Palin sued the New York Times in 2017 over an editorial that she argued falsely linked gun violence to political rhetoric from a pro-Palin political action committee (PAC). Yup.'īuzzFeed News has reached out to Palin's lawyers for comment. On Monday evening, Palin confirmed that she tested positive during an appearance on Fox News, saying her diagnosis had been confirmed that morning. I won’t do it, and they better not touch my kids either.” 'It’ll be over my dead body that I’ll have to get a shot,” she said. At a rally for right-wing group Turning Point USA last December, Palin said that she would rather die before getting a COVID vaccine. Palin, who disclosed that she, along with some of her other family members, had COVID last March, has openly railed against coronavirus vaccines. 3, as long as the former governor is not symptomatic on that date. She tested positive again after taking a rapid test at an urgent care center, according to New York Law Journal reporter Jane Wester.

The judge asked Palin to get retested on Monday. 'She is, of course, unvaccinated,' Rakoff added, after announcing the results of Palin's first test. Palin initially tested positive on a rapid at-home test on Sunday night, the judge said. The news, first reported by Reuters, was announced in court by US District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York.

Former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has tested positive for COVID-19, delaying the start of her defamation trial against the New York Times that was set to begin Monday.

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