Podcast juggernaut Joe Rogan, who regularly downplayed the need for vaccines throughout the year, announced Wednesday over Instagram he tested positive for COVID-19.
Rogan broke the news to his 13.1 million Instagram followers, explaining that he felt sick with a headache on Saturday night upon returning from his comedy tour in Florida.
“Just to be cautious, I separated from my family, slept in a different part of the house, and throughout the night I got fevers and sweats," he said. " And I knew what was going on. So I got up in the morning, got tested — and turns out I got covid.”
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To treat his symptoms, which Rogan said only caused duress for one day on Sunday, the 54-year-old who isn't vaccinated turned to deworming medicine ivermectin, among other unproven treatments. He also said he took monoclonal antibodies, which have been proven to work.
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