People stunned as man hospitalised with Covid tells TV crew he still won’t get vaccine

An unvaccinated Louisiana man who was hospitalised after contracting the Covid-19 virus and developed a severe case of pneumonia said that he still will not get the vaccine.

Scott Roe was interviewed by CBS News is David Begnaud as he sat in his hospital bed at our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

This week alone, the state's health department reported the highest number of Covid-19 hospitalisations since late February.

“Here I am recovering, getting out of here finally tomorrow," Roe said.

But when it comes to getting the vaccination, he matter-of-factly said "no."

"Why not?" Asked Begnaud.

"Because there [are] too many issues with these vaccines," Roe responded.

"Before you got sick, if you would've had a chance to get the vaccine and prevent this, would you have taken the vaccine," Begnad asked again as Roe reiterates his previous response of "no."

"So you would've gone through this?" Begnaud asked.

"I'd have gone through this. Yes, sir. Don't shove it down my throat. That's what local, state, federal administration is trying to do," Roe replied.

“Their agenda is to get you vaccinated," Roe continued, believing there are "too many issues" with the vaccines.

Millions of Americans have received the Covid-19 vaccination, which has proven to be effective at preventing the spread of the infection and severe illness.

"Do you know who Mr. Scalisce is," Begnaud asked.

"I know who Steve Scalice is very well," Roe said.

Roe, a Republican, didn't hear that Steve Scalise, the second-ranking House Republican in Congress, spoke out on Tuesday as to why the vaccine is necessary, mentioning that it's "safe and effective."

Roe's opinions on the matter of vaccinations still haven't faltered, though, as he said it's "not proven."

Scalise amongst other Republicans are continuously urging people to get vaccinated as Covid-19 cases rise.

Roughly 1 in 3 Louisianians are fully vaccinated, according to the outlet.

Check out the segment below.

People in the comments of the YouTube video had a lot to say about Roe’s admission despite the life-threatening circumstances he’s in at the moment.

“‘Don’t shove it down my throat’ says a guy who was intubated,” someone wrote.

“Wait till he gets his medical bills, and then he’ll be singing a new song,” another added.

In the same segment, Paula Johnson, a pharmaceutical researcher, felt regret at putting off the vaccine. As a result, she is in the hospital as well, trying to overcome the virus.

“I could not breathe. I just, all of a sudden, my lungs just didn’t work,” she said to Begnaud.

She also noted that she’s never had any co-morbidities and lived a relatively healthy lifestyle of no smoking.

The transmissible delta variant of the virus continuous to swipe the country. And unvaccinated people make up 99.5 per cent of American deaths from the virus.