White House has held discussions with Fox News over its Covid-19 coverage

The White House is trying to fix the problem of slowing Covid-19 vaccinations by engaging with an unlikely source: Fox News.

The network, which Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch has called the “loyal opposition” to President Joe Biden’s White House, has been a hub for vaccine hesitancy and outright hostility. As the pandemic has gone on, and Covid-19 vaccinations have slowed, vaccine resistance among Republicans – the Fox News audience base – has been a recurring theme, leading many observers to scrutinize Fox’s coverage.

Because of its popularity among Republicans, the White House has attempted some outreach to Fox News over the last several months, though