Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West says he has Covid-19
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Allen West, Republican candidate for governor of Texas and former Florida congressman, announced Saturday on social media that he has pneumonia due to Covid-19. "I am probably going to be admitted to the hospital," West said on Facebook.
According to West, both he and his wife Angela have Covid-19. West said Angela was vaccinated against the coronavirus, but he was not. "Col. West is experiencing a low grade fever and light body aches," according to an official Facebook post earlier in the day. "Out of concern for public health, Col. West is suspending in-person events until receiving an all-clear indication."
A post on West's Facebook said he was taking hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin -- two drugs that do not have a proven track record of success in treating Covid-19 and public health officials have recommended against using for Covid-19 -- as well as the more conventional monoclonal antibody treatment.
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