Rep. Lauren Boebert was trying to spread misinformation about COVID vaccines and instead used Tylenol to show her lack of intelligence.
Boebert tweeted:
I woke up with a headache this morning. I took some Tylenol. Now if everyone else could take some Tylenol too so mine would start working, that would be great. pic.twitter.com/LaaNHhaokn
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 27, 2021
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COVID Vaccines And Tylenol Aren’t The Same Thing
Rep. Boebert (R-CO) was spreading some deceptive and really dumb disinformation about the vaccine. The vaccine works if you get it. The vaccine doesn’t require some sort of community activation.
The vaccine isn’t like Tylenol. One does not take Tylenol to prevent a headache but to treat the symptoms of a headache or pain.
The COVID vaccine is taken to lessen the possibility of getting COVID, and if a vaccinated person does get COVID, the vaccine helps to lessen symptoms if a person contracts a breakthrough infection.
Boebert was suggesting that the vaccine doesn’t work, which is a false statement, and it is hard to believe that someone so intellectually deficient is a member of Congress.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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