McConnell is airing an ad across 100 radio stations in Kentucky urging people to get vaccinated, recalling how as a young boy he 'faced a different disease. I contracted polio,' and 'back then, it took decades for us to develop a vaccine.'
The Kentucky Republican is airing an ad across 100 radio stations in his state urging people to get vaccinated, as the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 ravages parts of the country, particularly red states with higher rates of unvaccinated people.
"Reuters first reported McConnell's plans to air the ad.The rise in cases and hospitalizations has spurred an effort by many Republicans on Capitol Hill to ramp up their vaccine messaging to encourage constituents to get the shot. McConnell has long supported vaccines and has been urging people to get the shot all year in stops across his home state and in remarks at the US Capitol.At a news conference on Tuesday, Sen.
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