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riversedge

(70,200 posts)
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 06:27 PM Aug 2021

Georgia Republican says vaccine saved him during severe COVID bout

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Source: raw story




Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
August 25, 2021


Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods .........................
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Woods, a Republican who took office in 2015, contracted the illness during the summer after being vaccinated in March.

“I personally experienced what thousands of our fellow Georgians have been through or are now going through," Woods said. “I had a loved one, my wife, who was experiencing COVID during the same time I had it. Like others, she wasn't able to visit me in the hospital and we could only interact through phone calls and FaceTimes. I would not want anyone, or any loved one, to experience what I went through."
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“Though my symptoms were severe, and I did experience a breakthrough case, my doctors fully believe that the vaccine assisted in mitigating the effects of the virus and kept me alive during the ordeal," he said.

“I am not just speaking to you as State School Superintendent, but as a fellow Georgian, when I say: I encourage all who are eligible to consult with their doctor and prayerfully and thoughtfully consider getting vaccinated," he added................................................................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/georgia-republican-says-vaccine-saved-him-during-severe-bout/?traffic_source=Connatix



I wish all would read this. He sounds sincere to me.





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I'm sorry but I just have to ... Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #1
His chihldren are named "Deep" and "Back." nt LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2021 #2
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Hugh_Lebowski

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1. I'm sorry but I just have to ...
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 06:44 PM
Aug 2021

If I had the same name, I would definitely go by Dick Woods.

2. His chihldren are named "Deep" and "Back." nt
Wed Aug 25, 2021, 11:17 PM
Aug 2021

Omaha Steve

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Thu Aug 26, 2021, 10:21 AM
Aug 2021

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