Neil deGrasse Tyson Falsely Claims that the Vaccine Prevented the Transmission of Covid

[Excerpt BET David From ░░░░░░░░ we knew at the ░░░░░░░░ of Covid to what ░░░░░░░░ know today what do ░░░░░░░░ know about the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ that we didn t ░░░░░░░░ while we were all ░░░░░░░░ it on America taking ░░░░░░░░ What have we learned ░░░░░░░░ DEGRASSE TYSON What do ░░░░░░░░ mean testing it on ░░░░░░░░ there were tests before ░░░░░░░░ was released BET David ░░░░░░░░ months is not a ░░░░░░░░ time to test it ░░░░░░░░ TYSON No but it ░░░░░░░░ tested BET David Yeah ░░░░░░░░ the average is the ░░░░░░░░ is 5 to 10 ░░░░░░░░ I mean nine months ░░░░░░░░ not enough to test ░░░░░░░░ DEGRASSE TYSON OK So ░░░░░░░░ have to say no ░░░░░░░░ have to ask hold ░░░░░░░░ It was tested on ░░░░░░░░ trials OK By the ░░░░░░░░ I m not claiming ░░░░░░░░ be the expert on ░░░░░░░░ this I read all ░░░░░░░░ same things you have ░░░░░░░░ I m a scientist ░░░░░░░░ I read it as ░░░░░░░░ scientist OK There were ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ of phase 1 2 ░░░░░░░░ trials are all about ░░░░░░░░ are tested enough to ░░░░░░░░ data on how to ░░░░░░░░ advise the larger population ░░░░░░░░ it was tested For ░░░░░░░░ to say it wasn ░░░░░░░░ tested is is a ░░░░░░░░ between your awareness and ░░░░░░░░ how things work and ░░░░░░░░ actually happened It was ░░░░░░░░ If you want it ░░░░░░░░ be tested on millions ░░░░░░░░ people instead of thousands ░░░░░░░░ can put in for ░░░░░░░░ You can say I ░░░░░░░░ t want this unless ░░░░░░░░ s millions That s ░░░░░░░░ BET David Totally fine ░░░░░░░░ me DEGRASSE TYSON OK ░░░░░░░░ s fine BET David ░░░░░░░░ m OK with that ░░░░░░░░ TYSON That s fine ░░░░░░░░ David But but the ░░░░░░░░ TYSON So so based ░░░░░░░░ that do you say ░░░░░░░░ s keep testing it ░░░░░░░░ this virus keeps spreading ░░░░░░░░ Right So this is ░░░░░░░░ is the contest between ░░░░░░░░ information you have available ░░░░░░░░ you at that moment ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ the lab People are ░░░░░░░░ hospitals are becoming overloaded ░░░░░░░░ do you say we ░░░░░░░░ good data on the ░░░░░░░░ it s not yet ░░░░░░░░ a million in case ░░░░░░░░ wanted a million are ░░░░░░░░ going to say let ░░░░░░░░ still do it on ░░░░░░░░ s wait another six ░░░░░░░░ so we get another ░░░░░░░░ in here Will you ░░░░░░░░ that as a public ░░░░░░░░ professional BET David No ░░░░░░░░ I would have said ░░░░░░░░ the individual to still ░░░░░░░░ a choice That s ░░░░░░░░ with thousand instead of ░░░░░░░░ few million Leave the ░░░░░░░░ have the choice not ░░░░░░░░ them to take it ░░░░░░░░ else you re going ░░░░░░░░ get out of the ░░░░░░░░ and you ve been ░░░░░░░░ this for 14 years ░░░░░░░░ force them to take ░░░░░░░░ or else you have ░░░░░░░░ quit your job as ░░░░░░░░ nurse DEGRASSE TYSON There ░░░░░░░░ a public health BET ░░░░░░░░ It s force versus ░░░░░░░░ DEGRASSE TYSON No I ░░░░░░░░ There s a public ░░░░░░░░ contract that you have ░░░░░░░░ implicitly as a citizen ░░░░░░░░ a country where in ░░░░░░░░ we depend on each ░░░░░░░░ for health our wealth ░░░░░░░░ security and the like ░░░░░░░░ that contract is in ░░░░░░░░ best scientific evidence available ░░░░░░░░ the time If you ░░░░░░░░ not get vaccinated you ░░░░░░░░ put other people in ░░░░░░░░ organization at risk and ░░░░░░░░ organization does not want ░░░░░░░░ take that risk So ░░░░░░░░ do not have this ░░░░░░░░ anymore if you decline ░░░░░░░░ So in with any ░░░░░░░░ health decision there has ░░░░░░░░ be a consequence to ░░░░░░░░ not participating in that ░░░░░░░░ contract Is it your ░░░░░░░░ In some cases it ░░░░░░░░ But no we re ░░░░░░░░ going to have the ░░░░░░░░ bust into your home ░░░░░░░░ force a needle into ░░░░░░░░ shoulder That s not ░░░░░░░░ to happen BET David ░░░░░░░░ pretty much did that ░░░░░░░░ be honest DEGRASSE TYSON ░░░░░░░░ only put your job ░░░░░░░░ risk Yes BET David ░░░░░░░░ Sixty seven percent of ░░░░░░░░ took the Covid That ░░░░░░░░ force that s not ░░░░░░░░ choice That s a ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and coercing and pushing ░░░░░░░░ on But let me ░░░░░░░░ DEGRASSE TYSON That s ░░░░░░░░ s the yeah you ░░░░░░░░ t go to the ░░░░░░░░ unless you re vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ mumps BET David I ░░░░░░░░ that s bulls t ░░░░░░░░ think that s bulls ░░░░░░░░ if you ask me ░░░░░░░░ TYSON That s a ░░░░░░░░ country BET David Yeah ░░░░░░░░ DEGRASSE TYSON Would you ░░░░░░░░ the country BET David ░░░░░░░░ America is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ the one that offers ░░░░░░░░ most freedom That s ░░░░░░░░ America is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ DeGRASSE TYSON OK So ░░░░░░░░ BET David So so ░░░░░░░░ for example so for ░░░░░░░░ if you use that ░░░░░░░░ so somebody may say ░░░░░░░░ freedom of choice I ░░░░░░░░ to choose what I ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ You re right DeGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ What body What body ░░░░░░░░ David If you want ░░░░░░░░ get an abortion it ░░░░░░░░ all yours DeGRASSE TYSON ░░░░░░░░ your own body Your ░░░░░░░░ body Sorry All right ░░░░░░░░ David If you want ░░░░░░░░ get an abortion get ░░░░░░░░ abortion If I want ░░░░░░░░ get the vaccine I ░░░░░░░░ to choose So you ░░░░░░░░ t force if I ░░░░░░░░ t force you to ░░░░░░░░ an abortion you shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be able to force ░░░░░░░░ to get the DeGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ Because it s not ░░░░░░░░ you It s about ░░░░░░░░ you interact with And ░░░░░░░░ s the social contract ░░░░░░░░ public BET David But ░░░░░░░░ don t we don ░░░░░░░░ even know if the ░░░░░░░░ worked or not at ░░░░░░░░ time DeGRASSE TYSON Yes ░░░░░░░░ s what the trials ░░░░░░░░ Dude that s why ░░░░░░░░ trials what are you ░░░░░░░░ data out there BET ░░░░░░░░ But but let me ░░░░░░░░ you a question Are ░░░░░░░░ saying only one type ░░░░░░░░ scientists are right DeGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ No we re saying ░░░░░░░░ the system in place ░░░░░░░░ David The 16 000 ░░░░░░░░ signed that DeGRASSE TYSON ░░░░░░░░ on No no no ░░░░░░░░ system in place to ░░░░░░░░ vaccines BET David Yeah ░░░░░░░░ TYSON There s an ░░░░░░░░ system that s in ░░░░░░░░ that that with review ░░░░░░░░ and all of this ░░░░░░░░ David Yeah And the ░░░░░░░░ DeGRASSE TYSON That s ░░░░░░░░ place Now you can ░░░░░░░░ you can what you ░░░░░░░░ say is I I ░░░░░░░░ a better idea than ░░░░░░░░ these review boards and ░░░░░░░░ these agencies and the ░░░░░░░░ I have a better ░░░░░░░░ Here s what you ░░░░░░░░ do and that would ░░░░░░░░ made everything better OK ░░░░░░░░ can put forth that ░░░░░░░░ But what I m ░░░░░░░░ is in a case ░░░░░░░░ you can contaminate someone ░░░░░░░░ it s not about ░░░░░░░░ It s about the ░░░░░░░░ health BET David You ░░░░░░░░ assuming You re assuming ░░░░░░░░ re assuming because somebody ░░░░░░░░ take the vaccine won ░░░░░░░░ get Covid which by ░░░░░░░░ way I don t ░░░░░░░░ to play the clips ░░░░░░░░ you to see it ░░░░░░░░ everybody said Hey if ░░░░░░░░ get it you re ░░░░░░░░ going to get it ░░░░░░░░ you take the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ it Rachel Maddow Joe ░░░░░░░░ I can give you ░░░░░░░░ I can give you ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen these ░░░░░░░░ before It s not ░░░░░░░░ you ve never seen ░░░░░░░░ before DeGRASSE TYSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ What happened was BET ░░░░░░░░ They were wrong DeGRASSE ░░░░░░░░ Hold on So so ░░░░░░░░ strain evolved OK so ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine that prevented ░░░░░░░░ from catching Covid was ░░░░░░░░ to the variant of ░░░░░░░░ at the time the ░░░░░░░░ was denied was was ░░░░░░░░ OK Over time there ░░░░░░░░ variants that arose The ░░░░░░░░ provided partial protection against ░░░░░░░░ new variants enough to ░░░░░░░░ you from dying statistically ░░░░░░░░ to basically keep you ░░░░░░░░ of the hospital allowing ░░░░░░░░ people with more severe ░░░░░░░░ to get the hospital ░░░░░░░░ they required And so ░░░░░░░░ they would develop a ░░░░░░░░ the booster and a ░░░░░░░░ mixture of the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ is what happens every ░░░░░░░░ with a flu shot ░░░░░░░░ look at how the ░░░░░░░░ has evolved from one ░░░░░░░░ to the next and ░░░░░░░░ what s fortunate is ░░░░░░░░ tends to get the ░░░░░░░░ of flu before we ░░░░░░░░ because they get their ░░░░░░░░ in our summer and ░░░░░░░░ so we study that ░░░░░░░░ a forward projection for ░░░░░░░░ so that so these ░░░░░░░░ flu shots are precisely ░░░░░░░░ of the same idea ░░░░░░░░ how this occurs.”