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Joe Rogan Making Dangerous Anti-Vaccine Claims
Joe Rogan made some dubious and dangerous claims about coronavirus vaccines on a recent episode of his popular podcast. Rogan has been skeptical all year about the severity of COVID-19 and whether restrictions like shutdowns and mask-wearing make any sense. Now he is bringing that cynical approach to the vaccines. Rogan, during a recent episode with comedian Dave Smith, suggested that elderly people and those in serious health risk categories should get vaccinated. But he followed up by recommending that young and healthy people not get the vaccine because they “don’t need to worry about this [disease].” Rogan mentioned that both of his children got coronavirus and they had mild symptoms but recovered quickly. Although it’s true that very few young people are dying from COVID-19, some get debilitating long-lasting symptoms and the bigger concern is that healthy, young people could pass the virus on to people who are more vulnerable.
Rogan said he found it shocking that some would find it controversial to refuse the vaccine or for people to not want it for their children. It’s unclear whether Joe would take issue with the tetanus, measles, and polio vaccines, or whether those he considers fine while the COVID vaccine is for some reason not. In truth, there are plenty of reasons to get vaccinated now, including for low-risk individuals. It will allow people to go maskless in more situations and return to social gatherings without fear of catching the disease or transmitting it. But the bottom line is that nearly 600,000 people have died from COVID in the US alone and we know that getting a strong majority of people vaccinated is our best chance at developing herd immunity and defeating this virus. Doing so will require the help of young people as well as old.
BREAKING: Biden Will Propose $1.8 Trillion FULL PACKAGE Tonight
President Biden is set to introduce his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan during his first address to a joint session of Congress tonight at 9:00 pm ET. The proposal will include national paid family leave, universal pre-school, free community college, and subsidized child care. If passed, this plan would provide a gigantic boost to the middle class and, in some respects, catch the US up to where the rest of the developed world is on these issues. The plan would be paid for by cracking down on tax loopholes, raising rates on top income earners, and nearly doubling the capital gains tax rate from 20% to 39.6% on households making more than $1 million annually. This is the next phase of Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda, which also includes a proposal to spend $2.3 trillion on transforming American infrastructure. The nation will learn more about Biden’s plan live on television tonight, as the new president addresses the country yet again.
From yesterday’s show:
SHOCK: Fox Host ADMITS He Lied About Biden Meat Plan!
At the end of the last week, right-wing media went nuts reporting that Joe Biden planned on limiting Americans’ red meat consumption as part of his environmental agenda. In truth, these media personalities were conflating a recent study out of the University of Michigan with the Green New Deal and with Biden’s climate plan. But this didn’t seem to know or care what they were doing. Judge Jeanine was defiant on her show that she liked red meat and burgers and planned to keep eating them. Larry Kudlow mocked Biden’s plan by suggesting (idiotically) that people drink a “plant-based beer” on the 4th of July. By now, the more serious people on Fox News have come to discover that restricting meat consumption is not actually part of the Biden agenda. This prompted Fox host John Reports to issue a brief correction yesterday on his news program. While it was good for him to do so, the nighttime commentary shows won’t do the same and the damage has already been done.
--More on the show:
--COVID-19 cases are finally declining again in the United States, although globally they continue to ravage multiple countries
--The United States' popularity has immediately surged after the departure of Donald Trump and inauguration of Joe Biden as President
--The CDC and Joe Biden announce an easing of mask guidelines, which no longer need to be worn outdoors by vaccinated people in most situations
--Joe Biden shuts down NBC News reporter Peter Alexander for asking a silly question about Biden's mask usage at an announcement about masks
--Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity refuses to say whether he has been vaccinated against COVID-19
--Pfizer announces that an oral COVID-19 "cure" could be ready by 2022
--Republican voicemail caller explains why he and educated Republicans like him are abandoning the Republican Party
--On the Bonus Show: West Virginia to give $100 savings bonds to vaccinated young people, FL McDonald's paying $50 just to be interviewed, man charged with infecting 22 people with COVID, much more...
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