Allen West, former Florida congressman turned Texas Republican, has COVID-19

GARLAND, Texas â€" Tea party firebrand Allen West, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas, said Saturday that he has received monoclonal antibody injections after being diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia.

The antibodies are used to treat these within the early ranges of a coronavirus an infection.

“My chest X-rays do demonstrate COVID pneumonia, not critical. i am probably going to be admitted to the clinic,” West wrote. “There’s a priority about my oxygen saturation levels, which can be at 89 and that they may still be at ninety five.”

He also stated his wife, Angela West, additionally validated positive and has got monoclonal antibodies. in line with his Twitter account, Allen West did not get vaccinated in opposition t the virus, however his wife did.

Allen West on Thursday noted he had attended a “packed condominium” Mission era Annual Gala & Fundraiser in Seabrook, Texas. On Saturday he tweeted that he is “suspending in-person activities except receiving an all-clear indication.”

West is a former Texas Republican birthday party chair and Florida congressman. He announced in July that he would challenge Republican Gov. Greg Abbot, who's running for a third time period and has been endorsed by using Donald Trump.

West’s announcement got here a month after he resigned as chair of the Republican party of Texas.

West gained a U.S. condo seat in Florida in 2010 and directly grew to become a tea birthday celebration favorite and lightning rod, at one aspect accusing Democrats of having as many as 80 communists of their house caucus. He did not win reelection in 2012.

He later moved to Texas and generally stayed out of the highlight unless operating for chairman of the state GOP celebration ultimate yr.

West then begun criticizing Republicans as a great deal as Democrats, calling the GOP speaker of the Texas residence a “traitor” for working throughout the aisle, then leading a protest backyard Abbott’s mansion over coronavirus restrictions.

In October 2020, West took part in a protest backyard Abbot’s domestic, criticizing the Republican governor’s executive orders â€" including a statewide masks mandate and lockdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic. these restrictions aren't any longer in vicinity.