Newsbusters By Kevin Tober
On Sunday, the New York Times published a shocking report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admitted that some COVID vaccine data was not disclosed to the public because it could lead to misinformation. While the CDC openly admitting that it is trying to hide vital health information from the public is big news, apparently only one of the evening newscasts thought so, with NBC Nightly News being the only network to cover it. Both ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News both ignored the story.
World News Tonight decided their time was better spent hyping a fourth COVID shot to their viewers. âWe also have news on COVID and the pandemic tonight,â anchor David Muir breathlessly reported. âThe FDA is now looking at the possibility of authorizing a fourth dose of vaccine, another booster after one study showed that the third shot, that booster, offered 91 percent protection against hospitalization, very effective, but also that it falls to about 78 percent after four to five months.âÂ
Muir then brought on correspondent Trevor Ault to whine that over â50 percent of eligible Americans still haven’t receivedâ a COVID vaccine, noting that’s âmore than 85 million people.âÂ
