Fox Watchers Under 65 Less Likely To Be Vaccinated

A Swiss study found that in May and June, “higher local viewership of Fox News Channel has been associated with lower local vaccination rates” for viewers under 65.

The study, by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, concluded that viewers under 65 are the ones affected by Fox’s anti-vaxx rhetoric:

Our results show that Fox News is reducing COVID-19 vaccination compliance in the United States, with no evidence of the other major networks having any effect. … Supporting analysis suggests that slanted media rhetoric is linked to vaccination hesitancy, producing significant behavioral effects in the share of the population that is younger than 65 years with low health risks.

Overall, an additional weekly hour of Fox News viewership for the average household accounts for a reduction of 0.35 to 0.76 weekly full vaccinations per 100 people during May and June 2021. This result is not only driven by Fox New’s conservative and anti-science messaging, but also by the network’s skeptic coverage of COVID-19 vaccinations.

The vast majority of COVID deaths now are among unvaccinated, younger individuals. In other words, watching Fox could be fatal.

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commented 2021-09-04 19:58:58 -0400 · Flag

I’m not usually a vengeful creature, but if Carlson, Ingraham, Hannity and the Murdochs happened to be crushed under the collective weight of a million mega-magas, my tears would be carefully measured.

commented 2021-09-03 12:36:28 -0400 · Flag

What a shame. FOX watchers will get sick, possibly die. They’ll pay $500 for a fake vaccine card, but refuse to get a free vaccine that will save their lives. I’m done being nice & polite. I no longer care about these people. I just hope they don’t infect too many others on their way to the hospitals or morgue. It’s hard to be part of a civilized society when some 40% refuse to be civilized.

commented 2021-09-03 11:11:45 -0400 · Flag

Aa significant majority of those winding up in hospital or the cemetery in Italy are unvaccinated, but own no-vaxx folks will believe what they want to believe: theirs is a faith not fact-based reasoning.

What may have dampened their ardor, however, was the rather sudden appearance of physical violence at their rallies last week. The rallies protested against a new rule that, as of September 1st, anybody wanting to board a train or plane must present proof of vaccination or a recent test (the so-called “Green Pass”). The would-be leaders of the no-vaxx movement called for a massive effort to shut down the national railway services. They got absolutely no traction: 2 people in Naples, the best showing was about 30 people in a couple of other places. The only “town” with about 3.500 participants doesn’t actually exist.

This rather surprising result may be put down to recent assaults by a few rally participants against the police, journalists and by-standers. I wish the GOP base were as smart as our no-vaxx folks.