Topic: Regrets

The Netherlands voted "prikspijt" (jab regret) as its word of the year for 2021. Meanwhile, Dilbert creator Scott Adams tweeted about the difficulty of making rational vaccination choices, suggesting that most people make gut decisions and rationalize them later.

Oprah Winfrey amplified a viral story from Dr. Brittany Cobia in Alabama regarding unvaccinated patients allegedly begging for the vaccine on their deathbeds. Winfrey used the narrative to urge citizens in both red and blue states to increase vaccination rates to avoid further lockdowns. The "deathbed regret" story has become a standardized trope in local news reporting across the United States.

During an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Donald Trump turned a question about his campaign regrets back on the host. When asked if there was anything he would do over, Trump suggested that Stephanopoulos might regret his own past contributions to the Clinton Foundation. The exchange highlighted the ongoing tension between Trump and mainstream media figures with ties to the Clinton administration.