{"id":537752,"date":"2021-05-23T13:36:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T17:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=537752"},"modified":"2021-05-23T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T17:36:19","slug":"sen-rand-paul-does-not-plan-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-blasts-big-brother-health-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-does-not-plan-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-blasts-big-brother-health-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rand Paul Does Not Plan To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Blasts \u2018Big Brother\u2019 Health Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-rand-paul-does-not-plan-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-blasts-big-brother-health-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=537752&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rand-Paul.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he does not plan to receive a COVID-19 vaccine because he has already been infected and believes his natural antibodies are sufficient protection.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with John Catsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM radio show in an interview that aired Sunday, Paul said he has yet to see sufficient evidence to convince him a vaccine is necessary if someone already survived the disease, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/23\/rand-paul-wont-get-vaccinated-because-he-already-had-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">\u201cU<\/span><span class=\"s3\">ntil they show me evidence that people who have already had the infection are dying in large numbers or being hospitalized or getting very sick, I just made my own personal decision that I\u2019m not getting vaccinated because I\u2019ve already had the disease and I have natural immunity,\u201d said Paul, who received his M.D. from Duke University in 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s3\">In a free country, you would think people would honor the idea that each individual would get to make the medical decision, that it wouldn\u2019t be a big brother coming to tell me what I have to do,\u201d Paul continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cAre they also going to tell me I can\u2019t have a cheeseburger for lunch? Are they going to tell me that I have to eat carrots only and cut my calories?\u201d the libertarian Republican asked rhetorically. \u201cAll that would probably be good for me, but I don\u2019t think big brother ought to tell me to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul was the first known senator to contract COVID-19 when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-rand-paul-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\">tested positive<\/a> in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Paul has repeatedly questioned the received wisdom of medical experts throughout the pandemic and has pushed back especially against some of Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s assertions.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Paul&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-sen-rand-paul-grills-fauci-over-u-s-funding-for-wuhan-lab-origin-of-virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grilled<\/a>&nbsp;Fauci about grant money from the&nbsp;National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) that allegedly went to the&nbsp;Wuhan Institute of Virology, a lab from which some believe the COVID-19 virus might have leaked.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommends<\/a> those who have already had COVID-19 to get the vaccine:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16.861265260821\">\n<p><em>Yes, you should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19. That\u2019s because experts do not yet know how long you are protected from getting sick again after recovering from COVID-19. Even if you have already recovered from COVID-19, it is possible\u2014although rare\u2014that you could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 again. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/vaccine-benefits.html\">why getting vaccinated is a safer way to build protection<\/a>&nbsp;than getting infected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you were treated for COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma, you should wait 90 days before getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Talk to your doctor if you are unsure what treatments you received or if you have more questions about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Experts are still learning more about how long vaccines protect against COVID-19 in real-world conditions. CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/it-looks-like-a-cover-up-sen-paul-blasts-media-figures-who-yuk-it-up-with-fauci-instead-of-asking-hard-questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018It Looks Like A Cover-Up\u2019: Sen. Paul Blasts Media Figures Who \u2018Yuk It Up\u2019 With Fauci Instead Of Asking Hard Questions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sen-paul-accuses-fauci-of-lying-blasts-karen-who-tattled-on-him-for-running-on-treadmill-without-mask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen. Paul Accuses Fauci Of Lying, Blasts \u2018Karen\u2019 Who Tattled On Him For Running On Treadmill Without Mask<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he does not plan to receive a COVID-19 vaccine because he has already been infected and believes his natural antibodies are sufficient protection.Speaking with John &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312748,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rand-Paul.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. Rand Paul Does Not Plan To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Blasts \u2018Big Brother\u2019 Health Mandates","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-537752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rand-Paul.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. 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