LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom visited West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center Wednesday to again encourage people get vaccinated against COVID-19—with first, second or booster doses, while warning that "winter is coming" and raising fears of another surge in infections.
The governor, who has faced questions about his disappearance from the
public eye for about two weeks after receiving his COVID booster shot, also
flatly rejected reports that he suffered an adverse reaction to the inoculation.
"That's made up," Newsom said. "I had absolutely no impact whatsoever from the COVID shot - the original or the booster. Absolutely none. No fatigue."
Newsom said he experienced more soreness in his arm after getting a
flu shot than he did from the COVID shot. He urged people to "pause and
reflect" on "intentional misrepresentation and misinformation around the
efficacy and safety of these vaccines."
"These vaccines are life-saving," he said. "These vaccines helped
us put a lid on COVID this summer. I'm encouraging people to get their booster shots, and those that have not gotten immunity through a vaccine, we encourage you to consider that as we move through the winter."
Newsom noted that COVID infection rates have proven to be seasonal,
and he issued a reminder that last winter saw sharp increases in cases in
California and beyond as more people took part in holiday gatherings.
"As we are to be reminded and should be reminded, last year we had a challenging winter, particularly down here in Southern California," Newsom said, citing the increases in case, positivity, hospitalization and ICU rates seen during winter 2020.
"We're starting to see that now all across the globe," he said. "We've seen those trends, not dissimilar to last year."
The governor said the one thing that can interrupt the pattern being seen is to boost immunity by getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot or a first and second dose of the vaccine.
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