Hundreds of thousands of Fox News viewers are reacting to Tucker Carlson's firing by abandoning the network in his old time slot — at least temporarily.

The criticism by many Fox News personalities of efforts to push COVID vaccines on the public has drawn attention to their company's own stringent rules on the topic — even from President Joe Biden himself.

FILE - Former Fox News host Eric Bolling speaks during a one year anniversary event for the first lady's Be Best initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 7, 2019, in Washington. The Sinclair Broadcast Group says it is ending its "America This Week" show with Bolling. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)NEW YORK – The Sinclair Broadcast Group says it is ending its “America This Week” show with Eric Bolling, which has been criticized for misstatements about the coronavirus pandemic. A Sinclair spokesman had no immediate comment on whether the coronavirus episodes had anything to do with the show's end. Bolling tweeted on Tuesday that he had applied to the White House Correspondents Association for a pass to attend White House briefings by the Biden administration.

NEW YORK The Sinclair Broadcast Group says it will not air a segment on its America This Week program in which a conspiracy theorist speculates about Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus. Over the weekend, Sinclair said it was delaying the story for a week after it attracted media attention. We also reiterate our appreciation for all that Dr. Fauci and his team have accomplished for the health and well-being of Americans and people worldwide, said Sinclair. Media Matters first uncovered the segment last week. The broadcast group is known for pushing a conservative viewpoint through editorials and reports that it compels its stations to run.

NEW YORK The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its America This Week program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, talked in detail in a new podcast about the serious threats and hate mail directed his way. Bolling told CNN Business that he wasn't even aware of the Plandemic video before his bookers arranged for Mikovits' appearance. The 26-minute Plandemic video emerged this spring and promoted a series of questionable, false and potentially dangerous theories. Fauci says he is receiving not only hate mail, but actual serious threats against me."