Tucker Carlson claims Colin Powell's death proves “you've been lied to” about vaccine effectiveness
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From the October 18, 2021, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Like almost everyone his age, Colin Powell was fully vaccinated against COVID. And yet according to his family and doctors, Colin Powell died of COVID. Of course, that fact does not make his death any less sad nor is it unusual. Many thousands of vaccinated Americans have died of COVID.
Former CDC Director Robert Redfield announced just today that about 40% of all recent COVID deaths in the state of Maryland, for example, are among those who've had both shots.
So, what does that tell you, exactly? Well, it tells you, you've been lied to. Vaccines may be highly useful for some people, but across a population, they do not solve COVID. That's not speculation, it is an observable fact. People who've been fully vaccinated can still get the virus, they can still transmit the virus to others, and they can still die from COVID. Colin Powell is hardly the only example of that.