19/ar-AASTwFr
Fox News Is Literally Killing Its Viewers The network has some of the strictest COVID protocols around, but you’d never know it listening to its biggest names, Andy Levy and Molly Jong-Fast say on the latest New Abnormal. https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-is-literally-killing-its-viewers
I must tell my cousin who's lungs are damaged, as are millions of others I feel horribly sure, they just don't know it yet, from a moderate Covid infection to try viagra then. Probably better for girls though.
Fox News under fire for failing to report on trooper’s death from Covid after they aired his anti-vax stance Robert LeMay died due to complications related to Covid-19, having previously hit out at vaccine mandates https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ashington-trooper-dies-of-covid-b2004927.html