State Sen. Andre Jacque, critic of mask and vaccine mandates, hospitalized with COVID-19

[riversedge]

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Source: Wisconsin State Journal




SCOTT BAUER Associated Press 10 hrs ago


Sen. André Jacque, R-De Pere, one of the Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday with pneumonia.

The positive test and hospital care came after Jacque testified on Wednesday in a packed Capitol hearing room without wearing a mask.

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Jacque said in the email that some of his family members also tested positive for the virus. Jacque, 40, has six children, including an infant.
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His office did not immediately respond to questions about whether Jacque was vaccinated.

Wisconsin, like much of the country, has seen cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations skyrocket in recent weeks due to the more contagious delta variant. On Monday, the seven-day average of positive cases reached its highest level since February. As of Tuesday 89.5% of the state’s ICU hospital beds were in use, the highest level since last November....................................................

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[Probatim]

1. I was going to post 3-4 snarky things about this guy, but I'm too worn out for outrage.

I hope he gets better and comes to his senses.

[NCDem47]

6. Yeah...he has some definite "comorbidities" going on there just from that photo.

[Salviati]

15. I hope that one way or another...

... he stops fighting against the efforts we're taking to combat this pandemic. I don't care one way or the other how it is resolved.

[sybylla]

18. You're a better person than me.

He is a very unpleasant man in so many ways.

I'm hoping Kharma kicks is backside and all the other COVIDiots in the WisGQP are paying attention.

[Lovie777]

2. Monoclonal Antibodies? . . .

[Rebl2]

4. Does that

have to be given right away after finding out you have it or can it be given any time after getting Covid.

[LisaL]

5. It works best early on.

NT

[Delphinus]

3. According

to a tweet I read, he did not let his colleagues know he was sick, thereby exposing them.

[LisaL]

7. It's the other way around.

He testified at hearings, later tested positive. But people who attended the hearings sat they were not notified of exposure.

"Sen. LaTonya Johnson, a Democratic member of the Senate education committee, said Monday she was not notified through official channels of the possible exposure. Fellow committee member Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, said he learned through the grapevine on Friday that Jacque had tested positive but had not been notified by committee leaders, either."

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/17/sen-andre-jacque-hospitalized-after-testing-positive-covid-19/8156902002/

[sybylla]

19. WTF! n/t

[NurseJackie]

8. Ask me if I care.

I'll bet he's infected people he cares about.

Ask him if HE cares.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Karna

Link to tweet

[luv2fly]

10. Going to the hospital is different than being hospitalized

I find it interesting that the articles don't really say that he is hospitalized, merely that he was at the hospital. I suspect his team is keeping this as quiet as they can.

[riversedge]

11. I wondered about that also. I read a second article and it did not say if hospitalized either.

[luv2fly]

12. I don't want to wish ill health on anyone

That said, this guy's a first class prick.

[rpannier]

21. His office didn't put out a statement either way

Though, I guess if he were at home/not in hospital they'd have said so

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has him in the hospital
But that's the only article I've seen that said he was in the hospital
The rest report, treated at a hospital

[Warpy]

13. One by one, the belligerent dunces are learning the hard way

It's real.

It can be deadly.

It's spreading.

Masks can slow it down.

Universal vaccination can stop serious illness,.

[multigraincracker]

14. Could there be any civil liability to

knowingly exposing other? I would think so.

[Skittles]

16. the very idea that selfish, stupid asshole is raising six kids

[BeckyDem]

17. One thing about the GOP that troubles me, is there a rock bottom?

Children are now deceased due to the variant, but will it matter to them?

[dalton99a]

20. Enjoy your ventilator, asshole