Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has tested positive for Covid-19.
New contamination for Sarah Palin. The former US vice-presidential candidate has been diagnosed with Covid-19. She made this known to the Manhattan court at the start of what must be the first day of the “libel” lawsuit she filed against the “New York Times”. “She is of course not vaccinated,” confirmed Judge Jed Rakoff, who intends to wait for the result of a new test on Monday before deciding on a postponement of the hearings, according to Reuters. Sarah Palin filed a complaint against the American daily, accusing her of having, in an editorial since rectified, made the link between her statements and the shooting in Tucson (Arizona) during which six people were killed and others, including the elected Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, had been injured. The “New York Times”, specifying that such a lawsuit is rare in the United States, recalled that, according to a decision of the Supreme Court, defamation must involve a real prejudice for the person concerned but also “a malicious intention” of the author. With this complaint, Sarah Palin’s lawyers hope to demonstrate that this 1964 decision protects journalists too much, regrets the press title.
The Republican, former running mate of John McCain for the 2008 presidential election, had last month refused any vaccination against Covid-19: “You will have to step on my body to sting me. I will not do it. I will not do it, and they have no interest in touching my children either,” she claimed at AmericaFest, a conference organized by the conservative group Turning Point, which took place in Phoenix, in Arizona. “I believe if enough of us stand up and say, ‘No, that’s too much’, there’s more of us than of them. There is an effect of enthusiasm in a group like this, where we can lean on each other and be very strong,” she added.
Already contaminated in March 2021
The former governor of Alaska, once considered a hopeful for the most conservative fringe of the Republican Party and a big supporter of Donald Trump, had already contracted the virus in March 2021. “I may trust my health , and joking about the fact that I am lucky enough to breathe the most sterile air (frozen!) all the time, my case is probably one of those that shows that anyone can catch it,” she said. She had specified that two of her children had also tested positive, including her youngest child, Trig, born with trisomy 21: “Children with special educational needs are more vulnerable to complications from Covid, so when he had a high fever, we prescribed azithromycin, which really seemed to help, and increased the amount of vitamins I put in his purees.” Although visibly prescribed to the 13-year-old teenager, no effectiveness of azithromycin, an antibiotic, has been demonstrated to fight against Covid-19, recalls the Cochrane organization.
While being fiercely opposed to vaccination against Covid-19 except for the elderly, Sarah Palin had urged caution: “I strongly encourage anyone with common sense to avoid spreading this virus and all the others. There are more viruses than stars in the sky, we can never avoid all sources of disease or danger. But please be vigilant, don’t be afraid, and I advise devoting the time and resources to building a lifestyle that ensures that when viruses strike in earnest, you are well-equipped for them. combat.” “History will remember that us ‘Masked Singer’ contestants wore masks before being masked was cool,” she joked to People, referring to her appearance on the TV show. during which disguised personalities sing and dance until they are unmasked. The program was adapted in France in 2020.
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