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Lawmaker Who Couldn't Fly Because She Wouldn't Wear a Mask Now Has COVID
Lawmaker Who Couldn't Fly Because She Wouldn't Wear a Mask Now Has COVIDAlaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold — who in April was banned from Alaska Airlines over her refusal to wear a mask — has tested positive for COVID-19.
Reinbold, 57, announced her positive diagnosis in a Wednesday Facebook post.
"Its my turn to battle Covid head on... game on! Who do you think is going to win?" she wrote. "When I defeat it, I will tell you my recipe."
It's unclear if Reinbold — who did not immediately respond to a request for comment from PEOPLE — has been vaccinated. In her Facebook post, she wrote that she was "completely unimpressed with instructions, on my positive test, that says to go home & take Tylenol." The lawmaker added that she was "taking lots of vitamins" as well as Aspirin and was using a Vick's steamer
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lawmaker-who-couldn-t-fly-because-she-wouldn-t-wear-a-mask-now-has-covid/ar-AAPwOaV?ocid=msedgntp
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