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Over two years worth of bullshit, and still flowing...


MSNBC Misinfo: Zeke Emanuel Peddles Fear, Says Unvaxxed Children
'Likely To Get Serious Case Of Covid'

https://emilyoster.substack.com/p/covid-risks-for-small-children
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-lambasted-guest-unvaccinated-children-serious-covid
https://twitter.com/MattWelch/status/1489416880368537614
https://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel/status/1490004720508973061

Dr Ezekiel Emanuel - former Biden Covid-19 adviser and brother of
former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (and the real 'Ari Gold' from
Entourage) appeared on MSNBC Wednesday, where he proceeded to peddle
the lie that unvaccinated children are 'likely' to get a 'serious'
case of Covid.

"This repeats what we’ve seen in older kids, five and above, where we
know the vaccine does protect very well. And there we still have under
50%, I believe, of the children vaccinated, and that’s a serious
problem for the country," Emanuel told host Kristen Welker after she
asked about parents' willingness to vaccinate their children. "Parents
have to be more willing – I think they hear some of these rare side
effects and think they’re very common."

"With the omicron variant, kids are either going to get the vaccine or
they’re likely to get a serious condition of omicron. Having omicron
with the vaccine is almost invariably going to be better and safer for
children," Emanuel added. "I am confused about parents' attitudes.
Five and above seems like a no-brainer. Two to five, I understand some
hesitancy. Two and under with the small dose, I think probably a very
good idea."

It's been widely established that Omicron is a relatively mild strain
of Covid - from which children face an extremely low risk.

    Another recent study cited by economist Emily Oster also
reiterated the extremely low risk young children face of severe
COVID-19 outcomes. "What we can say is that based on everything we
know, the risks to small children from COVID-19 are extremely small,"
she wrote. -Fox News

MSNBC faced harsh criticism over Emanuel's statement.

    This statement is not remotely true. https://t.co/iLSeeCsXz5
    — Matt Welch (@MattWelch) February 4, 2022

The network even tweeted (and then deleted) the easily debunked
misinformation, receiving a serious ratio of comments to 'likes.'

Intentional? Or...

Following the backlash, Emanuel issued a Saturday tweet in which he
says he "misspoke."

    I misspoke on live TV. Unvaxxed kids aren't likely to get a
"serious condition" of Omicron, but they're more likely to contract a
case of Omicron.

    To be clear: parents should protect their kids against COVID-19
and get them vaccinated. https://t.co/z0AY4bToK1
    — Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel) February 5, 2022