Gov. Stitt says he doesn’t plan to get COVID-19 booster shot because he’s “perfectly healthy,” will be suing to block Biden’s vaccine mandates.
QUICK FACTS:
- On Monday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt—an outspoken opponent of vaccine mandates—said “I’m perfectly healthy, and my doctor hasn’t told me I need to get it,” referring to whether or not he would take the experimental Covid-19 booster vaccine, in a video press release (below) reported by The Oklahoman.
- Gov. Stitt went on to criticize the Biden administration for forcing vaccine mandates onto Americans even though Biden himself had promised he would not do so.
- The governor then announced he would be “suing to block every single” vaccine mandate, Oklahoma’s Attorney General, John O’Connor, next appearing in the video explaining the scope of those lawsuits.
WATCH GOV. STITT’S ANNOUNCEMENT:
BACKGROUND:
- Governor Stitt received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine during a news conference in late March, according to The Oklahoman.
- However, the governor has since criticized COVID-19 vaccine mandates being issued by Joe Biden and the federal government as encroachments on personal liberty.
- In an October video message, Stitt declared, referring to Biden’s mandates, “this action is not just federal overreach; it’s unconstitutional,” emphasizing that “getting the vaccine is a personal choice.”
