ITV daytime show Lorraine has been hit with a formal warning from Ofcom after host Lorraine Kelly made a controversial comment during a segment about covid vaccines.
On December 6, Lorraine made comments about the number of unvaccinated people in hospital.
In total, Ofcom confirmed, it received 3,833 complaints about this.
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Appearing on the daytime show, GP Dr Hilary said: "Those people who haven't been vaccinated, we'd really love you to think again and be vaccinated."
Lorraine replied: "That's a figure that we have to really concentrate on, 90% of people in hospital have not been vaccinated."
Viewers of the show were left outraged - as the figures were incorrect.
Having carefully assessed the complaints, Ofcom said, guidance has been issued to ITV.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: “This programme incorrectly referenced the proportion of unvaccinated Covid-19 patients in hospital.
"We have told ITV that greater care should be taken by trusted medical experts when presenting facts and figures on public health issues.
“However, given official statistics and research have consistently shown that vaccination against Covid-19 offers greater protection against serious health consequences, we do not consider that the error was sufficient to materially mislead viewers on this main point of discussion.”
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