Claim: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discussed a recent study that found that on the rare occasion when fully vaccinated people died from COVID-19, they often had multiple risk factors for severe disease. But her reference to vaccinated people was cut in a version of the interview -- and conservative figures misleadingly claimed she was talking about all COVID-19 deaths.
Fact-check: Partisans Seize on Edited Clip of CDC Director's Comments on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness - FactCheck.org
Verdict: dr. rochelle walensky, director of the centers for disease control and prevention, discussed a recent study that found that on the rare occasion when fully vaccinated people died from covid-19, they often had multiple risk factors for severe disease. but her reference to vaccinated people was cut in a version of the interview -- and conservative figures misleadingly claimed she was talking about all covid-19 deaths.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2022-01-19T22:28:02