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'You're fine. You're vaccinated': Anti-vax Fox News host goes dead silent after co-host calls her out for vaccine status

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'You're fine. You're vaccinated': Anti-vax Fox News host goes dead silent after co-host calls her out for vaccine status

www.dailydot.com /debug/jeanine-pirro-vaccine-silent-covid-jessica-tarlov/

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2y ago

'You're fine. You're vaccinated': Anti-vax Fox News host goes dead silent after co-host calls her out for vaccine status

www.dailydot.com /debug/jeanine-pirro-vaccine-silent-covid-jessica-tarlov/

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They are still going on about the vaccine??
- The CDC just recommended a new round of boosters for everyone the other day. And as expected, conservative media is melting down about it again. But even beyond that, they’ve been getting back into “COVID temper tantrum” mode for about a week or so now that we're moving into the fall.
  
  I came for the discussion, I stayed for the username.
  Trash the planet.
  [skates away]
  
  Oh, thanks for the heads up that the Omicron vaccine is available now! Will schedule it and a flu shot this weekend.
  
  Well at least I can commend Faux News for their consistency.
- I miss the days when antivaxxers were just a source of amusement, like flat earthers. Now they seem to be everywhere and it's just sad.
  
  It was never amusing. Earlier it was "only" kids dying of the measles because their dumbass parents were antivaxxers. With COVID-19, it started affecting adults so that's why they get more attention. The public seems to be better able to tolerate children dying of preventable shit than adults.
  
  Do want another level of insanity? Here in Germany, we got the news today that WEATHER TV persons get harrased by people that think there is no climate change and its just propaganda.
  
  Just because someone's against THIS "vaccine" doesn't mean they are an 'antivaxxer'. Lumping everyone together for one view is dangerous.
- checks Russel Brands YouTube
  Yeah....yeah they are
  
  Russel Brand turning into a conservative hack was not on my apocalypse bingo card.
They have to be vaccinated to keep working, despite the bullshit they peddle.
- Yep and the only people unaware of that mandatory vaccination requirement seem to be Fox News’ viewers. So I find this very amusing.
  
  That's the thing about everyone posting about publication of private fact...there's no private fact here.
  It's been well publicized that Fox required all their employees to get vaccinated in order to continue there.
  If she was there during that time, and she's still working, it's public knowledge that she's vaccinated.
  
  "but, but, they have to be! Otherwise the man won't let them get the truth out to us. They're sacrificing themselves and conforming so we can get THE TRUTH"
You are anti-vax because youre a paranoid conspiracy theorist.
I am anti-vax because I crave death.
straightens tie
We are not the same.
- I'm antivax because I sell tiny coffins and business was slow
  
  slaps roof of tiny coffin
  "This bad boy can fit exactly one antivaxxer's kid..."
- There are nicer ways to go than covid. Like overzealous erotic asphyxiation. Get you a nice hunk to choke you to death.
  
  You offering? 👉👈
  
  Also lots of ways that don't risk taking other people with you.
  
  You could always ask David Carradine for tips. Wait...
  
  Bungie cord 6 inches too long...so they leave an impression.
Fox "News"
- Faux News
Well, "fine" is debatable when describing Jeanine Pirro
She had to get vaccinated to work there. Her job was more important than the "evil" vaccine I guess.
DURRRRR ONLY LIBTURDS EAT THEIR OWN WHY CONSERVATIVE EAT SELF NO STEP ON SNEK OR EAT OR SNEK TAIL
DURRRR
Sauce?
- The post is a link...
Wouldn't that be PHI disclosure in some fashion? I smell hyenas turning on each other and lawsuits blazing.
- No, HIPAA only applies to people who work in the health sector or are associated with it. Anyone else, including journalists and media people don't have to follow these rules. They can talk about the healt status of others as they please. The only concern would be defamation but that's also only an issue if the statement is false.
  While HIPAA doesn't apply in this case, it's irrelevant. It could still be considered Publication of a Private Fact which is punishable under US law.
  It's unlikely this would be successful but there is enough grounds for a lawsuit to not be thrown out immediately.
  
  Is it still a private fact when Fox News has (or at least had in 2021) a well-publicized vaccine requirement for employees?
  
  The logic against HIPAA doesn't apply. Boebert claimed asking her on air was a violation so it was then spouted by every viewer after that.
  
  There's also defamation per se which can apply to salacious details like HIV status and some other things I can't remember (that class was a long time ago and I spent all my time in title 26) where even if the info is true, it's still defamatory. I've only skimmed this article but I like generally Cornell Law Library.
  
  So then why do we have to watch those horrendous videos on the disclosure of PHI, even in non-related fields? I do it yearly and have been Clockwork-Orange-educated into knowing what it looks like, how it should be transmitted, etc.
  It really makes me think the company would be liable in some way.
- That only applies to medical professionals and insurance companies.
why does anyone care
- Because it exposes that someone who is making a living capitalizing off of extremist views that spread mass harm to the populace is a hypocrite that made sure to protect herself while telling everyone else that protection is a hoax, or at the least untrustworthy and harmful. Calling these people on their bullshit is a good thing to do. It's not the same thing as "OMG did you hear Taylor Swift broke up with her 35th boyfriend?!", it actually has real world consequences.
  
  Wait, backup, is she single? If so and you’re reading this, hit me up Taylor.
  
  ok this wall of text has convinced me to block the community

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