December 1, 2021
According to this entry over at Wikipedia on 'cognitive dissonance', in the field of psychology, 'cognitive dissonance' is the perception of contradictory information...two (or more) actions or ideas that are not consistent with each other...triggering discomfort within the individual...who then tries to find a way to resolve the contradictory information which is a battle between their original beliefs and new information learned that contradicts those beliefs.
Often causing great strife and psychological discomfort within the individual who is experiencing 'cognitive dissonance',
a perfect example of that happening right now across America is seen in
two different stories being heavily pushed by the mainstream media,
starting with this story over at the Baltimore Sun titled "Maryland, nation keep watch for omicron, but the message is the same: Get vaccinated and boosted".