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Former US President Donald Trump performing in Phoenix (picture from July 2021)
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Former US President Donald Trump said he had a booster vaccination against the corona virus - and was then booed by some supporters.
"Both the President and I are vaccinated," said Conservative presenter Bill O'Reilly at an event with Trump in Dallas on Sunday, as seen from a video on O'Reilly's "No Spin News" program.
The former Fox News moderator then asked Trump if he had received a booster vaccination.
Trump answered the question in the affirmative.
There were occasional loud reactions from the audience.
"Not, not, not (...) no, no," said Trump and waved him off.
"That's okay, it's a very small group over there."
The 75-year-old Republican Trump had previously spoken about vaccinating against Covid-19.
"If you don't want to get it, you shouldn't be forced to have it," he said of the vaccination.
At the same time he defended them.
This saved numerous lives, he said.
Trump had recently left open whether he wants to boost himself
Trump told the Wall Street Journal in September that he would “probably not” be boosted.
"I feel like I'm in good shape in that regard," he told the newspaper.
“I'll look at things later.
I'm not against it, but it's probably not for me. "
Elsewhere, however, he had also recommended people in the country to get vaccinated - but always emphasized that he believed in the freedom of the individual.
Trump himself contracted Covid-19 shortly before the 2020 presidential election.
He was being treated in a military hospital at the time.
US President Joe Biden is now relying on extensive vaccination requirements.
He repeatedly calls for vaccinations and, unlike Trump, has also been vaccinated in front of the cameras.
The vaccination campaign got off to a good start in the USA, but is now making slow progress.
So far, 61.5 percent of the approximately 330 million people in the USA have been vaccinated twice.
Almost 30 percent of them also received a booster vaccination.
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