‘We Were Lied To’: Ben Shapiro Finally Admits He Was Wrong to Promote Vaccines

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Ben Shapiro has long been a promoter of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, telling his millions of followers that they were “dopes” if they decided against submitting themselves to the grand experiment.

On Tuesday, Shapiro admitted that, like many others, he had been lied to and deceived about the efficacy of the vaccines, particularly with regard to their ability to prevent viral transmission.

On Tuesday’s episode of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” Shapiro admitted, “It is now perfectly clear that we were lied to. And we were lied to at a very high level and from very, very early on by both the vaccine companies, in terms of the ability of the vaccine to prevent transmission, and … by our politicians who apparently knew better.”

Shapiro’s admission and sense of betrayal comes, in part, after Pfizer executive Janine Small stated on Oct. 10 that the company did not know if the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine it had developed with BioNTech would prevent viral transmission before the drug went on the market.

In addition to being enraged by Small’s admission, Shapiro took issue with the possibility that the Biden administration knew as much over a year ago, but had nevertheless stood by its original narrative. “It turns out the Biden White House knew this and promoted the lie anyway,” said Shapiro. “This is truly amazing stuff.”

President Joe Biden said with confidence in 2021, “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.”

The Blaze reports: Despite his public confidence, an article cited by Shapiro and published in the Washington Post on Oct. 22 suggested that the Biden administration knew as of summer 2021 that the vaccines “did a far worse job of blocking infection than originally expected, as potency waned … Still, the political imperative remained.”

In July, former White House COVID response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx admitted she too had known the COVID-19 vaccines “were not going to protect against infection,” adding that “we overplayed the vaccines.”

While elements of the government and the scientific establishment knew the truth, they weren’t keen on intervening when others were castigated for saying it out loud.

The Washington Post, which just reported that the vaccines had proven ineffective at blocking transmission, previously stated that the “most pernicious anti-vaccine talking point,” especially when voiced by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), was the claim that the vaccines “are not preventing infection.”

Shapiro stressed that false narratives such as those carefully maintained and advanced by the Biden administration stand to undermine faith in American institutions and experts. When a scientific institution alleges something in concert with the government that “is issuing laws to get you to do a thing, and it turns out these thing are lies … people’s distrust in the institution is going to skyrocket.”

Road to revulsion

In his Tuesday podcast, Shapiro noted that the vaccination rollout initially relied upon a narrative buttressed by two major claims.

The first was that there was “robust data on the lowering of the risk of death — particularly if you were old and vulnerable — from baseline COVID.” Shapiro suggested this was a “fairly strong” case since a large percentage of the population is obese and there are plenty of geriatrics.

The second rationale made the case, “largely on the basis of Pfizer claims and Moderna claims,” that taking the vaccines would lower transmission rates. Accordingly, it would be necessary to get vaccinated to bring an end to the pandemic and slow or curb the spread of the virus.

Shapiro noted that the media seized upon the big pharmaceutical companies’ claims in the fall and winter of 2020. “That was the data that most of us used … because that was the available data,” he said.

That was the data Shapiro relied upon when he decided to get double-vaccinated, as well as when he subsequently advised others to follow suit.

On Aug. 2, 2021, he claimed, “Getting vaxxed essentially protects you from the virus. Remaining unvaxxed makes you vulnerable. Make your choice.”

Shapiro tweeted on July 20, 2021, “Get vaxxed. I did. My wife did. My parents did.” He went on to write, “If you’re not vaxxed and you get sick, that’s on you.”

Months later, he said that in order to end the pandemic, those who are “vulnerable” should “get vaxxed.”

On Sep. 2, 2021, he suggested that the “only people … [who are] worried, unfortunately, are people who are vaxxed and shouldn’t be worried; the unvaxxed are generally unworried, which is why they are unvaxxed.”

In February, he boasted, “Double-vaxxed. My wife is triple. My parents are triple.”

Although he advocated for vaccination, Shapiro noted in October 2021 that parents’ reluctance to give COVID-19 shots to their children was “entirely justified,” granted “Covid risks to children are extraordinarily low.”

Pricked, prodded, and angry

Shapiro concluded, “We were lied to by everyone. We were lied to by the scientists. We were lied to by Pfizer. We were lied to by the government. We were lied to by the Biden administration … I don’t like being lied to.”

Beside questioning his ability to trust so-called experts moving forward, Shapiro demanded that corrective action be taken, starting with having “everybody who’s involved in this sort of stuff” thrown out of office. Those in the private sector “need to be fired.”

Shapiro, who is also a lawyer by training, suggested that “there may need to be actual criminal prosecutions if you are disseminating false health information to people on the basis of zero evidence.”

Knowing what he knows now, Shapiro, who is double-vaccinated, said he is not sure whether he would have taken the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, but said, “maybe not.”

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry is a writer at The People's Voice. He covers politics, business and entertainment. Speaking truth to power since he learned to talk, Baxter has travelled in over 80 countries and won arguments in every single one. Live without fear.
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59 Comments

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  2. looks like I am way smarter than the almighty Ben. It didn’t seem logical to inject a DNA changing substance into my body that was not tested and classified as experimental. I guess there are some goys out there that have a higher IQ than fake joooz.

    • I believe he’s another cabal flunky…”paid opposition.” Some people will do anything for money. What a rotten human being.

    • You don’t really believe that, don’t you?
      That “oh so intelligent!” BS artist simply sold out his audience again!

  3. Not “we” Ben, just you. There were enough of us that refused to do it and had to deal with a barrage of hate from you and your ilk.

  4. The proper response to those like Shapiro and Robbins is, ‘thanks for your honesty, but we can no longer trust your word/discernment.

    • If you think your opinion is of any relevance to them you are still too optimistic.

      The correct response would be to simply don’t consume them.

      And discourage others by informing them.

  5. The prodigal son returns… it’s hard to admit you are wrong, especially when your thoughts are your career. Welcome back Ben

  6. No! Do NOT forgive him! He DID know better, because so many of us were screaming in his comment sections forever with the truth and how to confirm it, and he ignored us. Finally now that they’re coming for his kids, he might deign to read up on it. Well f’ him. Now we all know what an arrogant little twit he is. Unsubscribe from him anyway.

  7. Not really sure why this guy is even relevant. What has he done in his short life that has elevated him to this level?..
    I can talk just as fast as he can. I was once a vacuum cleaner salesman!!!…lol

  8. I am not crazy about Ben. I hate his foreign policy and he was WAY off on Vaccines. His main problem is that he gave the benefit of the doubt to CDC and big pharma. On what planet do they deserve that? The Daily Wire was out front in challanging the Vaccine mandates. I attribute that the the CEO, Jeremy Boreing

    • Tne bigger picture is that they fully intended to reverse their position and attack the government for complying They can sue Treasury into bankruptcy globally after ripping it off for trillions with the vaccines in the first place It’s double dipping.

  9. The health dspartments are no doubt e, axtlg who QE2 first experienced as the prompter of her famous “remember – – nothing is what it seems”

  10. SINCE when did a DD who thinks they are clint eastwood and illegally uses his images sound anywhere near SANE on any level!.and your threats on the GOVERMENT with your E-buddy DEVIL hammer are way way pass sane and way way over the legal line

  11. It s a nazi troll propagandist working for them It has multiple tags on many sites. He’s a hatefilled friend of Disqus who facilitate and enable him to serve their agendas and its names and comments reveal their identities, their Integrity and their “community values”

  12. They are so scared of the black lash that will follow them for the rest of their years the same way we know which celebs went to epstein island. They know we know.

  13. Couldn’t muster up an ounce of due diligence before getting and promoting the clot shots and people listen to this guy as if he knows things. Ben is a shill for the Globalists and nothing more.

  14. Shapiro is part of the kosher konservative club that includes juden peterstein, brett weinstein and toe glowgan. These are relatively clean and have social media accounts and are gatekeepers for the suspicious npcs by telling them what to think and how to feel about politics and socio political topics.

    On the other end we have the edgier, cancelable race baiters that keep us from noticing a certain tribes activities by focusing on muslims and blacks exclusively. These are zionists such as gavin macguiness, sloppy jobinson and laura southern to name a few.

  15. Yeah, I remember his blathering on about the Vax and he came off as this arrogant know it all. Too many just trust when someone agrees with them on several issues and then follow their lead without question. I knew he was wrong the minutehe opened his annoying mouth. I don’t care how right someone is on certain topics, it certainly doesn’t mean they’re right about everything, no matter how emphatic they are, especially when they are obignoring known facts, which is what Ben did regardless Vax. I am glad he’s admitting it though, that takes backbone and humility, which nobody on the left has and only a few on the right have. Lots of people on the right and in the medical arena that are too full of false pride and arrogance to admit they were flat out wrong too. Glad there were a number of us that ignored their bad advice.

  16. Big Pharma lied to us. Yes, indeed.
    Sad it took so many otherwise intelligent people this long to understand that corporations like Pfizer can do anything and not be held accountable. They’re so big they own the federal governments. Both parties.
    The Big Lie so audacious few would think to question it.

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