I Love Old School Music family, please join us in sending uplifting love and energy to Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline L. Jackson, at this time.
It’s been reported that the 79-year-old civil rights icon and his wife of 49 years have just been hospitalized after contracting the COVID-19 virus, months after receiving the vaccine.
Here’s what was reported by Associated Press today:
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday.
Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized event as he urged others to receive the inoculation as soon as possible. He and his wife, 77, are being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
“Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both,” according to the statement from Jesse Jackson’s nonprofit, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
“There are no further updates at this time,” the statement said. “We will provide updates as they become available.”
Many of you all may recall Rev. Jackson participating in a public drive to encourage African Americans to get vaccinated back in January of this year. In doing so, he allowed press cameras to be present as he received his first vaccination shot, in efforts to help settle the fears of many African Americans at that time. His drive for the vaccination push was motivated by the then-huge disparity among the lack of vaccinated Black people, in comparison to the vaccinated white population in the U.S..
Although the vaccine is newly created, it’s been widely reported by health care experts, that the COVID-19 vaccination does not prevent one from contracting the virus, but rather greatly decreases and/or eliminates their chances of dying from the virus. So, hopefully, both Rev. Jesse Jackson – who was also diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in recent years – and his wife, Jacqueline L. Jackson, will pull through this soon.
Keeping them in our hearts, our thoughts …and wishing them a speedy recovery.
