It's one thing to make the personal choice not to be vaccinated, it's an entirely different thing to encourage others not to. What does it say about those who would listen to this nonsense and believe it to be true? We can't have people who are operating at this level in elected office. Opinions are one thing, but this is beyond the pale...
By NIKKI SCHWAB, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter for a week after claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines are 'failing.'
A Twitter spokesperson told DailyMail.com that Greene's account 'will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter Rules.'
The Georgia Republican tweeted Monday night that the 'The FDA should not approve the covid vaccines. There are too many reports of infection & spread of #COVID19 among vaccinated people.'
'Vaccine mandates & passports violate individual freedoms,' the congresswoman added.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter for a week after claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines are 'failing'
Greene tweeted Monday night that the FDA should not approve the COVID vaccines because there were 'too many reports' of breakthrough cases. Twitter marked the tweet misleading and blocked users from interacting with it
Fully vaccinated people are still contracting COVID-19, but data shows they're being protected against severe disease, hospitalization and death.
Twitter flagged the tweet saying it contained misleading information.
It also blocked users from retweeting or liking the message.
'The Tweet you referenced was labeled in line with our COVID-19 misleading information policy. The account will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter Rules,' a Twitter spokesperson told DailyMail.com.
Twitter has a five-strike rule for users who spread COVID-19 misinformation.
CNN first reported her suspension.
CNN estimated that Greene only had one strike to go before she was permanently banned from the platform.
In July, Greene was banned from Twitter for 12 hours after two of her tweets on COVID-19 were labeled misleading.
On July 18 she posted: 'This is why no entity should force NON-FDA approved vaccines or masks. Instead help people protect their health by defeating obesity, which will protect them from covid complications & death, and many other health problems. We should invest in health, not human experimentation.'
And on July 19, she wrote: 'The controversial #COVID19 vaccines should not be forced on our military for a virus that is not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65. With 6,000 vax related deaths and many concerning side effects reported, the vax should be a choice not a mandate for everyone.'
Twitter labeled the tweet misleading, adding 'Learn why health officials recommend a vaccine for most people.'
Greene got suspended from Twitter for 12 hours in July after Twitter said she violated their COVID misinformation policy with two tweets
Her second said that COVID is 'not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65'
Prior to the July ban, Greene had to walk back comments she made in May comparing COVID-19 vaccinations and mask mandates to the Holocaust.
'I have made a mistake and it's really bothered me for a couple weeks now,' Greene said at a June news conference.
She said there was 'nothing comparable' to the Holocaust.
'I know the words I stated were hurtful and for that I am very sorry,' Greene said.
In January, Greene also got locked out of her Twitter account days after the January 6 Capitol riot as she falsely claimed that officials in Georgia were 'begged by Republicans to fix our elections' costing former President Donald Trump and two Georgia Republican senators their races.
Requests for comment to Twitter and Greene's office by DailyMail.com on Tuesday morning were not immediately returned.
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