DIThe Distraction Index

#vaccine mandates

3 events across 3 weeks

1Damage

0Hype

2Noise

18.5Avg Dmg

19.5Avg Hype

WEEK 35Aug 24 – 30

NOISE2025-08-30

Pentagon Mulls Speeding Process to Reinstate COVID Vaccine-Discharged Troops

Policy Changefederal · narrow

WEEK 16Apr 13 – 19

NOISE2025-04-19

Lawsuit Filed Against LSC and Governor Walz by Dismissed Professor

Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15

Trump Administration Withholds Federal Funding from Schools Requiring COVID Vaccines

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad