Media members across the political spectrum have come together in agreement to bash the decision by the FDA and CDC to recommend a pause in the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after six instances of severe blood clots in recipients.
“6 cases. Not 6,000 cases. Not 600 cases. Not 60 cases. 6 cases out of more than 4 million shots delivered. Our public health experts continue to fail us,” conservative Marc Thiessen wrote.
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FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver called the decision “a disaster” that is “going to get people killed” and create more vaccine hesitancy. Media Research Center vice president Dan Gainor quoted Silver’s tweet, adding “I can’t disagree with this.”
Keith Olbermann, who has proven to be too liberal even for ESPN, had a similar take.
“You would think that of all people the FDA would know about the impossibility of putting the toothpaste back into the tube. This is a moronic step based on…
