Over a year into the pandemic and Sarah Palin is finally on board with mask wearing after catching Covid.
The former Republican governor of Alaska and shockingly unqualified 2008 vice presidential nominee announced she’s experiencing “bizarre” symptoms and is proof “anyone can catch this.”
Palin revealed she contracted the virus along with several of her family members, including 12-year-old son Trig.
In an Instagram video on Tuesday she commented that the “worst thing about COVID” is “When you’re not feeling well, don’t you still just want your mom?”
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“As confident as I’d like to be about my own health, and despite my joking that I’m blessed to constantly breathe in the most sterile (frozen!) air, my case is perhaps one of those that proves anyone can catch this,” she added.
The reality TV star and right-wing news commentator explains that it started when “one of my daughters awoke to having lost her sense of taste and smell [and] immediately had a positive COVID test, then was quarantined in isolation.”
“I then observed symptoms in my son Trig, who curiously is the most enthusiastic mask-wearer, and after our numerous negative tests over the year, he tested positive,” she says. “Children with special needs are vulnerable to COVID ramifications [Trig was born with Down syndrome], so with a high fever he was prescribed azithromycin, which really seemed to help, and I increased amounts of vitamins I put in his puréed food.”
She adds that she experienced some “bizarre” symptoms of the virus like loss of smell and taste, assuming it was “unmistakable COVID caught me.”
“I strongly encourage everyone to use common sense to avoid spreading this and every other virus out there,” she says. “There are more viruses than there are stars in the sky, meaning we’ll never avoid every source of illness or danger … But please be vigilant, don’t be frightened, and I advise reprioritizing some personal time and resources to ensure as healthy a lifestyle as you can create so when viruses do hit, you have at least some armor to fight it.”
It’s almost as if mask wearing and following health guidelines aren’t actually political issues. Imagine that.
Mack
Does anyone really cares about what she has to say? I guess she was feeling left out in the Pandemic and had to make a comment.
erichinnw
“I increased amounts of vitamins I put in his puréed food.” Not trolling, genuinely curious – is that normal? A 12-year old downs syndrome kid eats puréed food?
Phuryous4
It depends on how much he is impaired. In children with Down Syndrome, intellectual and developmental problems may be mild, moderate or severe. They can encounter problems with feeding or swallowing due to physical, medical, or behavioral issues associated with their condition. In addition, issues with oral motor skill development can all lead to problems that make eating difficult for children with Down Syndrome. So, yes it is very possible that her son may need to eat his food blended.
Cam
So she mocked masks and only admits something is a problem after it effects her. Typical Republican.
Fahd
So, so far this morning on Queerty, it’s Palin, Gaetz, Roger Stone, MT Greene, K. Durant, and Melania who’ve warranted posts. Does it always have to be so biased to unpleasant stuff?
corktownboy
“one of my daughters awoke to having lost her sense of taste”
they never had any……….
Mr. Stadnick
I was hoping some of her bizarre symptoms were feeling that Black people were equal, Gay people were equal, God has no place in government, all of her children had stupid names and trump was a monster that must be stopped.