Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen West has been diagnosed with COVID-19. In a statement released on Saturday, the former Texas GOP leader said he had non-life threatening COVID-19 pneumonia and was expecting to be admitted to the hospital for observation.
FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, file photo, Texas gubernatorial hopeful Allen West speaks at the Cameron County Conservatives anniversary celebration, in Harlingen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen West has been diagnosed with COVID-19. In a statement released on Saturday, the former Texas GOP leader said he had non-life threatening COVID-19 pneumonia and was expecting to be admitted to the hospital for observation.
West added although he was not vaccinated, his wife Angela, who also came down with the virus, was. For treatment, the former representative said he received monoclonal antibody infusion therapy.
2/ Col. West will be available through virtual means to do events until his family's health issue is rectified.
He is already taking Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin protocols.
The West family thanks y'all for your prayers. "God's blessings and Texas First!"
— Allen West (@AllenWest) October 9, 2021
West has cancelled all in person events unit he has been given the all clear from his doctors.
