Even though she is fully vaccinated, actress Melissa Joan Hart says she has contracted COVID-19.
Hart, 45, shared her diagnosis in a nearly two-minute video on her Instagram account, People reported. Hart, reclining in her bed, said Wednesday that she likely caught the virus from one of her children.
“I am vaccinated and I got COVID, and it’s bad,” Hart said in the video. “It’s weighing on my chest. It’s hard to breathe. One of my kids, I think, has it so far. I’m praying that the other ones are OK.
“I’m mad. Really mad,” said Hart, who starred in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” from 1996 to 2003. “Because we tried, and we took precautions, and we cut our exposure by a lot.”
The actress -- who shares sons Tucker McFadden, 8, Braydon Hart, 13, and Mason Walter, 15, with husband Mark Wilkerson -- said that she and her family had taken precautions throughout the pandemic, but “got a little lazy” as restrictions were lifted.
“We got a little lazy, and I think as a country we got lazy. I’m really mad that my kids didn’t have to wear a mask at school. I’m pretty sure that’s where this came from. I just really hope my husband and the other ones don’t get it because if someone has to be taken to the hospital, I can’t go with them.”
Hart said on Instagram that she is not trying to make a political statement, but rather was giving an update about her condition, CNN reported.
“I wanted to share this with all of you. I’m not posting this to be political or gain pity, I just want to share my journey,” Hart said in her video. “This isn’t up for debate, it’s just how I feel today on my page.”
As of Thursday, 51.1%, or 169.5 million of the nation’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the CDC, 60.2% -- 199.8 million people -- have received at least one dose.
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