The third-term US representative from Louisiana announced he and his fourth wife Becca beforehand had the virus in January 2020 'before the world really knew what it was.
'So, this is our second experience with the CCP biological attack weaponized virus … and this episode is far more challenging. It has required all of my devoted energy.'
It is unclear if Higgins or his family have been vaccinated.
The congressman appeared to raise the unproven assumption that the virus was intentionally created and dispersed by the Chinese government.
The US and international bodies like the World Health Organization are pushing China to be more transparent regarding the roots of the virus as American intelligence agencies examine the theory that it may have escaped from a lab in China.
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The Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, is 'aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains,' CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced at a briefing last week.
The variant is now responsible for most cases in the US, India, Israel and the UK.
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Most hospitalizations and severe cases of Covid are among those who have not been vaccinated.
Roughly 98 to 99 percent of the Americans dying of the coronavirus are unvaccinated, announced former Covid-19 Biden administration advisor Andy Slavvit in June.
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'We are all under excellent care, and our prognosis is positive,' Higgins told his followers Sunday. 'We are very healthy generally speaking, and our treatment of any health concern always encompasses western, eastern, and holistic variables.'
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Higgins, 59, did not respond to a CNN survey asking members of Congress about their vaccination status. Almost half of Republicans did not respond to the study.
In an editorial for the "The Daily American" newspaper in April, Higgins explained that his office had 'aggressively promoted' the availability of vaccines and called their development 'scientifically sound,' yet he did express skepticism about their safety.
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He explained he and his wife had 'naturalized immunity' from having the virus last year.
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Higgins' wife, Becca, underwent an eight-to-10 hour treatment akin to 'chemotherapy' for multiple sclerosis, according to a Facebook post from May 2018.
'I love and respect you all,' Higgins wrote Sunday.
'I am honored and humbled to serve you in Congress. Our mission will continue. My family and I will recover fully. Your prayerful support is felt deep within my family and will never be forgotten.'
A former law enforcement officer, Higgins has represented Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District since 2017.
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