Complaint
Two viewers complained about an interview with a cardiologist, Dr Aseem Malhotra, on the 大象传媒 News Channel in which he claimed 鈥渢he Covid mRNA vaccines do carry a cardiovascular risk鈥.聽 The ECU assessed whether the interview met 大象传媒 standards of due impartiality.
Outcome
The ECU agreed the interview did not meet the 大象传媒鈥檚 Editorial Standards. Senior editors responsible for the channel鈥檚 output accepted the claims made by Dr Malhotra should have been challenged more rigorously bearing in mind his well known view on Covid vaccination.聽 A detailed clarification of the issue was, as a result, posted on the 大象传媒鈥檚 Corrections and Clarifications website.聽 This made it clear the evidence shows cases of myocarditis following the Covid vaccine are very small. This was sufficient in the ECU鈥檚 view to resolve the complaint.
RESOLVED