Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has denied rumors that her recent hospitalization to remove a blood clot is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I had some blood clots that we worked out—not COVID vax, you know, it’s just an artery that was crushing a vein, it’s May-Thurner syndrome, so just want to clear the air there—But you know, I’m back at being active which is the best thing for me,” Boebert told One America News Network in an interview, according to Newsweek.
Boebert also dismissed the rumors in a radio interview last week, where she reminded anti-vaxxers that she is a member of their tribe.
“I’m not COVID vaxxed! So we can we can squash those rumors now,” Boebert said, according to the Colorado Times Recorder.
Boebert’s office announced earlier this month that she was admitted to UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado with severe swelling in her upper left leg.
The congresswoman was diagnosed with May-Thurner syndrome, which is a rare vascular disorder in which an artery compresses a vein in the pelvis, according to Cleveland Clinic.
A surgery was scheduled to remove the clot and a stent was successfully inserted.
Boebert thanked medical staff for “providing helpful insight” on her diagnosis at the time, adding, “I’m looking forward to making a full recovery and getting back to Congress to continue fighting for Colorado.”
