* WARNING - THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS MISINFORMATION *
RACHEL MADDOW - 29 MARCH 2021
Reblogging this because sometimes, one person's truth is not the truth. A little critical thinking can often clear up outdated information and conspiracies. This video, even in its entirely has had a lot of traction from the duller tools in the tool shed on YouTube. This was posted on November 28th, 2022. It was 1:39 partial clip of a 7:36 Maddow Show segment. That's how pushers of disinformation work. They cherry pick bits and pieces of what will fit their narrative.
Rachel Maddow suggests, based on just published information from the CDC, that vaccines could stop COVID and prevent it from being spread from one person to another, but there is a lot more context to her statement than is captured in the above mini-clip.
That "The Rachel Maddow Show" segment was on March 30, 2021 when efficacy was not fully understood or known, and it was her understanding of what was just published and partially the belief at that time period. Today however we know that it can be contracted by a person vaccinated and spread to others as well. We also know that those who are vaccinated have a lesser chance of getting severely ill, having to be hospitalized, and less chance of death. This of course is dependent on whether a person has other underlying health issues. We also know that those who are not vaccinated have a greater chance of severe illness, hospitalization and death. And, those who spread disinformation which prevents others from getting vaccinated can lead to their hospitalization and/or death if they contract COVID. I also know this for a fact from personal experience. A cousin, and a long time friend and associate were both reluctant to get vaccinated due to conspiracy theorists, both contracted COVID, and both died. Another person living close by contracted COVID, had refused to get vaccinated, and wound up in the hospital for 2 weeks and was originally not expected to survive. He did recover but still has issues when exerting himself, months later. His wife who was vaccinated caught it from him and only had cold-like symptoms. Others living close by, husband and wife who were both vaccinated, wife contracted it during overseas travel, had cold-like symptoms. Her husband caught it from her when she returned home, no symptoms at all, 70 years old.
The first vaccines were administered in mid December 2020. First the Pfizer/BioNTech, and then the Moderna was given FDA emergency use authorization on Dec. 18, 2020.
That Maddow show episode is just a little over 3 months after the first vaccines were approved and administered, and 11 months after TFG suggested injecting disinfectants into the lungs; "And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that. So, that, you’re going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds — it sounds interesting to me."
Trump suggests injecting disinfectants into the lungs on 4-23-2020 at a Coronavirus Task Force Press Briefing. Despite right wing disinformation (and his propaganda minister at the time) stating Trump was "musing", he was asking Bill Bryan, the head of the science and technology directorate at the Department of Homeland Security, the questions directly. Bryan had just completed a presentation and mentioned studies being done, and the effectiveness of disinfectants such as bleach and isopropyl alcohol on non-porous surfaces such as door knobs and stainless steel. Also the effectiveness of UV light (sunlight) in certain situations. Trump was not "musing", he was seriously asking the expert a question based on his thoughts. He first denied saying it when criticized, then admitted he said it by saying he was trying to trick the press in the room or some lame excuse like that.
