Hannity ended the interview by bringing up Texas Governor Greg Abbott getting covid (he is vaccinated and as of Tuesday his office said he was experiencing no symptoms), and saying the following:

“I applaud you and others for doing this and setting this up immediately, now that the science shows the vaccine will not necessarily protect you. It’s not protecting many people.”

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky walked through the data on vaccine effectiveness during Wednesday’s briefing, where the Biden administration announced that covid-19 booster shots will be available to Americans starting in September, for eight months after their last shot.

Update: Mediaite also notes, “When reached for comment, a Fox News spokesperson pointed to comments from Walensky in early August — when she said that the vaccines can no longer ‘prevent transmission.’ The spokesperson told Mediaite that Hannity’s remarks Wednesday were a reference to those statements from the CDC director.”