'I'm grateful you are all vaccinated': CNN anchor shares multiple sclerosis diagnosis
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As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spread across the country, the importance of being vaccinated has been stressed by various influential individuals. Health officials and others have not only emphasized the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine to av'I'm grateful you are all vaccinated': CNN anchor shares multiple sclerosis diagnosis
As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spread across the country, the importance of being vaccinated has been stressed by various influential individuals. Health officials and others have not only emphasized the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine to avoid the spread of the virus but to protect those immunocompromised. In a shocking and brave reveal Tuesday, CNN anchor and Chief National Correspondent John King further emphasized the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine when he told viewers that he has multiple sclerosis and is immunocompromised. «I'm going to share a secret I've never shared before,» King said. «I have multiple sclerosis. So I'm grateful you're all vaccinated.» King shared his big “secret” during a discussion on General Colin Powell, who died of coronavirus complications on Oct.18. Powell was more susceptible to the virus because he had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response. During the discussion on CNN’s Inside Politics, King noted that people should not only get vaccinated to protect themselves but to help protect those who are immunocompromised. Read more