Tennessee GOP State Rep. David Byrd Begs Doubters To Get COVID-19 Vaccine After Getting Virus
Tennessee State Rep. David Byrd (R), 63, once a COVID-19 doubter, released a statement about his experience with COVID-19. Byrd, 63, told News Channel 5 Nashville last June that the media is doing a disservice to the public by sensationalizing the coronavirus for the sake of forwarding liberal political agendas. But his take has changed after he contracted the virus the day before Thanksgiving in 2020. His battle lasted for months and he stayed on a ventilator for 55 days in an intensive care unit. Previous to his own experience with the virus, he admitted that he believed that only high-risk ...