Sarah Palin Reveals COVID Diagnosis and 'Bizarre' Symptoms, Urges Others to Continue Wearing Masks

People ^ | Mar 2021 | Benjamin VanHoose and Tim McGovern

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Sarah Palin has tested positive for COVID-19, and she's urging others to continue taking the pandemic seriously.

The former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee-turned-TV personality confirms in a statement to PEOPLE that she contracted the coronavirus as did some of her family members, including 12-year-old son Trig. Of her diagnosis, Palin explains that it began when "one of my daughters awoke to having lost her sense of taste and smell [and] immediately had a positive COVID test, then was quarantined in isolation.

"I then observed symptoms in my son Trig, who curiously is the most enthusiastic mask-wearer, and after our numerous negative tests over the year, he tested positive," Palin says. "Children with special needs are vulnerable to COVID ramifications [Trig was born with Down syndrome], so with a high fever he was prescribed azithromycin, which really seemed to help, and I increased amounts of vitamins I put in his puréed food."

Palin says she and her son "buckled down in isolated quarantine" and she "still tested negative." However, "symptoms started overnight with a slight fever and sore muscles."

She adds that she had some of the "bizarre" symptoms characteristic of the virus, like a loss of taste and smell, leading her to assume it was "unmistakable COVID caught me."

Palin tells PEOPLE that COVID-19 can "really knock you down," encouraging everyone to remain vigilant about public health amid the ongoing pandemic.

Palin, who announced in January that her mother, Sally, had died, says that dad Chuck Heath "just got" his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

"I'm more concerned about him and his peers, and this beautiful older generation's health and quality of life should be a national focus and priority," she says.

[HollyB]

And most of those who are vicious are mostly newer members

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If I had a dime for every time I have said that in the past year I would have enough for another box of ammo.

[EODGUY]

An old military expression comes to mind and it fits Sarah well....”Opinions are like @%%hoies,,,,,,everybody has one”. I’ll choose to ignore hers!

[JayAr36]

Is this time for us to use the feminist motto;

My body my choice.

[2aProtectsTheRest]

Frighteningly accurate. Already seeing people turn on President Trump for exactly the reasons you’ve given.

[PMAS]

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[Dave W]

Agreed.

[Qilin]

Yep. It is all about giving the middle finger to anyone who is not 100% on board with you views, and nobody does that as well as Trump. Long term it is a losing formula for conservatives and America, but the ride should be fun... or at least interesting.

[444Flyer]

The mass masking is a public health danger. Any medical professional going along with the propaganda and not speaking out on this is causing harm to uninformed people and promoting a lie.

“Masks, false safety and real dangers, Part 2”

https://pdmj.org/papers/masks_false_safety_and_real_dangers_part2/

[Qilin]

> It is all about giving the middle finger to anyone who is not 100% on board with you views, and nobody does that as well as Trump.

Putin could give Trump a run for his money in this regard, which is probably why many Freepers are fond of Putin as well. A good number of these people, I suspect, would prefer to watch American burn than be wrong, or even admit that they might be wrong wrong... about the election, about COVID-19, about the vaccines, etc.

[Youngcore]

All theses attacks against Gov.Palin shows that this site is infested with liberal trolls, Gov.Palin is not well and to make fun of it is sick. Gov.Palin is a great conservative and a voice against corruption and everyday people.

[wardaddy]

I wouldn’t call these attacks some people here think we should never criticize people the bush people used to say the same thing

can’t criticize Bush

I mean they were crazy about that

people were banned for criticizing Bush

FREEPERS go cult quick

Hi Supported Sarah Palin for president

Huge Let down

So far Trump has almost never let me down maybe twice over small phones

[wardaddy]

I disagreed this forum used to be much more liberal and overrun with neo conservative South haters

Bush bots

Pro amnesty people were banned for opposing amnesty in 2005

This is a Donald Trump forum and they took Ted Cruz to the woodshed because crews fucked up in Chicago and we all saw it

This is a much tighter ship now with much stronger conservatives hate to break it to you

I’m sure you’re a great person and you’ve been here 20 years but I don’t remember your user name so don’t take it personal I’ve been here 20 years

I was banned for opposing amnesty and arguing against Tony snow who supported bush amnesty on behalf of Travis McGee who was banned the day before

I just don’t remember you no offense Of course I have had heart disease for 20 years so my memory and oxygen levels are probably foobar

Anybody on this thread think so I’m not telling it like it is confront me please

[MinorityRepublican]

I was banned for opposing amnesty and arguing against Tony snow who supported bush amnesty on behalf of Travis McGee who was banned the day before

My views have evolved on border security. We need to be stringent on maintaining our borders. President Trump got this right. Legal immigration should be limited. Wages will go up for our Black workers. No minimum wage necessary.

[Ron H.]

Sarah has been drinking the purple Kool-aid it appear.

[NonValueAdded]

Prayers

[hawkaw]

🤦

Some of the posts on this thread are ridiculous. It’s good Palin has come out and said this.

[section9]

Bunch of hubcap thieves on this site,

If it wasn’t for Palin, Trump never would have been President.

She just lost her mother in February, something that had to hit her hard. You’d think so called TruCons would get that.

But nope. Anyway, Palin will be fine, whether she runs at Lisa or not. MoFos need to calm down.

[antceecee]

Well said!

[Wallace T.]

There has been enormous pressure to get segments of the population that are vaccine skeptics in line. Even Trump, along with his wife, said publicly that he took the "vaccine" and encouraged his followers to do so. A month ago, the Vatican news reported that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, viewed favorably by conservative Catholics, received the first dose. In the evangelical Protestant ranks, prominent leaders like Franklin Graham and Albert Mohler have endorsed the "vaccine" as a duty for Christians. Some conservative talkers, like Hugh Hewitt and Ben Shapiro, are pro-vaccine, with the latter even advocating making the "vaccine" mandatory.

I would imagine that pressure will be placed upon vaccine skeptics that are not alternative media, like Dennis Prager or Glenn Beck, to conform. For reasons I cannot determine, there is a full press in numerous sectors to get 100% compliance.