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Chris Rock says he has COVID-19

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Chris Rock has tested positive for COVID-19, the comedian announced Sunday.

“Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this,” Rock tweeted Sunday. “Get vaccinated.”

Rock, 56, previously received the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, he told Jimmy Fallon in May. USA TODAY has reached out to his representa­tives for more informatio­n.

A key federal advisory committee on Friday recommende­d a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine six months after full vaccinatio­n for people 65 and older and those at high risk of severe COVID-19. There isn’t yet sufficient evidence to show boosters for people under 65 are necessary, said members of the Food and Drug Administra­tion’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.

Following Rock’s announceme­nt, he received several wellwishes on social media from fellow entertaine­rs, including LeVar Burton, Bob Odenkirk and Larry Wilmore.

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