Posted on 08/12/2021 1:34:22 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) described his experience recovering from his COVID-19 infection while giving remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday, saying that it could have "been a lot worse" if he had not already been vaccinated.
"I've been vaccinated, and I got COVID anyway. A couple of really bad days but I'm doing better and I feel on the mend and I'm confident if I hadn't had the vaccine, it'd have been a lot worse," Graham, 66, told his colleagues.
The senator also thanked his fellow lawmakers for sending him kind messages while he was ill.
"To all my colleagues, I appreciate the good wishes and the phone calls and the food. I made it. I think the worst is behind me," Graham said before urging others to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. "I want to reinforce a simple message: If you haven't been vaccinated, regarding the COVID problem, you need to get vaccinated."
Graham noted that vaccination rates in his home state of South Carolina remain relatively low.
"So in my state, about 50 percent of people still aren't vaccinated," he said. "Just for your own good and the good of our state, I would urge you to consider getting vaccinated. I think the vaccine is safe, it works, and certainly I'm glad I had it. And the sooner we get to herd immunity, through vaccinations and other means, the better off we'll be."
Earlier this month, Graham announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. He was the first senator known to experience a "breakthrough" case of the coronavirus — when a vaccinated person gets infected.
Such breakthrough infections are uncommon, and have been less severe overall than infections in unvaccinated people.
“I started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night and went to the doctor this morning. I feel like I have a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms. I will be quarantining for ten days,” he said at the time.
He returned to the Senate following his self-isolation on Tuesday.
"No one's being asked to go off to fight radical Islam or fight a foreign enemy. We're being asked to make responsible medical decisions. Take the vaccine," he said in a final appeal during his Tuesday message.
Lindsay is a two faced, self serving coward. Never trust or believe him.
How does that jackass know? Nobody knows. I’ll bet he never got the shot in the 1st place. It was probably a vitamin shot.
I don’t see how South Carolina keeps re-electing Miss Lindsey. I’m sure the shot didn’t cure his lisp or other symptoms of his mental illness.
I don’t take medical advice from politicians, especially when medical scientists are being suppressed from giving medical advice that warn of problems from procedures (that aren’t really vaccines).
I’m learning to hate what our 2 party system has become. They protect themselves at all costs and put on an act for we who pay their salaries which are augmented hugely by selling us out.
I’m completely distrustful and angry at the whole system.
“Lindsay is a two faced, self serving coward. Never trust or believe him.”
You forgot weasel!
South Carolina voters are as stupid as any Democrat voters.
He’s been telling them for decades he wants amnesty and a permanent Democrat majority.
He knows what to say whenever he wants to be quoted by the modern corporate media, that’s for sure.
Is he a Dr. Now? If he had taken ivermection or the HCQ cocktail, he could have had his symptoms reduced right away. Never trusted this man...
I don’t believe his COVID BS for a second
How does he know?
Did he have it before?
Because… uhh, that’s the only way he could know such a thing…
Shoulda never ratified the 17A
That’s some really sciency science the Senator is throwing out there. His immune system is probably pretty wrecked anyway.
Lindsey Graham was best pals with John McCain...that’s really all ya need to know.
He does not now or ever will know if that is true,NEVER
How would he know that?
If not for the vaccine he may not have survived the 99.9% survival rate.
Lindsay is wrong. I got the cough and fever and started taking HCQ and ZincSulfate immediately and never felt a thing after a few hours.
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