There are plenty of people with medical training who doubt the efficacy of a variety of vaccines. I don't agree with them, but they are there and they know more about it than I do. I was in broadcasting when the Fairness Doctrine was in place. There was no discussion or debate involved. Believe 1/
it or not, even if it could somehow be applied to Fox News Channel, FNC meets it's requirements right now, with no changes to any of their programming. 2/2
Hell, remember the doctor who claimed that certain diseases were caused by demon sperm along with rejecting the usage of masks and promoted hydroxychloroquine to treat the disease? theconversation.com/stella-imman...
COVID is an incredible example of the flaw in his arguments. It was a fast-developing situation and we had very little data to prove that X works and Y doesn't, other than general knowledge. The reputable scientists even had to change advice etc as they started to learn more (as scientists ...
will do as that's the nature of science, change conclusions with the emergence of verifiable data (as opposed to religious dogma). During that, can the gov't say that NO ONE can express opinions about the efficacy of vaccines due to the lack of data to prove it. Absolutely not. Nor can ...
say that John Doe can't express his opinion that the vaccine is dangerous because his 80 year old father died shortly (3 months later) after receiving the shot. Under his view of the Doctrine, cable news should not air such viewpoints.