I’m happy about the GOP vaccine pivot. I will never forgive how long it took
An abrupt uptick in pro-vaccine messaging from prominent Republicans is a welcome change of pace that only highlights its unacceptable absence until now.
The sudden pivot to pro-vaccine messaging on the right came in hot on Monday morning. Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy first urged viewers to get vaccinated; then some of the network’s lower-profile anchors did so throughout the day; and even Sean Hannity, one of the most lethal COVID-19 misinformation-pushers of 2020, added his vocals to the pro-vax choir that night. And it wasn’t just pundits swiftly changing their tune; rabid pro-Trump lawmakers Steve Scalise, Ron DeSantis, and Chuck Grassley all had a similar about-face that day as well.