After Pastor Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline were hospitalized for COVID-19, celebrities including local leaders and activists extended their blessings to them.
Representative of Texas Joaquin Castro And the pastor Al Sharpton was one of those who prayed for the couple, hoping that they would recover from the virus.
Let us all pray for the pastor and Mrs. Jesse Jackson. They need our sincere and passionate prayers. Prayer changes everything! ! !
-Pastor Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) August 22, 2021
Others include James Zogby, the founder of the Arab American Institute, who recalled traveling with Jackson “through two historic presidential campaigns.
I pray for the pastor and his wife. I have the honor to work and travel with them, and have experienced 2 historic presidential elections and the founding of Rainbow. She pushed him to greatness, and he pushed us all to climax. I want them to be better. We have not completed the need for both of them. https://t.co/iE7YrNTVXp
— James J. Zogby (@jjz1600) August 22, 2021
The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a non-profit organization founded and presided over by Jackson, announced in a statement on Saturday that Jackson and his wife are receiving treatment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
The civil rights leader was vaccinated against COVID-19 and received the first dose in a public event in January. He called on people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Associated Press Report on Sunday.
“Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both,” the non-profit organization’s statement read. “Anyone who has been around them for the past five or six days should follow CDC Guidelines. “
Weekly newspaper Contact Rainbow/PUSH Coalition for the latest news about Jackson and his wife, but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
Throughout his career, Jackson has long advocated for the black community and spoke out about the brutality of American police against blacks. The death of Brenna Taylor Should be held accountable and charged with murder.
“They murdered her,” Jackson told the media Louisville messenger magazine then. “No one has the right to murder anyone. Especially those with badges and guns.”
Meanwhile, Chicago August 10 Expand its travel advisory, As the city’s COVID-19 cases surged, more states were added. The city recommends that unvaccinated travelers from more than 30 states should be quarantined or tested negative for COVID-19 upon arrival.
These states include North Carolina, Idaho, Oregon, New York and Indiana.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on August 4 Statewide mask authorization In all public and private schools.
“Without these measures, we might see more epidemics than in the second half of the previous school year. Preventing the epidemic from the beginning can also prevent children from having to stay at home because they are sick or in quarantine,” the governor said at the time. A meeting.
“Very few school districts choose to follow Federal Centers for Disease Control regulations to ensure the safety of students and faculty,” Pritzker added.
