No matter how much some people would love for that to be true.
Oklahoma Doctor At Center Of Viral Ivermectin Story Says Report Is Wrong
Some people were overdosing. They were taking cattle doses, which is really dumb. And clearly people should not be taking medicines on their own, without a doctor.
You’re quoting my local station (well, we have 4). The original story that Maddow and everybody else quoted was from KFOR in OKC. Seems like everyone quoted that story and no one did any actual journalism. Not excusing it…but shit happens on both sides unfortunately. The old Twain (?) saying about a lie going halfway around the world while the truth is lacing up its boots…
I’m not aware of any Tulsa TV stations that are “liberal”. Supposedly KFOR is owned by Nexstar Media Group. I don’t know their leaning. Channel 8 here in Tulsa (not the one you quoted) is a Sinclair Station.
The most disappointing part of this story is not that a false story was published somewhere — that’s inevitable — but that it was uncritically adopted by other outlets without checking it for accuracy. I’m afraid journalists see a story that confirms their biases and just assume it’s true.
Our hospitals are overrun with Covid. My daughter-in-law was in the hospital a month ago for a brain lesion and they couldn’t put her in the area they normally would have because of Covid patients. Statistics I’ve heard are about 97% of the patients are folks who’ve refused the vaccine.
Hospitals are not overrun with people having bad reactions to the vaccine. They are overrun with people who have refused the vaccine. I say “refused” because it has been free to anyone who wants it.
[Leaving aside the crazy theories about the vaccine] I understand people who were hesitant to get the vaccine. It’s a new technology. It wasn’t approved by the FDA. We’re clearly not getting the complete truth from the health establishment. And it didn’t seem necessary for some groups (younger people, or people who have already had Covid).
But at this point, the excuses are very thin. It’s obvious that people who are vaccinated do better than people who are not.
I would like to believe that will sink in, and vaccine rates will increase. But I’m not counting on it.
QUOTE: I understand people who were hesitant to get the vaccine. It’s a new technology. It wasn’t approved by the FDA. We’re clearly not getting the complete truth from the health establishment. And it didn’t seem necessary for some groups (younger people, or people who have already had Covid).
There was also the politicization of the vaccine that seemed to contribute people’s hesitancy.