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The Defender is experiencing censorship<\/strong>\u00a0on many social channels. Be sure to stay in touch with the news that matters by\u00a0subscribing to our top news of the day<\/a>. It\u2019s free<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n In the segment below on last night\u2019s \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight,\u201d the Fox News commentator said there are two things the public wants to know about COVID vaccines<\/a> \u201cand neither has anything to do with how many professional athletes or Netflix stars have been vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n People want to know: Are the vaccines safe<\/a>? And, are they effective<\/a>?<\/p>\n Carlson said the public was assured the vaccines are safe, that the risks were so small we could ignore them completely. In fact, we were told that the clinical trials revealed \u201cno evidence at all\u201d that the vaccines could cause any life-threatening injuries,\u201d Carlson said.<\/p>\n But after Tuesday\u2019s decision by federal health officials to shut down<\/a> the Johnson & Johnson<\/a> vaccine rollout \u2014 because six people experienced blood clots, including one who died<\/a> \u2014 Carslon had a lot of questions.<\/p>\n And those questions aren\u2019t being answered by federal health officials, who are sending a lot of mixed messages these days, Carlson explained.<\/p>\n What about the question of effectiveness, Carlson asked.<\/p>\n After being told that everyone must get the vaccine, the rollout is \u201cmore important than the moon shot,\u201d health officials are telling people<\/a> even if they\u2019re fully vaccinated, they must avoid crowds and wear masks.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not what we expected at all,\u201d Carlson said. \u201cIf the vaccines work, why are the vaccinated still banned from living normal lives?\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a \u201clegitimate public health mystery,\u201d Carlson said, adding: \u201cEither it works, or doesn\u2019t. But it can\u2019t be simultaneously \u2018highly effective\u2019 and at the same time not restore people\u2019s lives to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n As for journalists asking these questions on behalf of the public, forget it, Carlson said. \u201cJournalists have decided their job is to enforce the regime\u2019s rules, no matter how often those rules change.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight\u201d segment here:<\/strong><\/p>\n