Last night Sean Hannity devoted a little air time to give his viewers a warning about COVID and to tell them to take it seriously:
SEAN HANNITY: "Please take Covid seriously. I can't say it enough. Enough people have died. We don't need any more death. Research like crazy. Talk to your doctor… I believe in science. I believe in the science of vaccination." pic.twitter.com/tOi5ebpqSf
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 20, 2021
Hannity responded to the clip last night after it was put on Twitter, saying this isn’t new as some people are suggesting:
I have been saying this repeatedly on radio and TV exactly the same way for some time. Like I supported masks early on. What I won’t do is tell people what to do as I am NOT a Dr and I believe this decision must be made based on science, research, medical history…. https://t.co/BjNwlrq1wf
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) July 20, 2021
Some are suggesting the Fox News legal department had something to do with this, but that’s mostly people on the left. I don’t watch Hannity enough to know if this is truly something new on his show or not, but if he says he’s been saying it, then I believe him.
Here’s a little response from Twitter:
Why are multiple Fox hosts suddenly devoting entire segments today begging people to take the vaccine?
You’d think the Murdochs just acquired Pfizer. https://t.co/wWGcVYX8QA
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 20, 2021
The mean tweet replies to this show that for some lefty partisans, it’s about castigating people rather than getting Americans vaccinated. https://t.co/RfY8jKby8x
— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) July 20, 2021
Good on Hannity for this. Good on anyone for trying to help persuade people to get vaccinated as cases begin to rise again. https://t.co/xVtVf2Zrif
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 20, 2021
Yes ⬇️ https://t.co/worUjDOYwz
— Nicole Saphier, MD (@NBSaphierMD) July 20, 2021
Good for him. Glad to see this https://t.co/CRdJWsje5E
— Daniel Darling (@dandarling) July 20, 2021