Chris Rock Says He Has COVID-19: 'Get Vaccinated'

Chris Rock took to Twitter on Sunday to reveal that he has contracted COVID-19 and to encourage everyone to get vaccinated if they haven't already.

This is a photo of Chris Rock.
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This is a photo of Chris Rock.

Chris Rock revealed on Twitter that he’s been diagnosed with COVID-19. He also urged anyone who hasn’t yet gotten vaccinated to do so. 

“Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated,” he wrote.

Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated.

— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) September 19, 2021

He didn’t reveal if he’s feeling symptoms, but the virus has been hitting unvaccinated people hard and overwhelming the healthcare system.

Just a few days ago, Nas also disclosed that he battled the virus last year.  “I caught COVID in late October,” Nas told Ebony. “This is the first time [I’m] mentioning it. It was a tough time. It was mentally and physically hard.”

He also touched on COVID has made this world a harder place to live in. “It’s just today’s world, with chemical warfare, crazy politics, racism, food shortages, police malpractice, Black-on-Black murder,” he continued. “The human spirit is being tested. I think that God has a plan for all of this. But right now, we’re in a serious time.”

While the two-dose vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna—and single-dose Johnson & Johnson—have been available to the public for some months now, Joe Biden was hoping to approve a third shot of the two-dose vaccines for adults. However, an independent FDA panel recently recommended against Pfizer booster shots for people 16 years of age and older.

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