NPR- way worse than a joke

At 6:21 My Clock radio clicks on and whoever the host of Morning Edition is says Robert Kennedy Junior has announced the end of recommended Covid vaccines for children. The host plays the short tape of Kennedy making the announcement. She makes a big deal out of the fact that the announcement is short without much information. What went into this decision? Did they even take time to deliberate it? She plays a clip of Kennedy subordinate making the same announcement.

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incidentally, I’m happy with the announcement but the way they word things it makes it sounds like the vaccine was necessary once for children but no longer is. the vaccine is now no longer necessary

With grave concern in her voice the host turns to the resident expert, NPR health correspondent, Rob Stein. I paraphrase here, doing my best because this is when I just woke up and I haven’t even had my coffee yet, but the gist of it is that equally-concerned Stein wants to say, not so fast everybody. This is RFK Junior we’re dealing with and you are the NPR audience, and you’ve stuck with us this far. We all agree that the vaccine was necessary and good, and let’s not just jump on the crazy bandwagon here.

Stein says that although they’ve removed children from the list of those for whom the clot shot recommendation continues, he said there’s still a lot of parents out there who want to protect their children And might want to consider continuing with the boosters. Then he said, as if it was still 2021, pregnant women should seriously be concerned about protecting themselves and their babies. They should consider getting boosted during pregnancy. Then this disgusting loathsome miscreant said that mothers might consider having their children vaccinated against Covid in order to protect people around them. Although healthy children might not be in danger themselves, they can still pass it on to others, “like grandpa and grandma.”

Then the host relaxed a bit, with more relief in her voice than concern. She thanked Mr. Stein and they had a little virtual hug for the NPR audience.