GOP Senator Lindsay Graham urges Americans to get COVID vaccine after he caught virus despite being jabbed and says his infection ‘would have been a lot worse’ without the shot

 South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham urged his constituents to 'go get vaccinated' after contracting and recovering from COVID-19 despite himself having the jab. 

The 66-year-old Republican, who received the Pfizer vaccine in December 2020, revealed last week that he tested positive for coronavirus. 

In a statement issued on August 2, Graham said he started having flu-like symptoms but emphasized that the vaccine clearly helped because his symptoms 'would have been a lot worse' without it.

Speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, Graham thanked colleagues for their support and said, 'I think the worst is behind me.'

Republican Lindsey Graham used his return to the Senate floor to urge others to 'go get vaccinated' after contracting coronavirus.

Republican Lindsey Graham used his return to the Senate floor to urge others to 'go get vaccinated' after contracting coronavirus.

Unlike other Republican congressman, the South Carolina Senator disclosed his vaccination status, saying that he tested positive even after getting double-jabbed last year

Unlike other Republican congressman, the South Carolina Senator disclosed his vaccination status, saying that he tested positive even after getting double-jabbed last year

'If you haven’t been vaccinated regarding the COVID problem, you need to go get vaccinated,' he added.

He said he feels better and is confident 'it would have been a lot worse' if he wasn’t already vaccinated.

Graham made a point of addressing his state directly, as a little over half of South Carolinians have not been fully vaccinated.


'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,' he said. 

'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.'

Hospitalizations across South Carolina have steadily increased in the last 30 days, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Hospitalizations across South Carolina have steadily increased in the last 30 days, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control

Hospitalizations across South Carolina have steadily increased in the last 30 days, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control 


There were 178 COVID-19 hospitalizations reported on July 12 and 1,160 reported on August 9. ICU hospitalizations have increased from 39 on July 12 to 317 on August 9.  

Daily new infections had largely remained under 500 from mid-May to early-July, but the average number of cases reported each day has steadily risen since early July.

As of Monday, average daily cases were 2,755 in the state. Last Friday, the DHEC reported over 3,000 new cases in a day for the first time since February.

Deaths are once again on the rise too. Weekly deaths had declined since late-January but have increased each week for the past three weeks — from 13 deaths reported on the week of July 17, 26 deaths on the week of July 24, 35 on the week of July 31 and 40 last week. 

South Carolina has been one of the worst states in terms of vaccinations with less than half of its 12 and over population fully vaccinated. 

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