MCCONNELL SLAMS `BAD ADVICE' ON VACCINES

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch Mcconnell, pictured, blamed misinformation for the low rates of COVID-19 vaccination among Americans, which are fuelling a rise in coronavirus cases, particularly in Republican-dominated states.

“There is bad advice out there, you know. Apparently, you see that all over the place: people practicing medicine without a license, giving bad advice. And that bad advice should be ignored,” the 79-year-old Kentucky lawmaker said.

A rise in cases driven by the highly contagious delta variant led U.S. health officials on Tuesday to urge fully vaccinated Americans to resume wearing masks in indoor public spaces in much of the country.

“Not enough people are vaccinated,” said Mcconnell, a polio survivor. “So we're trying to get them to reconsider and get back on the path to get us to some level of herd immunity.”

Mcconnell plans to run radio ads on more than 100 Kentucky radio stations promoting the vaccine with money from his re-election campaign.