Growing Influence of GOP Vaccine Skeptics
We ran the numbers: There are 1096 news articles covering this topic. 29% (322) are left leaning, 48% (524) are center, and 23% (250) are right leaning.
Forty-nine Republicans signed a letter pledging to shut down the government over federal vaccine mandates. While left-leaning articles highlight that Donald Trump decried politicians who did not share their Covid-19 vaccine booster status as “gutless,” right-leaning articles highlight that the letter was formally sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Wednesday.
A left-leaning article by Politico highlights that Donald Trump decried politicians who did not share their Covid-19 vaccine booster status as “gutless.” However, when Trump took the stage in Arizona and didn’t mention his vaccination status or encourage others to get it.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has informed seven GOP governors that their state’s National Guard members must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Austin sent nearly identical letters last week to each of the governors who asked him to drop the mandate in mid-December.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the letter was formally sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Wednesday. They pointed out that the Biden administration has "unilaterally imposed" five COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
From the left
Trump World adjusts to the growing influence of vaccine skeptics within its ranks
Politico
From the center
Overnight Defense & National Security — Governors on notice over vaccine mandate
The Hill