Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson—who is fully vaccinated—and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, have both been hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a statement on Aug. 21. Jackson, 79, received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021 during a publicized event and urged others to get the vaccine as soon as possible. It isn’t clear if his wife, who is 77, also got the vaccine. Both are being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, according to a statement from Jackson’s nonprofit group, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. The organization didn’t provide an update on their status. “There are no further updates at this time,” the statement said. “We will provide updates as they become available.” Doctors, the group said, are “currently monitoring the condition of both” and added that “anyone who has been around either of them for the last five or six days should follow” guidelines from the U.S. Centers for …
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