Veteran Fox News personality Neil Cavuto, in his first television interview since revealing his Covid-19 diagnosis, on Sunday begged viewers to “toss the politically speaking points” and get vaccinated.
Host of “Your World with Neil Cavuto” Appeared on the network’s “MediaBuzz” With Howard Kurtz and saying no words in asking anyone to be vaccinated against the virus has already killed more than 739,000 Americans.
“Life is too short to be an ass. Life is too short to be ignorant of the promise of something that will help people around the world. Stop the deaths. Stop the suffering. Please get vaccinated. Please,” Cavuto said. said, who revealed last week That he has tested positive for Covid-19.
His statement flies in front of the programming on his network, who regularly broadcasts false And misleading statement About vaccines.
“Take the politically speaking points and toss them for now,” said Cavuto, a cancer and multiple sclerosis survivor.
“I’m begging you, toss ’em and think about what’s good, not only for yourself but for the people around you. If you don’t want to do it for yourself, if you think it’s in the ass There is pain, so I get that, but think of others around you.”
Despite what they might see on Fox, the anchor injected a bit of fervor into their hopes of encouraging conservatives to get their shots.
“I know this (vaccination solicitation) is going to get me in trouble,” he said. “‘You’re never the trumper, you are it, we don’t trust you, we don’t believe a word you’re saying’ – and that’s just coming from my family.”
vaccination have proven to be a valuable tool In slowing the spread of Covid-19 and minimizing the impact on those infected.
More than 190 million people 12 years of age and older in the US have been fully vaccinated, which is 57.4 percent of the total population. as per latest Figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Polly DeFrank has contributed.