Usually Donald Trump is celebrated by his supporters.
But when he recommends vaccination against Covid-19, he experiences fierce headwinds.
Cullman, Alabama - Ex-President Donald Trump is campaigning again.
In the run-up to the Senate elections in 2022, the Republican is traveling through the country and having his fans celebrate.
But during a performance in the state of Alabama, Trump had to listen to the unusual sound of boos - because he recommended vaccination against the corona virus.
Whoever
reported to
the
Guardian
, Trump advised his supporters to get vaccinated against Corona.
"I recommend you take the vaccines," he said.
The audience acknowledged the statement with boos and whistles.
As data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows, vaccination rates are particularly low in Republican-run states.
Trump advertises Covid-19 vaccination - fans are not enthusiastic
Trump took the reaction of his audience calmly, it said. "That's okay. I believe in your freedoms, I do. You can do what you want, but I recommend doing the vaccination. If it doesn't work, you'll be the first to know, ”he tried to convince the crowd. Trump himself was vaccinated at the end of his term in office after contracting Covid-19 in October 2020.
It is not surprising that Donald Trump, of all people, is promoting the vaccination.
Although he also downplayed the danger of the virus at the beginning, the ex-president tried
to convince his voters of the vaccination via the Fox-News news channel,
according to reports in
Der Spiegel,
before the end of his term in office
.
The Republican has been celebrating himself as the main culprit since the vaccines were approved and pretending to be a friend of vaccination.
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Ex-President Donald Trump spoke out in favor of the corona vaccination in Alabama.
His supporters disagreed - and booed him.
© Robin Rayne / dpa
Corona in the USA: vaccination progress stalls and delta mutations increase
The delta variant also dominates the infection process in the United States, as the
Guardian
reports.
The highly contagious virus mutation has drastically worsened the situation in the USA in the past few weeks.
In addition, 85 percent of all intensive care patients are unvaccinated.
As the hospital association announced to the newspaper, the number of children infected with Covid-19 in hospitals is also increasing sharply.
The American government's vaccination campaign is slowing down.
According to the CDC, 51.5 percent of the population are currently fully vaccinated, 60.7 percent have already received a first vaccination.
List of rubric lists: © Robin Rayne / dpa